Change Tab with CTRL+TAB

[4ward s.r.l.]

With standard WPF TabControl it's possible changing tab using standard keyboard shortcut CTRL+TAB to move next and CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move backward.

Is it possible to do the same with RadTabControl ?

Thanks,

Ivan

[Miroslav]

Hello Ivan,

Unfortunately this is currently not possible. You will need to handle the keyboard input (OnKeyDown) and change the selected item manually.

This is a good suggestion and we have added this in our product backlog.

Your Telerik Points have been updated for your feedback.

Sincerely yours,
Miroslav
the Telerik team

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[Rune]

Have this been implemented yet?

[Martin Ivanov]

Hi Rune,

Currently, RadTabControl supports only navigation through the left and right arrow keys of the keyboard. In order to achieve navigation with the Ctrl+Tab key combo you can write custom code that uses the KeyDown event of the tab control - as Miroslav explained. Here is an example for such approach:

this.tabControl.KeyDown += tabControl_KeyDown;
// ............................................................
void tabControl_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    // ctrl + tab pressed
    if (e.Key == Key.Tab && (Keyboard.Modifiers & ModifierKeys.Control) == ModifierKeys.Control)
    {
        this.tabControl.SelectedIndex = ++this.tabControl.SelectedIndex % this.tabControl.Items.Count;
    }
    // ctrl + tab + shift pressed
    else if (e.Key == Key.Tab && (Keyboard.Modifiers & (ModifierKeys.Control | ModifierKeys.Shift)) == (ModifierKeys.Control | ModifierKeys.Shift))
    {
        this.tabControl.SelectedIndex = -this.tabControl.SelectedIndex % this.tabControl.Items.Count;
    }
}

Regards,
Martin
Telerik