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Hello everyone, I was wondering if it was possible to change the backround color of a tab control, cause it looks awful in my current gui, with those standard colors.

I'm managing to do a program in blue scales, or maybe i'll change to black scales, but thats not what matters anyway, i'd like that the tabs also could be colored.

I'm using Koda to build my guis, maybe thats what stopping me from coloring them, but not even in help file i can find somehow to do it.

If someone can answer me i'd be grateful.

Thanks for reading.

Edit:By the way some strange thing happened to my gui:

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Koda didn't show gui like that...

here is the full generated code by Koda, i don't understand why it stands white like that...

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=c:\users\david\desktop\autoit\sbot manager.kxf
$Form2 = GUICreate("Form1", 449, 303, 365, 173)
GUISetBkColor(0x3399FF)
$Tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(0, 0, 448, 297)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)
$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Window 1")
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Char Data", 8, 32, 433, 105)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Char Name:", 16, 48, 60, 17)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Name", 80, 48, 32, 17)
$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Level:", 16, 64, 33, 17)
$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("lvl", 48, 64, 14, 17)
$Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Gold:", 16, 80, 29, 17)
$Label6 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 48, 80, 10, 17)
$Label7 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("SP:", 16, 96, 21, 17)
$Label8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 40, 96, 10, 17)
$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 48, 150, 24)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress1, 0x00FF00)
$Label9 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Exp:", 160, 56, 25, 17)
$Label10 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 52, 18, 17)
$Label11 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("HP:", 160, 80, 22, 17)
$Label12 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("MP:", 160, 104, 23, 17)
$Progress2 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 80, 150, 16)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress2, 0xFF0000)
$Progress3 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 104, 150, 16)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress3, 0x0000FF)
$Label13 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 82, 18, 17)
$Label14 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 106, 18, 17)
$Label17 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Bot Status:", 16, 112, 56, 17)
$Label18 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("none", 72, 112, 28, 17)
$Button9 = GUICtrlCreateButton("test", 360, 72, 75, 25, $WS_GROUP)
$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Managing", 8, 136, 433, 97)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Hide Window", 16, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show Window", 16, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start Training", 104, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("StopTraining", 104, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show/Hide Client", 192, 160, 91, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button6 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Save settings", 296, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button7 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Change Script", 192, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Group3 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Set Radius", 288, 184, 121, 41)
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 318, 198, 57, 21)
$Button8 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close Window", 16, 208, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Group4 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Notifications", 8, 232, 433, 57)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Play a sound when this character DC", 16, 248, 201, 17)
$Label15 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Last recieved PM time:", 16, 264, 112, 17)
$Label16 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("[HH:MM:SS]", 128, 264, 64, 17)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

Don't ask me anything related with the program >_<, if you can't understand what it is aplied, its because its not build for you to use xD

Thanks...

Edited by jiglei
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It would be better to post some code we can run.

I cannot see the effect you show but it looks like you are using WIn98 or you have themes turned off in XP maybe.

If its just the group labels that are the problem then change the caption to '' and place a label with the correct colour there.

There are examples of coloured tabs, search for $TCS_OWNERDRAWFIXED. Rasim did a nice one I think.

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I'm running windows vista with classic theme on, to save RAM.

I re-started explorer.exe to see if that was the problem, keeps on showing that.

Might be some bug... i dunno...

But when running in vista mode, the whole window appears white, so i might give up the colored thing, cause its cooler on vista.

Thank you anyway >_<

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jiglei,

The simple function I have added to your code colours the tabs - or, to be more precise, adds a coloured label to the tab. Does this help?:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GuiTab.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=c:\users\david\desktop\autoit\sbot manager.kxf
$Form2 = GUICreate("Form1", 449, 303, 365, 173)
GUISetBkColor(0xC4C4C4)
$Tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(0, 0, 448, 297)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)
$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Window 1")
_GUICtrlTab_SetBkColor($Form2, $Tab1, 0xFF0000)
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Char Data", 8, 32, 433, 105)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Char Name:", 16, 48, 60, 17)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Name", 80, 48, 32, 17)
$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Level:", 16, 64, 33, 17)
$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("lvl", 48, 64, 14, 17)
$Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Gold:", 16, 80, 29, 17)
$Label6 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 48, 80, 10, 17)
$Label7 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("SP:", 16, 96, 21, 17)
$Label8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 40, 96, 10, 17)
$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 48, 150, 24)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress1, 0x00FF00)
$Label9 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Exp:", 160, 56, 25, 17)
$Label10 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 52, 18, 17)
$Label11 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("HP:", 160, 80, 22, 17)
$Label12 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("MP:", 160, 104, 23, 17)
$Progress2 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 80, 150, 16)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress2, 0xFF0000)
$Progress3 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 104, 150, 16)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress3, 0x0000FF)
$Label13 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 82, 18, 17)
$Label14 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 106, 18, 17)
$Label17 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Bot Status:", 16, 112, 56, 17)
$Label18 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("none", 72, 112, 28, 17)
$Button9 = GUICtrlCreateButton("test", 360, 72, 75, 25, $WS_GROUP)
$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Managing", 8, 136, 433, 97)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Hide Window", 16, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show Window", 16, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start Training", 104, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("StopTraining", 104, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show/Hide Client", 192, 160, 91, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button6 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Save settings", 296, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button7 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Change Script", 192, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Group3 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Set Radius", 288, 184, 121, 41)
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 318, 198, 57, 21)
$Button8 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close Window", 16, 208, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Group4 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Notifications", 8, 232, 433, 57)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Play a sound when this character DC", 16, 248, 201, 17)
$Label15 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Last recieved PM time:", 16, 264, 112, 17)
$Label16 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("[HH:MM:SS]", 128, 264, 64, 17)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1

    If GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Exit

WEnd

Func _GUICtrlTab_SetBkColor($hWnd, $hSysTab32, $sBkColor)
    Local $aTabPos = ControlGetPos($hWnd, "", $hSysTab32)

    Local $aTab_Rect = _GUICtrlTab_GetItemRect($hSysTab32, -1)

    GUICtrlCreateLabel("", $aTabPos[0]+2, $aTabPos[1]+$aTab_Rect[3]+4, $aTabPos[2]-6, $aTabPos[3]-$aTab_Rect[3]-7)
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $sBkColor)
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
EndFunc

I think you will have to change the Windows Appearance to solve the problem of the white group headings.

M23

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jiglei,

The simple function I have added to your code colours the tabs - or, to be more precise, adds a coloured label to the tab. Does this help?:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GuiTab.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=c:\users\david\desktop\autoit\sbot manager.kxf
$Form2 = GUICreate("Form1", 449, 303, 365, 173)
GUISetBkColor(0xC4C4C4)
$Tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(0, 0, 448, 297)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)
$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Window 1")
_GUICtrlTab_SetBkColor($Form2, $Tab1, 0xFF0000)
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Char Data", 8, 32, 433, 105)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Char Name:", 16, 48, 60, 17)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Name", 80, 48, 32, 17)
$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Level:", 16, 64, 33, 17)
$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("lvl", 48, 64, 14, 17)
$Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Gold:", 16, 80, 29, 17)
$Label6 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 48, 80, 10, 17)
$Label7 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("SP:", 16, 96, 21, 17)
$Label8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 40, 96, 10, 17)
$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 48, 150, 24)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress1, 0x00FF00)
$Label9 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Exp:", 160, 56, 25, 17)
$Label10 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 52, 18, 17)
$Label11 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("HP:", 160, 80, 22, 17)
$Label12 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("MP:", 160, 104, 23, 17)
$Progress2 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 80, 150, 16)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress2, 0xFF0000)
$Progress3 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(192, 104, 150, 16)
GUICtrlSetColor($Progress3, 0x0000FF)
$Label13 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 82, 18, 17)
$Label14 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0%", 248, 106, 18, 17)
$Label17 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Bot Status:", 16, 112, 56, 17)
$Label18 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("none", 72, 112, 28, 17)
$Button9 = GUICtrlCreateButton("test", 360, 72, 75, 25, $WS_GROUP)
$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Managing", 8, 136, 433, 97)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Hide Window", 16, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show Window", 16, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start Training", 104, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("StopTraining", 104, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show/Hide Client", 192, 160, 91, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button6 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Save settings", 296, 160, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Button7 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Change Script", 192, 184, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Group3 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Set Radius", 288, 184, 121, 41)
GUICtrlCreateInput("", 318, 198, 57, 21)
$Button8 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close Window", 16, 208, 75, 17, BitOR($BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,$WS_GROUP))
$Group4 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Notifications", 8, 232, 433, 57)
$Checkbox1 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Play a sound when this character DC", 16, 248, 201, 17)
$Label15 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Last recieved PM time:", 16, 264, 112, 17)
$Label16 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("[HH:MM:SS]", 128, 264, 64, 17)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1

    If GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Exit

WEnd

Func _GUICtrlTab_SetBkColor($hWnd, $hSysTab32, $sBkColor)
    Local $aTabPos = ControlGetPos($hWnd, "", $hSysTab32)

    Local $aTab_Rect = _GUICtrlTab_GetItemRect($hSysTab32, -1)

    GUICtrlCreateLabel("", $aTabPos[0]+2, $aTabPos[1]+$aTab_Rect[3]+4, $aTabPos[2]-6, $aTabPos[3]-$aTab_Rect[3]-7)
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $sBkColor)
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
EndFunc

I think you will have to change the Windows Appearance to solve the problem of the white group headings.

M23

Thanks a lot, that does all i needed >_<
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