PageViewStripElement Bakcolor on unselected tab

[nhalm]

I have an need to change the tabstrip backcolor to something other than the theme color when there is certain information in a tab. So far I have been able to use this:

Dim pageViewStripElement = TryCast(DirectCast((tcOrganization.ViewElement).ContentArea, Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewContentAreaElement).Owner, RadPageViewStripElement)
                DirectCast(pageViewStripElement, Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewElement).Items(1).NumberOfColors = 1
                DirectCast(pageViewStripElement, Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewElement).Items(1).BackColor = Drawing.Color.Yellow

That works fine if you mouse over the tab button but I want it to stay that color even in a state that is not moused over or selected.  How can I accomplish this without out using the theme builder.  I need to be able to have this happen for separate tabs on different forms so being able to accomplish this programatically is a must.  Thanks for any help!

[Stefan]

Hello Nick,

Thank you for writing.

You can set the color of RadPageViewPageItem to be visible at all times by setting the item DrawFill property to true:

Dim pageViewStripElement = TryCast(RadPageView1.ViewElement, RadPageViewStripElement)
pageViewStripElement.Items(1).DrawFill = True
pageViewStripElement.Items(1).NumberOfColors = 1
pageViewStripElement.Items(1).BackColor = Drawing.Color.Yellow

I hope that the provided information addresses your question. Should you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,
Stefan
the Telerik team