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Appearance Customization

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The DXTabControl‘s layout, style, and behavior settings are defined by View objects, which are descended from TabControlViewBase classes. Each View has a customizable layout and behavior. For more information, refer to the following topic: Views Overview.

In addition to standard customization properties, DXTabControl and DXTabItem include several extended styling features:

#Colorized Tabs

DXTabItem.AccentColor and DXTabItem.BorderColor properties allow you to specify the background/foreground color of the DXTabItem‘s header and the DXTabItem‘s border color.

TabControl_ColorizedTabs

Refer to the following topic for more information: Change Tab Background in DXTabControl and Keep the Default Gradient and Highlight Effects.

#Custom Theming

You can use the following properties to define a custom theming mechanism without overriding the default theme’s resources:

Refer to the following topic for additional information: Change Tab Appearance in DXTabControl when a Tab Is Selected, Focused Or Hovered.

#Customizable Areas

Several customizable areas can be templated using the following properties:

View Example: Customize DXTabControl's Content Header, Content Footer, and Control Box Areas