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private void tabControl1_DrawItem(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)
{
TabPage CurrentTab = tabControl1.TabPages[e.Index];
Rectangle ItemRect = tabControl1.GetTabRect(e.Index);
SolidBrush FillBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.Red);
SolidBrush TextBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.White);
StringFormat sf = new StringFormat();
sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
//If we are currently painting the Selected TabItem we'll
//change the brush colors and inflate the rectangle.
if (System.Convert.ToBoolean(e.State & DrawItemState.Selected))
{
FillBrush.Color = Color.White;
TextBrush.Color = Color.Red;
ItemRect.Inflate(2, 2);
}
//Set up rotation for left and right aligned tabs
if (tabControl1.Alignment == TabAlignment.Left || tabControl1.Alignment == TabAlignment.Right)
{
float RotateAngle = 90;
if (tabControl1.Alignment == TabAlignment.Left)
RotateAngle = 270;
PointF cp = new PointF(ItemRect.Left + (ItemRect.Width / 2), ItemRect.Top + (ItemRect.Height / 2));
e.Graphics.TranslateTransform(cp.X, cp.Y);
e.Graphics.RotateTransform(RotateAngle);
ItemRect = new Rectangle(-(ItemRect.Height / 2), -(ItemRect.Width / 2), ItemRect.Height, ItemRect.Width);
}
//Next we'll paint the TabItem with our Fill Brush
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(FillBrush, ItemRect);
//Now draw the text.
e.Graphics.DrawString(CurrentTab.Text, e.Font, TextBrush, (RectangleF)ItemRect, sf);
//Reset any Graphics rotation
e.Graphics.ResetTransform();
//Finally, we should Dispose of our brushes.
FillBrush.Dispose();
TextBrush.Dispose();
}