DOCUMENT:Q192210  03-SEP-1998  [vbwin]
TITLE   :DOC: TabStrip Separators Do Not Work with tabButtons Style
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions
   for Windows, version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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The Help file for the Separators property of the TabStrip control states
that if the property is set to True, then separators will be drawn between
buttons. Specifically, that they will be drawn on the TabStrip with the
tabButton style or the tabFlatButton style. This is a documentation error.
The Separators should only show with the Style property set to
tabFlatButton.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default.

2. Select Components from the Projects menu, and check "Microsoft Windows
   Common Controls 6.0."

3. Add a TabStrip control (TabStrip1) to Form1.

4. Right-click on TabStrip1, and select Properties from the pop-up menu.

5. Add two additional tabs to TabStrip1, bringing the total to 3 tabs.
   Close the custom properties dialog box.

6. In the property browser, change the Style property to tabButtons (1) and
   the Separators property to True.

7. Run the Project. Note that there are no visible separators between the
   buttons. This is by design. The separators should only be visible for
   the tabFlatButtons style.

8. In order to see the separators, return to design mode and change the
   Style property to tabFlatButtons.

9. Run the Project again. Note there are now separators between the
   buttons.

Additional query words: kbDSupport kbDSD kbVBp kbVBp600 kbdocfix
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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

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