Vista - Tab control with vertical header text

I am trying to have a tab control with the tabs on the left, but I want the
text to be displayed vertically instead of horizontally. I've looked at
1000 samples tonight and I have not seen anything with vertical text but I
though I remembered seeing something before.

I am using Expression Blend so it may be as simple as just something that is
not supported in V1 yet. Does anyone have a link to a sample of tabs like I
want, or verticaly oriented text?

BTW, I have tried using transforms, and if that is the solution, causing the
containers to co-operate is not obvious.

M

Using a DataTemplate, and a HeaderTemplate, it's easy (if I understand what
you're asking for).

I've posted a sample here:

http://www.wiredprairie.us/journal/2...abcontrol.html

Hope that helps.

--Aaron


"Mike Partain" <someone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to have a tab control with the tabs on the left, but I want the
>text to be displayed vertically instead of horizontally. I've looked at
>1000 samples tonight and I have not seen anything with vertical text but I
>though I remembered seeing something before.
>
> I am using Expression Blend so it may be as simple as just something that
> is not supported in V1 yet. Does anyone have a link to a sample of tabs
> like I want, or verticaly oriented text?
>
> BTW, I have tried using transforms, and if that is the solution, causing
> the containers to co-operate is not obvious.
>
> M

I think that will help a ton. Not sure what I was doing wrong but when i
tried what i thought was the same thing, i would get the label rotated, but
the 'header container' was still treating it as if it was horizontal as far
as sizing and spacing. Maybe i was just transforming the text within the
content presenter, that could be.

Anyhow, thanks a bunch. I now know it works

"WPCoder" <coder_antispam@wiredprairie.us> wrote in message
news:uMSpMrVbHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Using a DataTemplate, and a HeaderTemplate, it's easy (if I understand
> what you're asking for).
>
> I've posted a sample here:
>
> http://www.wiredprairie.us/journal/2...abcontrol.html
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --Aaron
>
>
> "Mike Partain" <someone@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:77A70A13-F504-43DE-AED9-EB1585E4603C@microsoft.com...
>>I am trying to have a tab control with the tabs on the left, but I want
>>the text to be displayed vertically instead of horizontally. I've looked
>>at 1000 samples tonight and I have not seen anything with vertical text
>>but I though I remembered seeing something before.
>>
>> I am using Expression Blend so it may be as simple as just something that
>> is not supported in V1 yet. Does anyone have a link to a sample of tabs
>> like I want, or verticaly oriented text?
>>
>> BTW, I have tried using transforms, and if that is the solution, causing
>> the containers to co-operate is not obvious.
>>
>> M
>