How do I use visualstyles on an ownerdrawfixed tabcontrol? C#

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Hello!

I encountered problems with the default TabControl, and so I made it OwnerDrawFixed. But, it gave it a Windows XP-kind of look.

I saw that you can use VisualStyles to return the flat-look to it, while it is OwnerDrawFixed, but I haven't found any working code.

I was adding a close button to the TabControl TabPages, so that users could easily remove them. But I had to use OwnerDrawFixed for that, and now the TabControl looks ugly. I want to return the flat-look, while also keeping my close button.

Could anyone help?

What I have tried:

I don't know where to start-- Thus, I haven't tried anything :(

Posted 6-May-20 10:08am

The Magical Magikarp

Updated 6-May-20 14:43pm

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BillWoodruff 6-May-20 17:41pm

"I saw that you can use VisualStyles to return the flat-look to it, while it is OwnerDrawFixed, but I haven't found any working code." Where did you see this, and why didn't it help you ?

The Magical Magikarp 18-May-20 18:45pm

I saw it on a question on StackOverflow, but I lost the link, so I couldn't post it in the question.

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BillWoodruff · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-06T14:44:00

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There is a rutorial on how to draw a Tab with a close box here: [^] ... also see: [^]

Posted 6-May-20 14:44pm

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The Magical Magikarp 18-May-20 18:47pm

I already know how to draw a tab with a close box, but I don't know how to use VisualStyles to make it look better.

BillWoodruff 18-May-20 21:53pm

There are a few examples of custom tab controls here; research them and study their code, and post more specific questions. cheers, Bill