TabBackColor not working – PB Docs 2022

Symptom

In PowerBuilder, when trying to change the tabbackcolor for a
tabpage, it is not changing on windows 7.

Using the code of:

Environment

PowerBuilder

Windows 7

Reproducing the Issue

1. On Windows 7, create a new template application in
PowerBuilder.

2. Open any window and add a tab control.

3. Click on the tabpage and then go to properties.

4. Under the tabpage properties, change the tabbackcolor
color.

5. Save the changes and notice that it doesn’t change the tabpage
‘tab’ color.

Cause

This property is not supported on Windows 7 because the
windows ‘Theme’ controls the appearance of the tab on the tab
page.

Solution

Use the Windows Classic theme on Windows 7.