Default Constructor.

Append a tab. Redraw is optional Return an index

Add a page. Call this function to add a page to the page list. The page window will not be created until the page is activated. The return value is TRUE or FALSE.

Apply changes to all pages. Call this function to cause the PAGEM_ApplyChanges message to be sent to all form pages. Typically this function is called when the "OK" or "Apply Changes" button is selected. The return value is TRUE or FALSE.

Activate a tab

Brings a window to the top of all overlapping windows.

Cancel a user action. This can be called when processing a TABSM_ message.

Centers a window. If the window is a top-level window, it centers it on the desktop. If the window is a child window, it centers it on top of its parent.

Clear all tabs from the frame. Redraw is optional.

Clears a window's cursor.

Clear all pages. Call this function to remove all entries from the page list and destroy any existing windows. The return value is TRUE of FALSE.

Create a page window. This function to causes the page window to be created. Typically it is not necessary to call this function because SetCurrentPage will take care of creating the page window. The page window will not be shown until SetCurrentPage is called.

Delete a tab at a location. Redraw is optional. Return TRUE or FALSE.

Destroy a page window. Call this function to destroy a page window. The page is not removed from the list. The page window can be recreated.. The return value is TRUE or FALSE.

Destroys a form window, a top-level table window, or a modeless dialog box created with SalCreateWindow.

Disables keyboard and mouse input to a window. If the window contains text (for example, a push button), the text is grayed. If the window is a data field, it cannot receive the focus.

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the SalQuickTabs and optionally releases the managed resources

Enable or disable a tab

Enables keyboard and mouse input to a window.

This function finds a child window of a given name in the specified window.

Find a tab give a tab label

Find a tab give a tab name

Finds the tab frame window on a form or dialog box

Computes the number of pixels in the number of form units. Form units are a unit of measurement used by functions which move and position objects. Form units are computed using physical units (pixels) in conjunction with the window's font size.

Returns the control associated with the handle.

Return the name of a window's class as a string.

Get the index of the tab being clicked. This should only be called during a click notification.

Get the area between the contents rect and the edge of the tab frame. For example nLeft will indicate the width of the left border, nTop will indicate the combined height of the top border and tab area.

Get the area available for child controls. Coordinates are relative to the parent window.

Get the area available for child controls. Coordinates are relative to the parent window.

Returns the names of the tab pages that the control is associated to. The list if names is separated by a semicolon.

Returns an object's type.

Get the count of tabs

Returns the handle of the first child window of the specified type. You can use this function to get the handles of MDI child windows.

Gets a window's font name, size, and enhancements.

Get the label displayed on a tab

Returns a window's current position on the X and Y axes.

Get the margins defined for a tiled-to-parent tabbed frame

Gets the name of an object.

Gets the name of an object.

Get the name associated with a tab

Returns the handle of the next child window that matches a specified type.

Get the window of a page. Call this function to get the Window Handle of a page. The return value is the Window Handle of the page. hWndNULL is returned if the page window has not been created.

Returns the handle of an object's parent window.

Gets the value of a named property.

Gets the value of a named property.

Retrieve the number rows of tabs

Returns a window's size.

Retrieves the text of a window.

Retrieves the text of a window.

Get the index of the active tab

Gets a window's color.

Returns a window's current state.

Hides a window.

Use this function instead of SalHideWindow. This function will keep the window hidden as tabs are selected. Use the class function ShowWindow to undo the affect of this function.

Use this function instead of SalHideWindowAndLabel. This function will keep the window hidden as tabs are selected. Use the class function ShowWindowWindowAndLabel to undo the affect of this function.

Get the tab, if any, under a given point (in pixels). A negative number is returned if the point is not over a tab.

Insert a tab at a location. Redraw is optional. Return TRUE or FALSE.

Causes a window to be repainted.

Indicate wether a child window is associated with a tab

Determines whether a window is an instance of the specified class.

Determines whether a window is enabled for mouse and keyboard input.

Indicate whether a tab is enabled

Returns if the specified control is considered to be visible by the tab control and will be shown when the associated tab is selected.

Determines whether a window is currently visible.

Destroys an object's system timer.

Moves a window a given number of form units on the X and Y axes relative to its current position.

Activate the next tab

Fires the internal PaintBackground event. This allows the handler component to take over the background painting of the form. This is primarily used to allow the SalQuickTabs control to paint transparent backgrounds.

Delegates the painting of the background to the tab control when the rectangle to paint is within the display area of the tab pages. This is needed to render the background of transparent controls using the visual style back color or the same back color of the tab page.

Computes the number of form units based on the number of pixels. Form units are a unit of measurement used by functions that move and position objects. Form units are computed using physical units (pixels) in conjunction with a window's font sizes.

Posts the specified message to a window by adding nMsg to hWndReceiver's message queue.

Activate the previous tab

Handles keys to change the selected tab.

Arranges tabs on the frame and repaints. Call after adding tabs or clearing with a FALSE redraw flag.

Reloads the original tabs configuration.

Resize all pages. Call this function to resize all form pages. The active page is resized first. The return value is TRUE or FALSE.

Resize all pages. Call this function to resize all form pages. The active page is resized first. The return value is TRUE or FALSE.

Sends the specified message to a window. SalSendMsg does not return until the processing for the message is complete.

Sends a message to all child items of a form window, dialog box, table window, or MDI window.

Send a message to all child windows associated with a tab

Defines a named popup menu that displays automatically when a window receives SAM_ContextMenu.

Defines a named popup menu that displays automatically when a window receives SAM_ContextMenu.

Sets the tab pages associated to child control. The list is separated by a semicolon.

Activates a page. Causes the form page associated to the specified tab to be created and/or shown. The current form page will be hidden.

Sets a window's cursor.

Sets a window's cursor.

Sets a window's cursor from a string variable.

Sets an application-defined cursor for the specified window. Use this function to set the cursor from an image stored in a file.

Sets the focus to a specified window.

Sets a window's font, font size, and font enhancements.

Set the label displayed on a tab. Redraw is optional.

Moves a window to a new position (x, y) on the X and Y axes.

Associate a name with a tab

Defines the location and size of form pages.

Defines the location and size of form pages.

Sets the value of a named property.

Resizes a window.

Sets the text of a window.

Creates a system timer for a given object. When a timer event occurs, sends SAM_Timer messages to the object in specified intervals. Timers are a limited global resource. Your application must check the value returned by SalTimerSet to verify that the timer was created.

Sets a window's color.

Define the boundaries of the workspace so that a tiled-to-parent tab frame won't be resized smaller than this boundary.

Show or hide child windows based on the current tab

Makes a window visible.

Use this function instead of SalShowWindow because it works properly with the class function HideWindow

Use this function instead of SalShowWindowAndLabel because it works properly with the class function HideWindowAndLabel.

Creates pop-up menus at runtime.

Creates pop-up menus at runtime.

Forces the update of a window.

Starts the Windows help system.

Process WM_DESTROY to clear the pages collection to avoid destroying the form pages more than once.

Processes messages for this control.

Fully qualified expressions operator.

Instance of the derived object that inherits this class as a second base in a multiple inheritance tree.

This is the basic implementation for all Sal controls. Every visual class uses SalWindow through delegation.

Gets or sets the area of the control (for example, along the top) where the tabs are aligned.

Gets or sets the visual appearance of the control's tabs.

Returns/Sets the way the tab control is drawn.

Returns/Sets the image list to use to display images on child tabs.

Reflects the tab�s size

Indicates if more than one row of tabs is allowed.

Returns the collection of named properties.

Returns the display area of the tab pages.

Indicates whether the layout of the control is right-to-left when the RightToLeft property is set to Yes.

Returns/Sets the currently selected tab.

Returns/Sets the selected tab page.

Indicates how tabs sized.

Returns the wrapped tab control

Returns the collection of tab pages.

Initial Tab pages collection. Each tab is defined using a string property formatted as: {Name=Name0;Label=Label0;Form=FormClass0}{...}

Returns/Sets a value that determines if the tab pages paints the background using visual styles, if supported.

Color that should be used if visual styles is enabled. Current implementation of the tab control will not paint transparency correct as the controls is not bound to the tab page itself but have the form window as parent.

Fired when the selected tab has changed.

Fired when the selected tab is about to change.