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Reputation: 33

How does Chrome implement its tabs?

I am working on a small application, which I can do in either WinForms or WPF. I'd like to replicate the tab control a la Chrome. However, I am not sure how to get the tabs into the window border like Chrome does.

Any ideas? Thank you.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2002

Answers (3)

Damian Leszczyński - Vash
Damian Leszczyński - Vash

Reputation: 30875

Chrome does not have window style, the buttons are also not standard, that why this look like a tab in window border. 

System.Windows.Forms.Form form = ...

form.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None

Upvotes: 0

Vitor Py
Vitor Py

Reputation: 5190

Create a window without borders and draw your own border-like tabs.

Upvotes: 0

SLaks
SLaks

Reputation: 887937

Set the FormBorderStyle (WinForms) or WindowStyle (WPF) to None, then draw your own titlebar with tabs on it.

To get glass, you need to use the DWM API.

Alternatively, you can handle the WM_NCPAINT message.

Upvotes: 4

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