### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.swt
Index: Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/CTabItem.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/CTabItem.java,v
retrieving revision 1.105
diff -u -r1.105 CTabItem.java
--- Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/CTabItem.java	5 Jul 2007 18:27:13 -0000	1.105
+++ Eclipse SWT Custom Widgets/common/org/eclipse/swt/custom/CTabItem.java	20 Aug 2007 09:53:10 -0000
@@ -11,9 +11,21 @@
 package org.eclipse.swt.custom;
 
 
-import org.eclipse.swt.*;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;
-import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.SWTException;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Pattern;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.RGB;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Rectangle;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.TextLayout;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Item;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget;
 
 /**
  * Instances of this class represent a selectable user interface object
@@ -402,12 +414,28 @@
 			shortenedText = shortenText(gc, getText(), textWidth);
 			shortenedTextWidth = textWidth;
 		}
-		Point extent = gc.textExtent(shortenedText, FLAGS);	
+		int fadeChars= shortenedText.length() == getText().length()
+				? 0
+				: Math.min(4, shortenedText.length());
+		String blackText= shortenedText.substring(0, shortenedText.length() - fadeChars);
+		Point extent = gc.textExtent(blackText, FLAGS);	
 		int textY = y + (height - extent.y) / 2;
 		textY += parent.onBottom ? -1 : 1;
 		
 		gc.setForeground(parent.selectionForeground);
-		gc.drawText(shortenedText, xDraw, textY, FLAGS);
+		gc.drawText(blackText, xDraw, textY, FLAGS);
+		if (fadeChars > 0) {
+			String fadeText= getText().substring(blackText.length(), blackText.length() + fadeChars);
+			int fadeTextWidth= gc.textExtent(fadeText, FLAGS).x;
+			Pattern pattern= new Pattern(gc.getDevice(),
+					xDraw + extent.x, 0, xDraw + extent.x + fadeTextWidth, 0,
+					parent.selectionForeground, 255, parent.selectionBackground, 128);
+			gc.setForegroundPattern(pattern);
+			gc.drawText(fadeText,
+					xDraw + extent.x, textY, FLAGS);
+			gc.setForegroundPattern(null);
+			pattern.dispose();
+		}
 		gc.setFont(gcFont);
 		
 		// draw a Focus rectangle