How to define a custom ribbon category

• Aug 01, 2019

This example shows how to create a custom Selection ribbon page category. This category is hidden by default. It’s made visible when text is selected in a text editor (see the complete sample).

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<dxr:RibbonPageCategory x:Name="categorySelection" 
                            Caption="Selection" 
                            Color="Yellow" 
                            IsVisible="False">
    <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="Gallery Page">
        <dxr:RibbonPageGroup Caption="Font" ShowCaptionButton="False">
            <!--region #RibbonGalleryBarItem-->
            <dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem Name="gFont" Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=ChangeFontStyle_16x16.png}" Content="Font">
                <dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem.Links>
                    <dxb:BarEditItemLink BarItemName="eFontSize" RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>
                </dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem.Links>
                <dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem.Gallery>
                    <dxb:Gallery MinColCount="1" ColCount="5" 
                     ItemCheckMode="Single" 
                     IsGroupCaptionVisible="False" 
                     IsItemCaptionVisible="False"
                     IsItemDescriptionVisible="False" 
                     ItemChecked="FontFamilyGallery_ItemChecked" 
                     ItemCaptionVerticalAlignment="Center">
                        <dxb:Gallery.Groups>
                            <dxb:GalleryItemGroup Name="FontFamilyGalleryGroup" />
                        </dxb:Gallery.Groups>
                    </dxb:Gallery>
                </dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem.Gallery>

                <dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem.DropDownGallery>
                    <dxb:Gallery MinColCount="1" ColCount="1" 
                     RowCount="5" 
                     ItemCheckMode="Single" 
                     IsGroupCaptionVisible="False"
                     AllowFilter="False"
                     IsItemGlyphVisible="True" 
                     IsItemDescriptionVisible="False" 
                     ItemContentHorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                     ItemContentVerticalAlignment="Center" 
                     ItemChecked="FontFamilyGallery_ItemChecked"
                     SizeMode="Vertical">
                        <dxb:Gallery.Groups>
                            <dxb:GalleryItemGroup Name="FontFamilyDropDownGalleryGroup" />
                        </dxb:Gallery.Groups>
                    </dxb:Gallery>
                </dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem.DropDownGallery>
            </dxr:RibbonGalleryBarItem>
            <!--endregion #RibbonGalleryBarItem-->

            <dxb:BarEditItem Name="eFontSize" RibbonStyle="SmallWithoutText" EditWidth="90"
                 Content="Font Size:" 
                 EditValueChanged="eFontSize_EditValueChanged">
                <dxb:BarEditItem.EditSettings>
                    <dxe:ComboBoxEditSettings PopupMaxHeight="250" IsTextEditable="False"/>
                </dxb:BarEditItem.EditSettings>
            </dxb:BarEditItem>


        </dxr:RibbonPageGroup>
    </dxr:RibbonPage>
</dxr:RibbonPageCategory>