protected override void DrawActiveTab(DrawTabArgs tabArgs) { tabArgs.Appearance.BackColor = Color.Chocolate; tabArgs.Appearance.BackColor2 = Color.Cornsilk; tabArgs.Appearance.GradientMode = LinearGradientMode.Vertical; tabArgs.DrawBackground(); DirectionRectangle rect = new DirectionRectangle(PaintHelper.CalcTabContentBounds(tabArgs, DockingSkins.SkinTabHeader), !tabArgs.IsVertical); rect.CutFromHead(TabPanelPainter.TabHorzTextIndent); rect.CutFromTail(1); tabArgs.DrawString(tabArgs.TabLayout.TabText, rect.Bounds); }