Tab panel

Tab panel is just an optical illusion, it doesn't contain any elements. You have to create and show and hide elements.

The best way to use it is transform the tab panel in the background common to various cards: all the procedures are described here http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4071/l/7574-using-tab-buttons.

Just make it a group and then select behave like a group in the property inspector. All new cards now will have the tab panel.

Typical code on tab panel is:

on mouseUp
 go to card value(the selectedline of button "Tab Menu" )
end mouseUp

Basic Properties[]

Name
Label
tool tip
Style options:
- visible: if it's set false, it's invisible. When an object is invisible use the stack browser to edit it.
- disabled: it becomes gray and unusable (freezed)
- dispaly name: display current tab name in the center of the current panel
tabs names: evey line is a new tab
Layer mode
Behavior

Colors & patterns[]

Here you can set the color of various elements of the button. You can choose a pattern instead of a color.

Custom properties[]

Custom properties are the best replacement for variable in Livecode. You can use variables in Livecode, but usually they are just temporary, where as custom properties are real containers for all your data. They are also easy to retrieve or check.

Geometry[]

See Geometry manager

Graphic effects[]

Here yo can activate and mix many effects:

drop shadow
inner shadow
outer glow
inner glow
color overlay

If you activate the drop shadow, you can manipulate all aspects of it (color, opacity, position, etc.) with the sub-menu.

Blending[]

The blending effect is a way to make the object transparent, you can choose between many way to render the resulting object (arithmetic, subpin, etc.). You can choose the percentage of blending your object has with the background.

Property profiles[]

All the properties of an object are inherited from a master profile, however you can add and change profiles. This way all objects will have the same properties, will look the same or act the same.

Size & Position[]

Here you can

specify the size of the object

fit it to text content

set location using the center of the object or its borders
lock size and position
choosing which element is above the others, specifying object layer

Text formatting[]

Here you can change:

font type
font size (you can enter a size directly, you are not restricted to the ones shown)
font style:
- plain
- bold
- italic
- underlined
- boxed
- boxed 3D
- link
- stroked
alignment
margins

You can also change all letter to uppercase, lowercase or other arrangements using the last button.

All properties[]

These are all TAB panel properties (help us to complete this list):