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[Areilius]

This is my first time using the tab control, so sorry if this is a stupid question.

Say I have a tab control with 3 tabs.
Is it possible to have a second tab control as part of one of the tabs in the first set?

All my attempts have resulted in the second tab control being created behind the first tab control, or beside it.

Is this impossible or am I stupid

[PhiLho]

No, I recall having seen that it is a limitation of Gui Tab, but I can't find it back in the manual, so perhaps I saw this in the forum.
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[Grendel]

hmm, maybe not with GUI,Tab...

but he can do a workaround emulating the main tab with some radiobuttons.
So each radiobutton-selection can produce their own dialog elements (incl. tabs) inside the main dialog dynamically.
I know, this is much harder to code, but it should be possible.
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greets Grendel

[PhiLho]

Having subtabs may create a confusing GUI...
Perhaps the GUI should be rethinked to something simplier.
Otherwise, as Grendel stated, this can be emulated with other controls, even active Picture controls showing tabs...
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[shimanov]

The only known disadvantage of embedding a tab control within another, seems to be a side effect altering the behavior of relative positioning. Otherwise, it is the best method for selectively displaying a set of controls, since it capitalizes on existing AHk mechanisms.

Try this:

[Areilius]

Wow, shimanov's got a working solution, but it will be a while before I understand what the hell 90% of that script does! **looks at DllCall and OnMessage**

But I think you're probably right PhiLho, if I need to go as far as putting in sub tabs then it's time to re-think my layout.

If I do decide i need sub tabs i'll use the button\radio idea.
I just realised you could make "toggle" buttons by adding the "BS_PUSHLIKE" style to a radio... That could be handy.

Anyway thanks again for the help guys

[Thalon]

This was my solution as I had the problem here

[PhiLho]

I tried SetParent too, without success. I though that the tab control managed automatically the swapping of its content, but reading MSDN it seems we have to do the hard job ourselves. Well, actually, AHK does most of this job, relieving the pain... (GuiType::ControlUpdateCurrentTab)

So Thalon's solution works well, once the respective sizes of the tabs are ajusted to make the second looks being inside the first:
Gui, Add, Tab, vTab2 x30 y65 w200 h75, Test3|Test4
Gui, Tab, 1
Gui, Add, Edit, , First on Second Tab-Control
Gui, Tab, 2
Gui, Add, Edit, , Second on Second Tab-Control

Gui, Add, Tab, vTab1 gTab1 x5 y5 w250 h150, Test1|Test2
Gui, Tab, 1, 2
Gui, Add, Edit, , First on First Tab-Control
Gui, Tab, 2, 2
Gui, Add, Edit, , Second on First Tab-Control
I added the , 2 part just to see if it works, it isn't necessary as Gui Tab seems to apply to the latest created tab.

A way to make it needed:
Gui, Add, Tab, vTab2 x30 y65 w200 h75, Test3|Test4
Gui, Add, Tab, vTab1 gTab1 x5 y5 w250 h150, Test1|Test2

Gui, Tab, 1, 1
Gui, Add, Edit, , First on Second Tab-Control
Gui, Tab, 2, 1
Gui, Add, Edit, , Second on Second Tab-Control

Gui, Tab, 1, 2
Gui, Add, Edit, , First on First Tab-Control
Gui, Tab, 2, 2
Gui, Add, Edit, , Second on First Tab-Control
The z-order makes that we must define Tab2 before Tab1, so Tab2 is referred as , 1. It's a bit confusing... I don't recall if we can change the default z-order of GUI controls.
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[Thalon]

Yes, I didn't spend some time to adjust the size...
But it's only a sample to show the way.

Thalon
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