TTabControl vs TPageControl

anis2505

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TTabControl vs TPageControl

« on: November 10, 2012, 11:21:27 pm »

Hi there,

i was asking what's the difference between TTab control and TPage control.

what exactly TTab usefull for and what TPage usefull for ????

when should I use TTab instead of TPage and reverse ????

and Please don't answer me like this great philosophical answer

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http://borland.newsgroups.archived.at/public.delphi.vcl.components.using.win32/200707/0707134947.html

Thanks

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Re: TTabControl vs TPageControl

« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2012, 11:35:34 pm »

Well, I find that this "great philosophical answer" explains it allright....

Bart

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anis2505

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Re: TTabControl vs TPageControl

« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2012, 11:38:49 pm »

Quote from: Bart on November 10, 2012, 11:35:34 pm

Well, I find that this "great philosophical answer" explains it allright....

Bart

Do you think???? !!!! maybe

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Re: TTabControl vs TPageControl

« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2012, 11:41:04 pm »

I don't think that answer is philosophical

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Simply, TPageControl contains other components on each tab.
TTabControl has the same components on each tab.

TTabControl is for multi-tab interface, like web-browser or file-manager.

TPageControl can be used where you need other content on each tab, like some Options... dialogs or whatever.

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Re: TTabControl vs TPageControl

« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2012, 11:44:05 pm »

Quote from: Blaazen on November 10, 2012, 11:41:04 pm

I don't think that answer is philosophical .

Simply, TPageControl contains other components on each tab.
TTabControl has the same components on each tab.

TTabControl is for multi-tab interface, like web-browser or file-manager.

TPageControl can be used where you need other content on each tab, like some Options... dialogs or whatever.

Great Thanks for the answer. now I can die in peace

Thanks again

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Re: TTabControl vs TPageControl

« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2012, 01:48:57 am »

Quote from: Blaazen on November 10, 2012, 11:41:04 pm

TTabControl is for multi-tab interface, like web-browser or file-manager.

I actually use a TPageControl for that, as does the Lazarus IDE AFAIK.

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Re: TTabControl vs TPageControl

« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2012, 02:34:19 am »

It seems that Double Commander uses TCustomTabControl for each panel (and previously they used TNotebook).

@ ...as does the Lazarus IDE AFAIK.

Do you mean Component Palette or Source Editor ?

I use TPageControl for Options dialog, where you can switch pages by tabs OR tabs can be hidden and switching is done by associated TreeView (it looks like Lazarus Options but I don't know if Lazarus uses TPageControl too).

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