How to change the background color of a Tab Control from a VI

[Jan_Nielsen]

Hello,

I use a Tab Control (from Containers), which by default has a grey background.

I want to change the background color programmatically, that is from a LabVIEW VI.

Anybody know how to do this ?

[parthabe]

Use the F Color property of the Tab control to change its color programmatically.

BTW, it is NOT the background color of the Tab; it is its foreground color.

[MikeS81]

Hi Jan,

you have to allow different colors, then use the page references and change the color. See the attached example.

Mike

[Jan_Nielsen]

Yes, that worked - thanks a lot both of you !

[trout00]

I have LV 8.2

Your tab control has two color red and green, each color for each tab on the front panel

I only found my tab control in the "container" palette, and only one color for two tabs.

where do you find your tab control with one color for each tab

I like your tab control

[NIquist]

It's the same control.  You have to "Allow Multiple Colors" in its properties to paint each tab a different color.

[NIquist]

BTW, you have to right-click the tab controls edge, then select 'Advanced >'.  You'll find it there. 

Or, you can do it programatically with property nodes.

[tomsch1]

ok i'm missing something here no matter how many things i have tried i cannot get the tab control to change color. i have set it for multiple colors it just doesn't want to change.

i tried duplicating the example in my vi but am having difficulty adding the page property node.

when i do have a property node that appears correct i cannot connect it to the tabctrl property node.

so basically what i wish to know is what step am i missing.

[tomsch1]

solved my problem

[pRoFiT]

Okay i have a similar issue. How do you change system tabs color? I keep getting errors. Ended up moving to modern tab to make it work. But i like system tabs look better. Is there anyway to do it on the system tab?