Hello,
I would like to know if it’s possible to make a subform transparent.
Because when I check “transparent” on my subform object (tabpanel), obtain a grey rectangle.
Thanks.
noboby have a solution?
Are you sure it’s the tabpanel that is showing the border and not the loaded form (forms have borders by default, set them to ‘empty’ to get rid of them).
Hope this helps.
Hi guys,
Robert, isn’t this issue a Java on Mac OS problem ?
I used to get this when I used Servoy tabs which then gave me a grey background and border area for the tabpanel.
Long way back I started to hide the actual tabs and roll my own tab buttons for navigation.
In short, I don’t think that you can get transparency for a Mac OS tabpanel which displays it own tabs through properties
If you set it to hide tabs then the transparency will kick in
Cheers
Harry
Hi Harry,
You do have a point, although the colour difference is very small.
But since Fabien didn’t tell us what OS he is using it can be either.
I’m using MAC OS X.
That’s why I can’t make transparency perhpas 
On the other hand… I have a “transparent” button on top of fields in a tabpanel (list view). Looks great… just like expected… on OSX, in Developer 2.2.3. Viewing same in Client on XP, the transparent rectangle is quite opaque, and grey. Quite unusable.
I know I could set all the underlying fields (property: non-editable) to perform onAction the method that the button now executes, and remove the button. This might seem acceptable, but is actually a mini-bummer because in this way the list row becomes very touchy… the method executes on mouse click down instead of mouse click up. The user cannot “click-away” (keep the mouse button depressed but move away before releasing) to avoid executing the method. It may sound like a small matter to some, but it is one of those behaviors that I, and I expect some others, take as a given in an interface.
While I would really appreciate a solution to the first quandary (the one related to this thread), a solution to the second would obviate the need for the first, at least in this case. Expressed as a request: I’d like methods executed from non-editable fields onAction to behave just like buttons executed onAction, that is, on mouse click up (release), and not down.
Thank you,
Jim Schliestett
I am using XP and there is no way to remove that embossed type border from a tab panel.
I’m using Transparent Tab Panels in XP without borders - have you checked that the Forms in the Tab Panel have borders set to ‘none’ - they default to a line and this gives the the appearance of the Tab Panel having an outer line.
Graham Greensall
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