tabs

I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab" appearance for
navigation. How can i create a "tab" look navigation system for my portal?Mike,

Funny you ask...I am working on a similar project. Follow my thread
directly below yours at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroup...t&lang=en&cr=US

"Mike" wrote:

> I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab" appearance for
> navigation. How can i create a "tab" look navigation system for my portal?
>
I too am writing an application with tabs. Wrote mine "by hand" - some HTML
in a user control, and pass a variable to the UC with the current tab. Bit
basic I know but it does the job :o)

"Chris Fink" wrote:

> Mike,
> Funny you ask...I am working on a similar project. Follow my thread
> directly below yours at
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroup...t&lang=en&cr=US
> "Mike" wrote:
> > I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab" appearance for
> > navigation. How can i create a "tab" look navigation system for my portal?
One way would be to investigate a prebuilt tab control to see if it
offers the functionality you need (and if it includes source, you can
make modifications).

One place to look would be the IE WebControl gallery on asp.net:
http://www.asp.net/ControlGallery/d...y=38&tabindex=2

HTH,

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:03:33 -0700, "Chris Fink"
<ChrisFink@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Mike,
>Funny you ask...I am working on a similar project. Follow my thread
>directly below yours at
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroup...t&lang=en&cr=US
>"Mike" wrote:
>> I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab" appearance for
>> navigation. How can i create a "tab" look navigation system for my portal?
>>
>
Not exactly tabs per se but I accomplished this by using buttons (!).

I put them all right next to each other in a user control, added a
method that changes the active tab and then used CSS to differentiate
(I basically made the button's bottom border go away and made its
background color the same as the page's and bolded the text so it looks
pretty much like a tab, even though it's just a button). The non-active
'tabs' have a totally different background and have all their borders.

It works, even though it may not be perfect.

James

Mike wrote:

> I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab"
> appearance for navigation. How can i create a "tab" look navigation
> system for my portal?
Hmm.. never gave that one a thought! Guess that's my ASP roots coming through
:)

Another way of doing the tabs might be to use the Tab control that comes
with the IEControls thingy from ASP.NET - don't know if that's the link that
Steve gave - haven't checked.

"James Thomas" wrote:

> Not exactly tabs per se but I accomplished this by using buttons (!).
> I put them all right next to each other in a user control, added a
> method that changes the active tab and then used CSS to differentiate
> (I basically made the button's bottom border go away and made its
> background color the same as the page's and bolded the text so it looks
> pretty much like a tab, even though it's just a button). The non-active
> 'tabs' have a totally different background and have all their borders.
> It works, even though it may not be perfect.
> James
> Mike wrote:
> > I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab"
> > appearance for navigation. How can i create a "tab" look navigation
> > system for my portal?
>
The only problem with the IE Tab control is that it's not cross-browser
compatible - of course, if that's not what you're striving for, then it
doesn't matter. :)

James

Dan Nash wrote:

> Hmm.. never gave that one a thought! Guess that's my ASP roots coming
> through :)
> Another way of doing the tabs might be to use the Tab control that
> comes with the IEControls thingy from ASP.NET - don't know if that's
> the link that Steve gave - haven't checked.
>
> "James Thomas" wrote:
> > Not exactly tabs per se but I accomplished this by using buttons
> > (!).
> > I put them all right next to each other in a user control, added a
> > method that changes the active tab and then used CSS to
> > differentiate (I basically made the button's bottom border go away
> > and made its background color the same as the page's and bolded the
> > text so it looks pretty much like a tab, even though it's just a
> > button). The non-active 'tabs' have a totally different background
> > and have all their borders.
> > It works, even though it may not be perfect.
> > James
> > Mike wrote:
> > > I'm creating a "portal" type web app and i want to use a "tab"
> > > appearance for navigation. How can i create a "tab" look
> > > navigation system for my portal?