[APBeta] New tab panel concept

[Anthony Tripodi]

Paul:

I like the blue highlight of the OS X. It is functional, easy to see, 
and intuitive.

Tony

Paul Rodman wrote:
> Tab panels on Windows suffer from several drawbacks:
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> a. They can be somewhat "difficult to spot", since the tabs are relatively small and non-obvious, especially in a large and complex window.
> b. The tab panels themselves are displayed with a white (or light background) that doesn't play nicely with the AstroPlanner night vision mode.
> c. They look completely different from the Mac OS tab panel, which is more obvious, has centred tabs and a blue highlight.
> d. The tabs themselves are plain text only. No icons or close widgets can be added.
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> I'm toying (just toying, mind you) with the concept of changing tab panels to a new design, and would like some feedback. Here's the initial take, with the existing tab panel design on top and the new one (first cut) at the bo
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> Note that this is the first cut. The tab headings themselves will be night-vision compliant in the final version, and the tab panel will probably have rounded corners, shadow effect, etc.
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> This will require some work for me, and will make the app a bit more difficult to maintain, but is doable. The other option is just to live with the native controls.
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> Paul R.
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