How to create a WPF-tab control as chevron list? - wpf

Question

I have a WPF tab control. but I would like to change the tab item style. The default style is square. I need to make it like a chevron list. Each block in that as hexagon.
EDIT:

Answer 1

Here's a quick example made with Kaxaml:
<Page
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<Page.Resources>
<Style x:Key="chevronTabItemStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="White" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,-7,0" Height="30">
<Path Data="M0,0 10,0 10,30 0,30 10,15"
Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"/>
<Grid>
<Rectangle Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" />
<TextBlock Text="{TemplateBinding Header}" Margin="10,5" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
</Grid>
<Path Data="M0,0 10,15 0,30"
Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" />
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Page.Resources>
<Grid>
<TabControl ItemContainerStyle="{StaticResource chevronTabItemStyle}">
<TabItem Header="Design" Background="DarkSlateBlue" />
<TabItem Header="Plan" Background="DarkCyan" />
<TabItem Header="Build" Background="LightSkyBlue" />
<TabItem Header="Test" Background="SandyBrown" />
<TabItem Header="Evaluate" Background="SteelBlue" />
</TabControl>
</Grid>
</Page>
You will probably need to adjust a few properties, but it's roughly what you described...

Answer 2

Thomas Levesque your answer is beautiful!
There is a little problem with foreground color, move property into TextBlock prevent all tab to be colored White
In this way we can change the color of the header if properties IsEnable or Selected are valued.
<Style x:Key="TestNewTabStyle" TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,-7,0" Height="30">
<Path Data="M0,0 10,0 10,30 0,30 10,15" Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}"/>
<Grid >
<Rectangle Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" />
<TextBlock Name="HeaderArrow" Text="{TemplateBinding Header}" Margin="15,5" VerticalAlignment="Center" Foreground="White"**/>
</Grid>
<Path Data="M0,0 10,15 0,30" Fill="{TemplateBinding Background}" />
</StackPanel>
<ControlTemplate.Triggers>
<Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
<Setter TargetName="HeaderArrow" Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold" />
<Setter TargetName="HeaderArrow" Property="Foreground" Value="Yellow" />
</Trigger>
<Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
<Setter TargetName="HeaderArrow" Property="Foreground" Value="DarkGray" />
</Trigger>
</ControlTemplate.Triggers>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>