Tab Folder and Tab Panel Properties

Use the Properties page for Tab Folder to edit the attributes for the Tab Folder and Tab Panel container controls.

Tab Folder properties

Property Description
Current Panel Shows the currently selected active tab. Select the active tab from the drop-down list.
Panel Order Drag and drop the tab names to arrange the order in which the tabs appear. Click New to create a new tab in the tab folder.

Click Remove to remove the selected tab from the tab folder. This button is only activated if there is more than one tab in the tab folder.

Tab Folder styles properties

These properties allow you to select the colors for the active tab and the inactive tab.

Property Description
Active Tab
  • Border Color – the color of the active tab border.
  • Style – select a style for the active tab.
Inactive Tab
  • Border Color – the color of the inactive tab border.
  • Style – select a style for the inactive tab.

Current Tab Panel properties

Property Description
Panel Title The name of the tab.
Number of Columns The number of columns in an active tab. You can separate tabs in to 1 – 3 columns. The default is 2.
Assign Percentages The width of each column in the active tab, in percentages. The defaults are:
  • 1 Column – 100%.
  • 2 Columns – 35% for the first column, 65% for the second column.
  • 3 Columns – 33% for the first column, 34% for the second column, and 33% for the third column.


Created September 17, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com