Can I change the color of the tab on RadPageView?

[Pavel]

I want to be able to distinguish between different tabs using color. How can I change the tabs to look something like this?

[Dimitar]

Hi Pavel,

Thank you for writing.

The following snippet shows how to access the items and set their BackColor:

private void radButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RadPageViewStripElement stripElement = (RadPageViewStripElement)this.radPageView1.ViewElement;

    stripElement.Items[0].DrawFill = true;
    stripElement.Items[0].BackColor = Color.Red;
    stripElement.Items[0].GradientStyle = Telerik.WinControls.GradientStyles.Solid;
}

I hope this will be useful. Let me know if you have additional questions.

Regards,
Dimitar
Telerik by Progress

[Pavel]

This worked well, but only when the tab is active. When inactive, it's just showing up up a square and doesn't look good. Is there a way to make it look ok for the inactive tabs?

[Dimitar]

Hi Pavel,

You can show the border and set the shape as well:

RadPageViewStripElement stripElement = (RadPageViewStripElement)this.radPageView1.ViewElement;
stripElement.Items[0].DrawFill = true;
stripElement.Items[0].BackColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#91c930") ;
stripElement.Items[0].GradientStyle = Telerik.WinControls.GradientStyles.Solid;
stripElement.Items[0].Shape = new RoundRectShape(6, true,false,true,false);

stripElement.Items[0].DrawBorder = true;
stripElement.Items[0].BorderColor = Color.DarkGray;
stripElement.Items[0].BorderBoxStyle = Telerik.WinControls.BorderBoxStyle.SingleBorder;

Should you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask.

Regards,
Dimitar
Telerik by Progress

[Pavel]

Thank you, that did the trick! I was on the right path with control spy, but somehow never managed to discover the properties that needed to be changed.