tab on a tab?

[t0ddie]

so i make 3 tab in a gui, and i want to put 3 smaller tabs ON the third tab. right in the middle of it.

but instead im getting 6 tabs at the top.

i want 3 tabs, and on the THIRD tab i want another 3 tabs.

currently im creating a new tab after the last tab item.

what should i do instead?

[quaizywabbit]

post your code please..

[t0ddie]

$GUI = GUICreate("help!", 510, 390)
$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(0, 22, 510, 390)
$1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("1")
$2 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("2")
$3 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("3")
$tab2 = GUICtrlCreateTab(255, 170, 40, 40)
$4 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("4")
$5 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("5")
$6 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("6")
GUISetState()
while 1
wend

the numbers arent perfect for left, top, width, height. i just quickly wrote them here.

i just tested this exact script. the tabs say 123456 all at the top.

i want 3 tabs, and on the third tab, somewhere in the middle.. you see more tabs. NOT at the top. kind of like the tabs in the example gui that is in the help file. except those are not on a tab. i want so when you click the third tab, you will see on that tab 3 more tabs in the middle of the tab (not next to the other tabs at the top) to select

i thought i made sense without showing code...

but thats my problem. what do you think? is my goal obtainable?

Edited July 23, 2005 by t0ddie

[GaryFrost]

#20132

[t0ddie]

ahh, nesting of tabs isnt supported yet. i seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

this seems like it might be helpful though

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Opt("GUINotifyMode", 1)

$count = 0
#include "GUI_Messages.au3"

GuiCreate("TitleFoo", 500, 500)
WinActivate("TitleFoo")
$Add = GUISetControl("button", "New tab", 300, 300)
$tab = GUISetControl("tab", "", 0, 0, 300, 300)
GUISetControl("tabitem", $count, 0, 0);, 300, 300)

GUISetControl("edit", "Edit on tab #" & $count , 40, 40, 150, 150)

GuiShow(3)
While 1
  sleep(100)
  $msg = GuiMsg(0)
  If $count >= 10 Then GuiWrite($Add, 128);disable the button

  Select
  Case -3 = $msg
      Exit
  Case -1 = $msg
      Exit

  Case $Add = $msg
    $count =$count+1
    

   ; Create new tab with button
      GUISetControl("tabitem", $count, 0, 0)
      GUISetControl("edit", "Edit on tab #" & $count , 40, 50, 150, 150)
      GUISetControl("tabitem", "", 0, 0); close tab definition
      
GuiSendMsg($tab, $TCM_SETCURFOCUS, $count, 0)
  EndSelect

WEnd
Exit

i get an error with this.

and how do i post a picture of the error? i have seen others on the forum doing this. but in the meantime, the error is: "Error reading the file: GUI_Messages.au3"

and i just got the newest beta version so what gives?

[quaizywabbit]

#include <Guiconstants.au3>
#include <ANYGUIv2.1.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate("Nested Tabs", 510, 390)
$tab = GUICtrlCreateTab(0, 22, 510, 390)
$1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("1")
$2 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("2")
$3 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("3")
$child = GUICtrlCreateLabel( "Nested Tabs", 0, 48, 510, 340); this is inside tab 3
GUISetState()
$target = _GuiTarget ($GUI, "", "", $child); get hwnd to label in tab 3
$tab2 = _TargetaddTab (0, 0, 510, 340, -1, -1, $target); embed tab child window 
;over top of Label in Tab 3
$tab2item1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("4")
$tab2item2 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("5")
$tab2item3 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("6")
GUISetState(); must call again to show $Tab2
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg(1)
    If $msg[0] = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit
WEnd

can't target a Tabitem, but i can target a control IN a tabitem

try that....

EDIT: you'll probably want to use GUIGetMsg(1) to handle msg's from items in your 'nested tabs'

See this post for a more in-depth example: Nested Tabs

Edited July 23, 2005 by quaizywabbit