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Main Features

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The RibbonControl allows you to add the Microsoft Office Ribbon interfaces to your applications. The Ribbon was designed to replace traditional bars and the hierarchical menu model with a new and modern-looking UI, which provides quick and intuitive access to commands.

#Main Features

The following list outlines the main features of the RibbonControl and RibbonStatusBarControl controls that are included in the DXRibbon suite.

  • Support for the Microsoft Office Ribbon UI - RibbonControl is the main component that implements the Ribbon UI in the latest versions of Microsoft Office.
  • Quick Access Toolbar - Displayed within the RibbonControl, the bar contains the most frequently used commands. An end-user can add specific commands to this bar at runtime via a context menu.
  • Ribbon Status Bar Implemented by the RibbonStatusBarControl control - Represents a status bar that emulates the status bar in MS Office applications.
  • Support for in-ribbon and dropdown galleries.
  • SuperTips - SuperTip objects allow you to create large tooltips consisting of multiple text and image regions. It is possible to provide tooltips for individual page groups, bar items and gallery items.
  • Controlling Quick Access Toolbar Position and Visibility - It is possible to display the Quick Access Toolbar along the top or bottom edge of the RibbonControl or hide it. See the RibbonControl.ToolbarShowMode property.
  • Displaying Various Elements Within the RibbonControl and RibbonStatusBarControl - It adds buttons, editors, submenus, static text, etc., to controls. Moreover, you can display a single command in multiple places. See Bar Items and Links.
  • Button Groups - These allow you to combine specific commands into groups, so they are never broken when the Ribbon controls are resized.