TPageControl problems

After Goggling this, it appears that the Delphi TPageControl component has a
checkered history. I'm using D5 Pro and there are some problems I haven't
been able to overcome.

The "raggedright" property doesn't seem to work.

When the PageControl is wider than the tabs, the area to the right of the
tabs shows up in a buff color rather than the form's background's color. Is
there a way to control the color of this part of the PageControl?

Is there a better freeware component available for D5?



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