>For the Tabs part you could maybe DIY or use something like these?
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>http://weblogs.foxite.com/bernardbout/archive/2006/06/07/1704.aspx
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>For the Toolbar, unfortunately that is how the VFP toolbars look. Better if you DIY here with a transparent container and a Rounded Rectangle Shape with buttons inserted. Or you can even insert these objects in a form, make it dockable, make it completely transparent (needs top level) etc. Just limited to your imagination. Just remember that if you use a form, the Deactivate/Activate of your other forms will fire but you can manage that as well using BindEvents to the win messages.
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>Do you really need a toolbar control? Will your users ever un-dock it? If not then don't use the toolbar.
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>PM me if you want more ideas.
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>Bernard

The users do not un-dock the toolbars.

I re-classed my toolbar to a Container, and that went pretty well, thanks to the VFP Class Browser Refine feature.

So, now I have a container with command buttons in it. So how do I it to my app's runtime environment? I do not want the toolbar in each form, as it is a common toolbar that is used by all forms. Each form know the object reference to the CommonToolbar, and sets some properties on the tool when the form gets focus.

Seems like I'm going to need a ToolBar Form that I can launch at runtime, right?