Ampersand centers tab name

[Hacker]

Hi all,
This is an older bug / funny behavior, but still applies to the 8.5 betas.
1. Have folder tabs shown
2. Create a folder with a name longer than the width of one tab
3. The name is show left-aligned in the tab header
4. Change the folder name (or just rename the tab) and add an ampersand sign (&) anywhere
5. The name is now centered

Not sure if this is expected behavior, a bug in the control or just some quirk which might actually be useful.

Roman

[ghisler(Author)]

This isn't in my control. TC just sets the title, and the Windows Tab control draws it.

[MVV]

How do you do it? I can't make it centered, when folder name is long, it is truncated and "..." is appended, so entire tab header is full of letters with or without ampersand...

[Hacker]

Christian,
I know it isn't. I was just wondering if there maybe is a property to change this behavior and if you can actually reproduce it.

MVV,
Funny, I never get "..." in tabs. From the Folder tabs settings I have these checked:
[x] All tabs have same width
[x] Confirm close all tabs
[x] Ctrl+Up opens new tab in foreground
[x] Show locked tabs with an asterisk *
[x] Activate target panel when clicking on one of its Tabs

All the others are unchecked.
And yes, the tab header is full of letters, but if the tab name is "1234567890" then without ampersand when there is not enough space "13245" is shown and with ampersand "34567".

Roman

[petermad]

2Hacker

I can confirm this with both 32bit and 64bit TC under Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 but NOT with 32bit TC under Windows XP.

It only occurs if "All tabs have same width" is enabled.

It also only happens with Aero theme - NOT with Luna or Classic theme.

[Hacker]

petermad,
Funny, thank you.

Roman

[MVV]

Ah, I'm always using classic theme so probably that was the reason why I didn't see it.

Hacker, TC truncates tab titles with "..." if you limit tab title width.

[Hacker]

MVV,
I see, thanks.

Has anyone seen this behavior in another program that uses a tab control?

Roman

[petermad]

I have a Luna hack theme for Windows 7 - the bug is also present there.

[Hacker]

petermad,
Thanks, so I guess there is nothing to be done about it short of using a custom control.

Christian,
Let's move to the English forum? Or behavior that won't be changed perhaps?

Roman

[ghisler(Author)]

I will move it to "behavior that won't be changed" when the next beta is released.