How to: Set the Height and Width of Tabs in a MultiPage and a TabStrip Control

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The following example uses the TabFixedHeight and TabFixedWidth properties to set the size of the tabs used in MultiPage and TabStrip. The user clicks the SpinButton controls to adjust the height and width of the tabs within the MultiPage and TabStrip.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Script Editor of a form. To run the code you need to open the form so the Open event will activate. Make sure that the form contains:

  • A MultiPage named MultiPage1.
  • A TabStrip named TabStrip1.
  • A Label named Label1 for the width control.
  • A SpinButton named SpinButton1 for the width control that is bound to a custom number field named SpinButtonWidth.
  • A TextBox named TextBox1 for the width control.
  • A Label named Label2 for the height control.
  • A SpinButton named SpinButton2 for the height control that is bound to a custom number field named SpinButtonHeight.
  • A TextBox named TextBox2 for the height control.
  Sub UpdateTabWidth()
    Set TextBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TextBox1")
    Set SpinButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("SpinButton1")
    Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1")
    Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1")

TextBox1.Text = SpinButton1.Value
TabStrip1.TabFixedWidth = SpinButton1.Value
MultiPage1.TabFixedWidth = SpinButton1.Value



End Sub


Sub UpdateTabHeight()
Set TextBox2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TextBox2")
Set SpinButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("SpinButton2")
Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1")
Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1")


TextBox2.Text = SpinButton2.Value
TabStrip1.TabFixedHeight = SpinButton2.Value
MultiPage1.TabFixedHeight = SpinButton2.Value



End Sub


Sub Item_Open()
Set TextBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TextBox1")
Set TextBox2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TextBox2")
Set SpinButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("SpinButton1")
Set SpinButton2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("SpinButton2")
Set TabStrip1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("TabStrip1")
Set MultiPage1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("MultiPage1")
Set Label1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("Label1")
Set Label2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").Controls("Label2")


MultiPage1.Style = 1        '1=fmTabStyleButtons

Label1.Caption = "Tab Width"
SpinButton1.Min = 0
SpinButton1.Max = TabStrip1.Width / TabStrip1.Tabs.Count
SpinButton1.Value = 0
TextBox1.Locked = True

UpdateTabWidth

Label2.Caption = "Tab Height"
SpinButton2.Min = 0
SpinButton2.Max = TabStrip1.Height
SpinButton2.Value = 0
TextBox2.Locked = True

UpdateTabHeight



End Sub


Sub Item_CustomPropertyChange(byval pname)
'msgbox pname
If pname = "SpinButtonWidth" Then
UpdateTabWidth
ElseIf pname = "SpinButtonHeight" Then
UpdateTabHeight
End If
End Sub