We are currently developing various client-server applications using Visual Basic 3.0. In the client development, we would like to improve the look and feel by including the new look for options as appears in Microsoft Excel 5.0 and Word 6.0. This new look appears like the tabs of a folder. On the same window, the user can select a tab, and a new set of options appears in a frame in the same window.
The question I have is:
1. Is there a custom control that is an enhancement on the existing frame control currently available to provide this new look?
2. If not, is there a custom control planned for the next release of Visual Basic?
Regards
Dan O'Riordan
Jean Michel Becar
Actually, that was two questions, but my investments are doing well today and I am feeling overly generous right now, so I'll answer both.
It sounds like you want to include a property sheet in your applications. The good news is that there are already a variety of custom controls that provide this look. One in particular is called Yet Another Tab Control (YATC.VBX), and it is available in the Development Library.
As you may know, Visual Basic 4.0 (due out this fall) supports OLE Controls, and you will find a tab OLE Control called TABS.OCX on CompuServe.
I guess you two will have to share the T-shirt.