Re: Using the tab control

From: Chris Tacke, eMVP (ctacke_at_spamfree-opennetcf.org)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:06:18 -0500

It's not a shortcoming of the framework, it's a design requirement forced by
Pocket PC. If you use the same control on a vanilla CE device the tabs are
at the top. To get it to position other than at 0,0 put it in a Panel 

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"JoelB" <bradjs@rimrockgroup.remove.this.com> wrote in message 
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> In eVB we didn't use the tab control because we couldn't get the tabs on 
> top; instead we rolled our own, using labels and frames.  Now we are 
> wriging a new app in VB.NET, and we are disappointed to find that they 
> have carried the same shortcoming of the tab control over to .NET!!  (does 
> anyone know why they would do that?)
>
> Anyway, we are tempted to use the tab control this time anyway, except for 
> the added problem that I can't find a way to keep the control from 
> obscuring the top of the screen.   Does anyone know why it doesn't behave 
> like a normal control and allow positioning on the screen, and does anyone 
> have a workaround?
>
> Thanks,
>  Joel
>
>

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