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title: "Groupy 2 UI: Tab Appearance"
canonical: "https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1486946305/Groupy%202%20UI%3A%20Tab%20Appearance"
format: markdown
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![image](media://477dae10-4cd8-4f78-95b4-46e5e5d590a3)

## What style tabs would you like to use for tabs?

### Traditional Tabs:

![image](media://627638d0-8dbb-41cf-8af4-b4198fa88feb)

![image](media://f322238d-0f2d-4948-b3c0-21b5cbfade9c)

Tabs have rounded tops and square bottom

### Rounded Tabs:

![image](media://4f1998aa-3dce-4689-b3b8-be6003b6d697)

![image](media://ad2cfd6f-1116-4c4e-b2c3-83fc5fbafd05)

Tabs have rounded top and bottom

## Add a background bar to the tabs:

![image](media://e5a8c1d2-39bb-45e0-a419-7ec9bb727605)

Off:

![image](media://7c194875-0afa-4a73-90f6-fb126e563f10)

On:

![image](media://ad2cfd6f-1116-4c4e-b2c3-83fc5fbafd05)

## Make the tabs and background bar taller

Off:

![image](media://856b0d6c-7dfc-4f59-a407-e5e1bcf4a854)

On:

![image](media://50bd68a3-9f09-47e3-8586-83e8c6deef15)

## Should tabs always be visible when tabs are place above the window?

### Always visible:

![image](media://8597ecc9-81ab-40f7-b268-438d05807f6d)

![image](media://f49b140e-3f96-45a1-9800-d909b3921697)

Tab bars always show above windows

### Show on active windows:

![image](media://35db149f-2938-4bd6-aae3-4e7a2cd3d560)

![image](media://1e5ae2a8-2c01-4b21-94ed-22b21e671865)

Tab bars hide on inactive windows until mouseover

### Hide when maximized:

![image](media://5db31a29-c1ce-46c6-a84d-6eaf645facf9)

![image](media://dcd0dfd2-0dfb-4f54-ad3f-bd632cc344e1)

Maximized windows hide the bar until mouseover

### Always hide:

![image](media://e44d93da-b680-40bd-8238-e50ff26f610f)

All tab bars hide until you mouseover

## Advanced interface tweaks

![image](media://8f1e68c1-656a-44db-9604-6dde53a10b65)

![image](media://51f8bb9f-ec11-49b4-bb74-ece6e2cf596c)

### Should tabs show individual closed buttons?

Only show a close button on mouseover:

![image](media://963e60d9-aab4-441b-93b4-826e42a68174)

Only show a close button on the active tab:

![image](media://8658371b-2e98-4805-8ae7-a39eb446b1cc)

Show a close button on all tabs:

![image](media://a399e7b2-3c39-4d68-b65f-ada2eb0ad815)

Do not show a close button on the tabs ever:

![image](media://aa77fad3-95b5-4531-9273-bcc6e0ea080b)


### Do not paint a tab when only one tab exists for the group: On/Off

Not used when replacing native tabs

On:

![image](media://6a79c016-6b03-4b80-9e1e-9ebdda74a67a)

Off:

![image](media://d5ef3082-0430-4d66-8266-7c069c8ab889)

### Make it easier to tell tabs apart by painting the windows icon on the tab: On/Off

On:

![image](media://61ba9144-c4b3-4608-a99d-d662f32be910)

Off:

![image](media://a971c9d7-829e-45f2-9df1-cc2257c093cc)

### Allow each tab to have a different length based on caption text: On/Off

On:

![image](media://bd257ffb-1549-48da-8267-a72aeffa3575)

Off:

![image](media://d97dede3-6e07-45ee-93cc-7cab7b651535)

### Hide the caption text in the title bar of Grouped windows with non custom title bar: On/Off

On:

![image](media://b00c8c3e-5fbd-40c4-a342-0d8a1f830fc1)

Off:

![image](media://1a1507a8-2367-408d-bbaf-26f6fd8f16a9)

### Show preview flyouts of inactive tabs on hover: On/Off

On:

![image](media://284d14cf-cdb7-41d3-ab2f-d4ea4232b2c5)

Off:

![image](media://6bd36d2f-5161-4157-8d4f-edb5b04dbae3)

### Show a close all tabs button on the tab bar when tabs are above the window: On/Off

On:

![image](media://3510f937-4b49-4372-b54b-d3b9bb4d040e)

Off:

![image](media://1e0fb9ab-ae93-48bf-9e01-5b1774496abc)

### Hide the Groupy menu button on the left of the tabs: On/Off

On:

![image](media://462dbebf-b75b-4884-8e96-f417ad06296f)

Off:

![image](media://5c653e39-730b-4992-b7e2-d06fb4d360e6)

### Tabs should have square corners rather than rounded ones: On/Off

On:

![image](media://ac6b47fa-ca35-4f75-901c-0f12ad2bc7f2)

Off:

![image](media://0afd071e-b283-40a3-98f8-74ce08324876)