Tabs with Rounded Corners (Sliding Doors)

Sliding Doors Tutorial  doors/

GIMP: Tab  New Image (420x200)  Select Rounded Rectangle (radius 15)  Color rectangle  Create Border Select  Border (3px) Fill Border with Color  Make corners transparent Layer  Transparency  Add Alpha Channel Select by color  Edit  Cut (Adjust color of corners)  Save image as TabComplete.gif (gif or png support transparency)

GIMP: Create Tab  Open complete image Cut left side (15x150) ○ Make sure you cut the whole corner Save as TabLeft.gif  Open complete image Cut right side (405x150) Save as TabRight.gif

GIMP: Create Tab  Open complete image Change color from indexed to RGB ○ Image  Mode  RGB Create lower border of tab (color of main page) ○ Select color for lower border ○ Use pencil tool to draw straight horizontal line (hold Shift Key) Cut lower border (20x45) Save as Border.gif  Copy all three images and change color For current tab