I need help in placing text, controls and indicators so that they
float on top of Tab Controlled windows. Some components already do
this but others seem to attach themselves to a Tab layer. There
appears to be an unwritten convention here, that may be part of an IQ
test which I am failing, that
If you drag anything into a tab control, that object becomes part of a
page. If you first place the object outside the tab and then move it
using the cursor keys, that object is not part of a page but will
appear on all pages. You will see some weird shadows when you do this.
One one to avoid that
Thank you both for your helpful replies. I eliminated the shadows by
bringing in the objects with a back drop. The remaining problem is
placement consistency as various Tabs are selected i.e. there are four
FFT Graphs which are, unfortunately, of slightly different size and
position. Is there a
If you place a control (or indicator) on a tab with the mouse, it'll
be part of the tab. To float it on top of the tab control, place it
outside the tab, then use the arrow keys to position it. You may need
to Move to Front (CTRL+Shift+K) so that it will be on top of the
tab. You'll have a
