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RichTextBox showing with plain text when added to Panel

I have a custom Tabs Control I created. It works as a coloured Label for the tab itself and as a Panel to hold the contents. My application reads UI parameters from config files. Take this line as an example from the controls config:
RTFBOX=(ID - rtf1) (BOUNDS - 0,0,100,100) (MULTILINE - enable) (FILE - email_rules.rtf)
This line tells the application to create an instance of my custom RichTextBoxPlus class and the important thing to take from this is that it is set up to read rich text from the FILE parameter. If I don't add this RichTextBoxPlus to another Control it shows it's rich text formatting absolutely fine.
I have another config that reads actions at runtime, this can be simple stuff like telling a Button created with the controls config that when it is clicked, it should fire off an email using content from a TextBox control. I have an action that pairs controls to each tab in the Tabs custom control. For example:
ADDTOTABS=(OBJECT - tabsControl1) (CONTROLS - panel1, panel2)
This finds tabsControl1 and adds panel1 to the 1st tab and panel2 to the 2nd tab. In this example, Panels are being added to each tab instead of individual controls as the Panels could hold multiple controls, handled at runtime through the ADDTOPANEL action.
ADDTOPANEL=(OBJECT - rtf1) (TARGET - panel1) (TRIGGER - onload)
So the rtf1 instance of RichTextBoxPlus is added to panel1 which is then added to the respective Panel of the Tabs control's 1st tab.
What I have found is rtf1 displays with rich text formatting absolutely fine if added to panel1 but not adding panel1 to Tabs.
The ADDTOTABS action executes this method:
private void TabContents_Action(Tabs tabpanel, string[] ctrls)
{
string[] tabs = tabpanel.GetTabNames();
for(int i = 0; i < tabs.Length; i++)
{
Control control = this.Controls.Find(ctrls[i], true).FirstOrDefault();
tabpanel.SetTaggedObject(control, tabs[i]);
}
tabpanel.SetTabActive(tabs[0]);
}
The SetTaggedObject method of the Tabs class finds the Panel control that corresponds with the tab name provided:
public void SetTaggedObject(Control ctrl, string tab)
{
Control container = this.Controls.Find(tab, false).FirstOrDefault();
container.Controls.Add(ctrl);
}
Doesn't seem to be anything untoward about this method.
The SetTabActive method of the Tabs class has a little more bulk. This handles changing the appearance of all tabs so that inactive tabs look different to the active tab. It is also hides and shows the panels for each tab based on whether the tab is active.
public void SetTabActive(string tab)
{
LabelPlus activeTab = this.tabs.Find(x => x.Name.Equals(tab));
List<LabelPlus> inactiveTabs = new List<LabelPlus>(this.tabs.FindAll(x => !x.Name.Equals(tab)));
activeTab.BackColor = this.ActiveColor;
activeTab.ForeColor = this.ActiveForeColor;
string panelName = tab.Remove(tab.Length - this.tabSuffix.Length);
Panel activeTabPanel = (Panel)this.Controls.Find(panelName, true).FirstOrDefault();
activeTabPanel.Bounds = new Rectangle(
new Point(this.tabStart, this.originalLocation.Y + this.TabTotalHeight), this.Size);
ControlCollection activeTabCtrls = activeTabPanel.Controls;
foreach(LabelPlus inactiveTab in inactiveTabs)
{
inactiveTab.BackColor = this.InactiveColor;
inactiveTab.ForeColor = this.InactiveForeColor;
string inactivePanelName = inactiveTab.Name.Remove(inactiveTab.Name.Length - this.tabSuffix.Length);
Panel inactiveTabPanel = (Panel)this.Controls.Find(inactivePanelName, true).FirstOrDefault();//
inactiveTabPanel.Bounds = new Rectangle(
new Point(this.tabStart, this.originalLocation.Y + this.TabTotalHeight), this.Size);
ControlCollection inactiveTabControls = inactiveTabPanel.Controls
foreach (Control ctrl in inactiveTabControls) { ctrl.Location = new Point(0, ctrl.Location.Y); ctrl.Hide(); }
}
foreach (Control ctrl in activeTabCtrls)
{ ctrl.Location = new Point(0, ctrl.Location.Y); ctrl.Show(); }
}
Not sure but I'd say the issue must be in this method. Any thoughts?

Adding a twin tabPage to tabControl through a user command

I'm a newbie in c# and probably going to ask a very easy question, but I've not been able to find anything on the web to help.
I have a tabControl with a TabPage which is containing a TextBox object; this object, when the event "Text changed" is invoked, will perform the change of the parent tabPage's name.
The textbox where I typed "text changed by me" has a method which is managing changing the name of the tabPage:
private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (this.textBox1.Text != "")
this.tabControl2.SelectedTab.Text = this.textBox1.Text;
else
this.tabControl2.SelectedTab.Text = "(no name)";
}
Into the current page menu is contained a control to add a new page, which runs this method when the user click on it:
private void addNewPageToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int numPagine;
string strPagine;
numPagine = this.tabControl2.TabCount;
strPagine = numPagine.ToString();
this.tabControl2.TabPages.Add("new page" + strPagine);
}
...and here is the output, which is expected since I'm just asking to add a new empty tabPage:
So, my question is: how can I make possible that when the user is clicking on "Add new page", rather than creating an empty new tabPage the program is rather creating a page like the first one (i.e. containing a textbox into the same position which has a method to change the text of the parent tabPage that I have just created?

Here is an example.
//..
// create the new page
TabPage tpNew = new TabPage("new page..");
// add it to the tab
this.tabControl2.TabPages.Add(tpNew);
// create one labe with text and location like label1
Label lbl = new Label();
lbl.Text = label1.Text;
lbl.Location = label1.Location;
// create a new textbox..
TextBox tbx = new TextBox();
tbx.Location = textBox1.Location;
tpNew.Controls.Add(lbl);
tpNew.Controls.Add(tbx);
// add code to the new textbox via lambda code:
tbx.TextChanged += ( (sender2, evArgs) =>
{
if (tbx.Text != "")
this.tabControl2.SelectedTab.Text = tbx.Text;
else
this.tabControl2.SelectedTab.Text = "(no name)";
} );
For more complicated layout you may want to consider creating a user control..
You also may want to create the first page with this code; the, of course with real values for text and positions!
For creating a UserControl you go to the project tag and right click Add-UserControl-UserControl and name it, maybe myTagPageUC. Then you can do layout on it like on a form. A rather good example is right here on MSDN
The problem is that is has no connection to the form, meaning you'll have to code all sorts of references to make it work..
I'm not really sure if you may not be better off writing a complete clonePage method instead. It could work like the code above, but would loop over the Controls of the template page and check on the various types to add the right controls..
It really depends on what is more complicated: the Layout or the ties between the pages and the form and its other controls..

Open Tab Pages on Button Click in Winform C#

I have several tab pages collection. By default when user open the apps, the first tab page is the start tab page, then user will close the tab page. Now I would like to create a situation where when the user go to the menu strip, click for example the "tab page 1 button", then the "tab page 1" will appear in the tab control. Any expertise can help me please...

Use the SelectedTab() method. It has three overloads.
If you have a reference to the tab:
tabControl1.SelectTab(tabPage2);
If you only know the index:
tabControl1.SelectTab(1); // 0-based index, this shows the second tab
If you only know the name:
tabControl1.SelectTab("tabPage2");
You say your users can click an [x] that removes the tab.
I'll assume it's removed by the easiest means, something like:
tabControl1.TabPages.Remove(tabPage1);
You can't focus on a tab that's not part of the tab control, so you'll have to add it back first.
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(tabPage1); // add tab as last tab in tabcontrol
tabControl1.TabPages.Insert(0, tabPage1); // or insert it at a specific index
tabControl1.SelectTab(tabPage1);

To select the tab page of the TabPage control, not only could user click the title to switch pages, but set the selectedTabPageIndex property (or like this) to do it.
Just have a try.

i am also facing this problem. Finally i solve by following code.
Scenario
My tab Control have many tabs and i make a [x] sign for closing that tab.
on click [x] my tab is remove from Tab Control.
Now when i click on button, i open the tab (that was Removed)
Code
private void openProductTab_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (tabControlMdi.TabPages.Contains(tabProduct))//tab already present
{
tabControlMdi.SelectTab(tabProduct); // select by name
}
else
{
tabControlMdi.TabPages.Add(tabProduct); // add removed tab
tabControlMdi.SelectTab(tabProduct); // select by name
}
}

private void invoiceGenerationToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
foreach (Form form in Application.OpenForms)
{
if (form.GetType() == typeof(RETransactions.frmInvoicegeneration))
{
form.Activate();
foreach (TabPage item in tabControl1.TabPages)
{
if (item.Text == "Invoice Generation")
{
tabControl1.SelectTab(item);
}
}
return;
}
}
RETransactions.frmInvoicegeneration rTenancy = new RETransactions.frmInvoicegeneration();
rTenancy.Show();
rTenancy.TopLevel = false;
TabPage tabp = new TabPage("Invoice Generation");
tabp.Controls.Add(rTenancy);
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(tabp);
tabControl1.SelectTab(tabp);
tabp.BackColor = Color.Gainsboro;
}
// i hope it will work ... thank you

add a Tab to Tab control with its content

I am working on an ERP project. it is a button on treeView box and when it is clicking on a button in treeView it must create a Tab with its content (content which is defined-designed before).
I can add a tab programically but how can I design its content?

Adding this to your click event of your treeview should do what you are after:
var contentControl = new ContentControl (); //This is what we will put all your content in
contentControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
var page = new TabPage("Tab Text"); //the title of your new tab
page.Controls.Add(contentControl); //add the content to the tab
TabControl1.TabPages.Add(page); //add the tab to the tabControl
To your project, add a new UserControl called ContentControl (or whatever you need, just using this in my example), and fill it with all the contents you want to appear in your tab.

You have few solutions, the simplest one is to create TabPage, create desired Controls, set up their properties (i.e. Size, Location, Text etc.), add them to the TabPage and then add TabPage to the TabControl.
TabPage tp = new TabPage();
//create controls and set their properties
Button btn1 = new Button();
btn1.Location = new Point(10,10);
btn1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(30,15);
//add control to the TabPage
tp.Controls.Add(btn1);
//add TabPage to the TabControl
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(tp);
the second solution is to override TabPage in your class, for instance CustomTabPage where you will set up controls in the constructor of the class. Then, when you want to add new TabPage, create your CustomTabPage instance and add it to the TabControl.
public class CustomTabPage : TabPage
{
public CustomTabPage()
{
//create your Controls and setup their properties
Button btn1 = new Button();
btn1.Location = new Point(20, 20);
btn1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(40, 20);
//add controls to the CustomTabPage
this.Controls.Add(btn1);
}
}
//Create CustomTabPage
CustomTabPage ctp = new CustomTabPage();
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(ctp);
the third solution (the best but the most complicated) is to create your desired UserControl with everything you want on it (you can use Designer help), then create an instance of your UserControl, Create a TabPage and add UserControl on the TabPage. Then add TabPage to the TabControl.
public partial class CustomControlForTabPage : UserControl
{
public CustomControlForTabPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
}
//Create CustomControl
TabPage tp = new TabPage();
CustomControlForTabPage ccftp = new CustomControlForTabPage();
//set properties you like for your custom control
tp.Controls.Add(ccftp);
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(ctp);

Add a new user control to the project then use the designer to do controls/layout, then when you click all you do is add a new instance of the user control to the tab - probably docked to fill the tab unless your form's size is fixed.

TabControl tab buttons location

I'm looking for solution for my problem. I want to change location for tabcontrol's TabButtons or add control assigned to tabpage but outside TabControl. TabPages are added dynamically. Example:
Form1___________ _ [] X
_______________________
Some TabPage content
Tab1 | Tab2 | Tab3 | < >
TextBox assigned to Tab's
________________________
So if I change tabs by clicking on Tab1,Tab2,Tab3 TabPage + TextBox content should change depending on Tab. The first idea was to put TabButtons on bottom and add ArrayList what contains TextBox content, catch TabControl change tab event and change TextBox content, but there was an issue with editing and adding that content. In few words: I wan't to put TabButtons between 2 controls(for example between two textboxes).Do you have any ideas?

If I understand what you're asking for... You want when you click on a tab, it controls two different things? Like two different text boxes?
If that is true, you should be able to do it like this.
foreach (thing in your ArrayList)
{
TabPage tabPage = new TabPage("Name of tab"); // Add a new tab page
RichTextBox rtb = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();//RTF box
TextBox tb = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox(); //Text box
//Set up size, position and properties
rtb.LoadFile("some/Path/to/a/file");
//set up size, position of properties
tb.Text = "Some text I want to display";
tabPage.Controls.Add(rtb); //Add both boxes to that tab
tabPage.Controls.Add(tb);
tabControl1.TabPages.Add(tabPage); //Add that page to the tab control
}
Only thing you should have to mess around with is the layout. And make sure to have the tabControl added with the designer.

you can create your own textbox class which inherits from textbox class :
class MyOwnTextBox:TextBox
{
public int parent_tab;
}
So you can add your textbox by assigning a parent_tab id to them . so in tab button click event , you can do something like that :
foreach(MyOwnTextBox txt in this.Controls)
{
if(txt.parent_tab==1) txt.visible=false;
}

You could also place the tabs on the left or the right side of your tab control. That is not perfect, but would come closer to your idea than placing them above or below the tab control.
You can add a new tab page dynamically like this
tabControl1.TabPages.Add("My new Tab");

I'm not sure I understand exactly what your trying to do. If you want to change the tab from another object, just use:
TabController.SelectTab(0);
If you want to remove a TabPage and add it to another, use:
TabController.Controls.Remove(TabPage1);
TabController2.Controls.Add(TabPage1);
Edit: From further read, I think you want something like this:
this.TabController.ControlAdded += AddLinksToBottomOfTabs;
public void mainSettingsTabController_ControlAdded(object sender, ControlEventArgs e)
{
//Create label with e.Control.Name as the title and
//add it to wherever you want it added.
}