tpagecontrol

How can I change the orientation of the label on a TPageControl?

I'm new to Delphi (again - I used Delphi back in 1994). I now have Delphi 2009 Pro. Coming from Java, I find the object inheritance very obscure. My users want tabbed pages with the tabs on the left. But, the TPageControl doesn't allow the tab label direction or orientation to be changed. They want the words on the tabs to read to...

How to convert Delphi TPageControl "tab index" to "page index"?

I'm using a TPageControl, where certain pages are not visible. This breaks the normal 1:1 mapping of the TabIndex and ActivePageIndex properties. In most places I can use ActivePageIndex (or ActivePage itself) to get the current page, but I want a dynamic tooltip hint which requires me to determine which page is associated with a speci...

How to implement a close button for a TTabsheet of a TPageControl

How can I implement a close button for a TTabsheet of a TPageControl like Firefox? Edit: Delphi Version: Delphi 2010 OS: Windows XP and up ...

How can I access the controls of a form embedded in a page control?

In Form1 I have PageControl. At run time my program creates tab sheets. In each TabSheet I create Form2. In Form2 I have a Memo1 component. How can I add text to Memo1? ...

Delphi TPageControl not responding to clicks on tabs

I have an app with a TPageControl on the main form. The pagecontrol has several tabs. The app can be minimized to a tray icon. Sometimes after running minimized for a while, when I restore the main window (via a right-mouse click on the tray icon), the tab that was last displayed is displayed, but I can't select any other tabs! If I ...

How can I reduce PageControl flicker in Delphi?

In Delphi 2009 I found that the flicker of a PageControl - which occurs during resizing of the form - can be reduced by setting its DoubleBuffered property to true. However if I add controls to the PageControl tabsheets, they will flicker regardless of their DoubleBuffered property setting. I have also tried with and without runtime the...