# name property of a specific tab **URL:** \ **Category:** Classic Servoy\ **Created:** [October 16, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446 "2003-10-16T07:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/1 "2003-10-16T07:46:17Z")
If you fill in a name of a specific tab (in a tabpanel), than this name is not showing up under elements, in the method-editor! So I can’t use the function: elements.tab\_name.enabled = false (grayed) This is a big disadvantaged with tabpanels versus portals. With portals I use this function to block access (must be viewable!) to the complete portal. This is not possible with tab-panel ![:(]( "Sad") Being a portal-nurt, I was trying to do more with tab-panels, and I bumbed into this problem. Can there someting to be done? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/uploads/servoy/original/1X/363c5924e316baabbea11f046f1e2f3db64fbf70.jpeg) [@system](https://forum.servoy.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/2 "2003-10-16T10:04:41Z")
I agree - this would be VERY cool. Bob Cusick ClickWare ---
**Author:** ![pbakker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pbakker](https://forum.servoy.com/u/pbakker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/3 "2003-10-16T11:09:23Z")
Also see [http://forum.servoy.com/viewtopic.php?t=464](http://forum.servoy.com/viewtopic.php?t=464) I think it would be realy cool is by scripting, you could hide/show and enable disable specific tabs. As you can see you can disable specific tabs through security, by disabling the underlying form. Paul ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/4 "2003-10-16T11:24:32Z")
disabling by scripting can (for us) not be used, because it depends on a specific STATUS, if the user can or cannot edit the information in the tab!. The information in the tab must be viewable! I can be done, by giving all of the fields (in that tab) a name and disable them all seperatly, but this is a hell of a job, of you have much fields! So I want to disable (grayed!) the information in the tab. Not disable the tab itself! ---
**Author:** ![pbakker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pbakker](https://forum.servoy.com/u/pbakker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/5 "2003-10-16T11:30:52Z")
OK, maybe this doesn’t work for you, but I still think it would be a cool functionallity… ![:D]( "Very Happy") ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/6 "2003-10-16T11:34:15Z")
I am sorry! I mented: Disabling by SECURITY can not te be used. It must be done bij SCRIPTING! You are right! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/7 "2003-10-21T06:50:39Z")
Any comment on this one? ---
**Author:** ![pbakker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pbakker](https://forum.servoy.com/u/pbakker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/8 "2003-11-26T20:15:17Z")
Anyone ever heared more about this one? Haven’t been playing around with this for a while, but again running into this: Would be very handy to be able to include/exclude specific tabs from the tabpanel by scripting. We can allready set Enable/disable per tab if you know the tabnumber (by name would be handy). Paul ---
**Author:** ![Jan\_Blok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jan\_Blok](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Jan_Blok)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/9 "2003-11-26T20:51:07Z")
You can disable the form which is in a tab, see enabled property on a form. We will add naming a tab to feature list. ---
**Author:** ![IT2Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dc4da7/32.png) [@IT2Be](https://forum.servoy.com/u/IT2Be)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/10 "2003-11-27T06:43:01Z")
Jan, if you can add naming, I assume you can add change forecolor etc. too? ---
**Author:** ![pbakker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pbakker](https://forum.servoy.com/u/pbakker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/11 "2003-11-27T08:38:47Z")
Jan, I know the option to disable a Tab on a tabpanel, but I would like to be able in designer to give the tabpanel for example 5 tabs and then, in the client, by scripting, be able to show/not show specific tabs. Meaning: If there are 5 tabs, and I want the user only to see two tabs, I want to be able to hide the other three through scripting. Basically, I don’t want the user to see any disabled tabs.. would this be possible? Paul ---
**Author:** ![Jan\_Blok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jan\_Blok](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Jan_Blok)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/12 "2003-11-27T08:59:24Z")
I think it is possible but against all userinterface design rules… why is it a problem when the user see disabled tabs? ---
**Author:** ![pbakker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pbakker](https://forum.servoy.com/u/pbakker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/13 "2003-11-27T09:06:34Z")
In my solution I will have different companies. Also, I have different productgroups. Per company a selection of productsgroups is available. If you look at a customer, I want to show only the tabs for the available productgroups, based on the companytype of the customer No, I can make customized forms per companytype, but I think that is not so neat. I rather make a general form on which I hide the tabs for products that are not available. Hope this makes a bit of sense?!? ![:)]( "Smile") Paul ---
**Author:** ![Jan\_Blok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Jan\_Blok](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Jan_Blok)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/14 "2003-11-27T10:04:22Z")
yes, now it does, we will check it out if possible. ---
**Author:** ![pbakker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pbakker](https://forum.servoy.com/u/pbakker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/name-property-of-a-specific-tab/446/15 "2003-11-27T10:14:12Z")
OK, tnx Paul