How to customize MFC MDI CMFCTabCtrl

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I've created MDI application based on MFC framework but the style of CMFCTabCtrl's doesn't satisfy our requirements. I want to change the tab height, colors and add some pictures and buttons.

But I don't know how. Are there any examples or articles that will help me out?

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c++windowsvisual-studio-2008mfcmdi

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You can easily customize your MFC Tab control. There are plenty of options.

To enable Close buttons you just need to call m_TabControl.EnableActiveTabCloseButton();

Make sure to add a WM_CLOSE message handler in your child window:

void CMyTabWindow::OnClose()
{
    CMFCTabCtrl *pTab = static_cast<CMFCTabCtrl*>(GetParent());
    pTab->RemoveTab(pTab->GetActiveTab());
}

You can customize colors using SetTabBkColor() or SetAutoColors().

You can also set images using SetImageList().

The height can also be customized using SetTabsHeight().