Questions tagged [ribbon-control]
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How to set text at the head of a RibbonApplicationMenu
I'm trying to have text in the top level of a RibbonApplicationMenu (trying to the get the word File there similar to Word or Outlook). It seems the Microsoft.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.RibbonApplicationMenu
MSDN
supports a SmallImageSource but no…

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Change Theme of .NET 4.5 WPF Ribbon
I am trying to change the theme of the new WPF Ribbon Control from .NET Framework 4.5 and I am stuck.
I only managed to change some brushes (Background, Foreground, Border ...) but I seem to be unable to change the bright overlay and shadows.
I am…

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Does anyone ever use the Ribbon Control?
The ribbon control seems to be the rage now that Windows 7 is here.
It occurred to me from this link for a ribbon control here on Codeplex...
What I want to know is, is there any real benefit in shifting the UI paradigm to use the Ribbon Control …

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How do I add an image icon for custom button in outlook
I have a custom button in outlook and I have to add image icon for the same button.
Ribbon XML is:
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Why can't Visual Studio 2008 locate afxcontrolbars.h?
I have installed VS 2008. When I try to build a project, I am getting an error saying:
Cannot open include file: 'afxcontrolbars.h': No such file or directory
So, I guess I need to have ribbon controls installed for this. Could you please tell me…

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Why is my RibbonWindow not themed correctly?
Working with the ribboncontrolslibrary, when I run my application the title bar looks like W98 application,. How can I make it look pretty?
Edit: It seems that has something to do with the theme used on windows.
any help would be appreciated.
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Apply Office 2007 themes for WPF application
I am using the RibbonControl from WPF toolkit. It has the Office Blue, Black and Silver themes. But the the theme is not applying for the controls in the window. Is there any solution for that?
I am aplying the theme like
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WPF :: Styling the RibbonComboBox Differently Than The RibbonGallery
I have a RibbonComboBox that is used to set font sizes. It has a RibbonGallery that lists the various font sizes, displayed in the appropriate FontSize:

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What does Binding="{Binding (0)}" mean?
I found this:
triggers in RibbonMenuButton template. What does it mean? I've tried to google, but found nothing.
UPD more code:

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Ribbon in WinForms C# .Net 4.0
Does Microsoft have ribbon control for non-Office applications? If not is there any that are available for free?
I like that component and would like to use it my WinForm 4.0 application.

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Documentation: List of all callback functions for Office Ribbon controls
I am customizing the Office Ribbon in Outlook 2010 but this question probably applies to all Office apps:
I've seen many websites so far that have instructions for setting the text of an editBox using a callback function, or setting the values of a…

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.NET VSTO - Excel ribbon tab label is blank, but only on first instance of Excel
So I am a moderately seasoned VSTO developer, but I am having a new issue with one of my add-ins. The add-in installs and runs just fine, but for whatever reason, when the first instance of Excel is opened (as in, there are no other workbooks…

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Ribbon controls in Delphi
I have used TMS ribbon controls and ribbon controls came with Delphi 2009 in my project. I can remember the Delphi setup warned me about ribbon controls and said me to get license from Microsoft. What is the license and can I distribute this…

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Cannot remove custom ribbon controls from quick access toolbar (QAT) menu
I have a custom addin for Word (could also be for Excel).
The addin has a ribbon with multiple groups and multiple controls (buttons) within them.
This is an ongoing project and some of the ribbon buttons are for users, and some are for…

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