Ribbon Control Integration

• Apr 15, 2020

Integration With the ThemedWindow

Use the WindowKind property to integrate the RibbonControl with a window:

XAML

<dx:ThemedWindow x:Class="Example.MainWindow"
 ...
xmlns:dx="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core" WindowKind="Ribbon">

The following image illustrates the result:

DXRibbonWindow

Tip

This section is outdated. Use the WindowKind property to integrate the RibbonControl with a window.

The DXRibbonWindow is a window that supports integration with a RibbonControl. Once you define a RibbonControl at the top of the DXRibbonWindow, the control is displayed as a part of the window:

• a part of the Application Button is displayed within the window’s title bar.
• the Ribbon Quick Access Toolbar is also displayed within the window’s title bar (when it’s position is RibbonQuickAccessToolbarShowMode.ShowAbove).

Note

DXRibbonWindow is not designed to be used without a RibbonControl. To correctly integrate a RibbonControl with a DXRibbonWindow, the RibbonControl must be displayed at the top of the window.

Create a DXRibbonWindow

To replace the standard Window class in your application with the DXRibbonWindow, do the following:

• In your code file (.cs), change:

  C#

  public partial class MainWindow : Window {
  //...
  

  to:

  C#

  using DevExpress.Xpf.Ribbon;
  public partial class MainWindow : DXRibbonWindow {
  //...
  

• In a XAML file, change:

  XAML

  <Window x:Class="Example.MainWindow"
  

  to:

  XAML

  <dxr:DXRibbonWindow x:Class="Example.MainWindow"
   ...
   xmlns:dxr="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/ribbon"
  

Examples

• How to create a DXRibbonWindow