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subbu_valliappa
Contributor
10 years ago

Close DotNetBar TabStrip/TabItem

I'm testing on DevComponents.DotNetBar.TabStrip (Product Version 7.4.0.4). Moving between tabs is fine but I can't close the tab - the 'X' at the far right of the TabStrip (which does the close) is n...
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    Colin_McCrae
    10 years ago

    As long as location relative to parent/associated object is consistent, using an offset and co-ordinate click calculated at run time is fine. I have to use them with a customised checkbox tree list. It has some custom event handlers that only trigger with a click event in the right place (over the checkbox). Only  way to activate it is to use an offset derived from the co-ordinates of the tree node text of the node you want. But it's always calculated during the run, using retrieved co-ordinates of the text node container. Works perfectly.

     

    Hard coded co-ordinates however, are a recipie for disaster ....

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Colin_McCrae
Community Hero
10 years ago

Two possible ways I can think of:

 

1. To use the "X" in the corner, you can probably get the dimensions of the tab strip itself and then use those with an offset value to click the "X" as it should always be in the top right corner of the strip yes?

 

Failing that ...

 

2. Have you looked at the available methods for the tabstrip object? It may well have a "Close" or "Quit" method or something you can call.

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    subbu_valliappa
    Contributor
    10 years ago

    Yes, I thought about the offset method as the "X" would be always at the top right corner. That is probably the best option for now as I couldn't find any "Close", "Exit" or "Quit" method for the tabstrip object.

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      Colin_McCrae
      Community Hero
      10 years ago

      As long as location relative to parent/associated object is consistent, using an offset and co-ordinate click calculated at run time is fine. I have to use them with a customised checkbox tree list. It has some custom event handlers that only trigger with a click event in the right place (over the checkbox). Only  way to activate it is to use an offset derived from the co-ordinates of the tree node text of the node you want. But it's always calculated during the run, using retrieved co-ordinates of the text node container. Works perfectly.

       

      Hard coded co-ordinates however, are a recipie for disaster ....