[AccessD] Tab Control Hover Color Changing

[Paul Wolstenholme]

David,

You could set the tab control style to none (no tabs or buttons) and use an
option group to provide the buttons that operate the tab control.
That should give you the control over the buttons that you are seeking.

Paul Wolstenholme


On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 09:27, David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> That is my last resort but I would like to avoid all that work if possible.
> I have several tab forms in the application and would need to convert all
> of
> them for consistency.
>
> Regards
>
> David Emerson
> Dalyn Software Ltd
> Wellington, New Zealand
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+newsgrps=dalyn.co.nz at databaseadvisors.com>
> On
> Behalf Of Daniel Waters
> Sent: Friday, 29 April 2022 9:20 am
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tab Control Hover Color Changing
>
> An alternate approach would be to use a control called a panel.  A panel is
> just a rectangular object that you place controls onto.  A typical way to
> use these would be to have these panels 'stack' on top of one another.
> Your
> buttons will be regular form buttons; they can be whatever size or color
> you
> need, be in one row or more, or can be disabled/enabled to prevent usage of
> a panel if whatever you're doing on a particular panel can't be done yet.
> When a user clicks on a button,  the associated panel can be brought to the
> front.  I would suggest that when the button is clicked first run any data
> retrieval for the panel, then do any formatting needed on that panel, then
> bring the panel to the front.  This makes for fast redisplay for users.
>
> HTH!
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD
> [mailto:accessd-bounces+df.waters=outlook.com at databaseadvisors.com] On
> Behalf Of David Emerson
> Sent: 28 April, 2022 14:52
> To: AccessD
> Subject: [AccessD] Tab Control Hover Color Changing
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> I have a form with a tab control.  There are 14 tabs. The Style property is
> set to Buttons.  The Use Theme property is set to No (This is because Use
> Theme doesn't allow Multi-Row, and in Design View the tab control can't be
> made narrower than the width of all the buttons - the buttons are wider
> than
> the form width so the form cannot be sized to fit the form width)
>
> Depending on the value of a field on the first tab, the subsequent tabs are
> either set to visible or not.
>
> If I don't change any tabs (ie set them to visible or not) then when I
> hover
> over a tab button the font color stays the same.  However, when I do change
> any tabs by setting them visible or invisible, then the hover color of the
> font is a light blue.  I do not want the hover color to change.
>
> I have tried changing the Hover color property but this is only relevant if
> the Use Theme property is set to Yes.
>
> I have 2 other tab forms that act in the same way - hover color if I make
> tabs invisible, no color if I don't hide tabs.
>
> I have tested it in a different database with the same result.
>
> Has anyone come across this before?
>
> My current solution is to create an extra tab on the other 2 forms and hide
> it when the form loads - this means all the tabs show the hover color.
>
> Ideally I would like to either not have the hover color show (it is a light
> blue), or be able to change it to a color that suits the color scheme for
> the application.
>
> Regards
>
> David Emerson
> Dalyn Software Ltd
> Wellington, New Zealand
>
>
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