RibbonDefaultPageCategory Class

Represents the Ribbon default page category.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Ribbon.v21.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Ribbon

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class RibbonDefaultPageCategory :
    RibbonPageCategoryBase

Public Class RibbonDefaultPageCategory
    Inherits RibbonPageCategoryBase

Remarks

The RibbonControl always contains one default page category, represented by the RibbonDefaultPageCategory class. The default category is designed to display the main Ribbon pages. No caption is displayed for the default category.

If you need to implement contextual tab pages, use custom page categories, represented by the RibbonPageCategory class.

For more information, see Ribbon Page Categories and Contextual Pages.

Example

This example shows how to create a Default Page Category containing one “Home” page. The “Home” page contains three page groups (“File”, “Edit” and “Format”), each displaying specific commands.

The following image shows the result:

RibbonControl_Ex

View Example

MainWindow.xaml

<dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>
    <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="Home">
        <dxr:RibbonPageGroup Name="pgFile" Caption="File" 
                             ShowCaptionButton="True"
                             CaptionButtonClick="groupFile_CaptionButtonClick"
                             >
            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bNew" Content="New" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=New_16x16.png}" 
                   LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=New_32x32.png}"  
                   Description="Creates a new document."
                   Hint="Creates a blank document."
                   RibbonStyle="Large"/>

            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bOpen" Content="Open" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Open_16x16.png}" 
                   LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Open_32x32.png}" 
                   Description="Opens a file."
                   Hint="Opens a file."
                   RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>

            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bClose" Content="Close" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Close_16x16.png}" 
                   LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Close_32x32.png}"
                   Hint="Closes the current document"
                   RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>

            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bPrint" Content="Print" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Print_16x16.png}" 
                   LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Print_32x32.png}"  
                   Description="Prints the document."
                   Hint="Prints the document." 
                   RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>

            <dxb:BarItemLinkSeparator/>

            <dxb:BarSplitButtonItem Name="sbSave" Content="Save" 
                        Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Save_16x16.png}" 
                        LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Save_32x32.png}" 
                        RibbonStyle="Large">
                <dxb:BarSplitButtonItem.PopupControl >
                    <dxb:PopupMenu>
                        <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bSave" Content="Save" 
                            Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Save_16x16.png}" 
                            LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Save_32x32.png}"  
                            Description="Saves the document."
                            Hint="Saves the document."/>
                        <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bSaveAs" Content="Save As..." 
                            Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=SaveDialog_16x16.png}" 
                            LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=SaveDialog_32x32.png}" 
                            Description="Save Document As..."
                            Hint="Save Document As..."/>
                    </dxb:PopupMenu>
                </dxb:BarSplitButtonItem.PopupControl>
            </dxb:BarSplitButtonItem>


        </dxr:RibbonPageGroup>
        <dxr:RibbonPageGroup Caption="Edit" ShowCaptionButton="True" CaptionButtonClick="groupEdit_CaptionButtonClick">
            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bPaste" Content="Paste" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Paste_16x16.png}" 
                   LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Paste_32x32.png}" RibbonStyle="Large"/>

            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bCut" Content="Cut" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Cut_16x16.png}"  RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>
            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bCopy" Content="Copy" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Copy_16x16.png}"  RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>
            <dxb:BarButtonItem Name="bClear" Content="Clear" 
                   Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Delete_16x16.png}"  RibbonStyle="SmallWithText"/>

        </dxr:RibbonPageGroup>

        <dxr:RibbonPageGroup Caption="Format" ShowCaptionButton="False">
            <!--region #BarButtonGroup-->
            <dxr:BarButtonGroup Name="bgFontShape" RibbonStyle="SmallWithoutText">
                <dxb:BarCheckItem Name="bBold" Content="Bold" 
                  Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Bold_16x16.png}" />
                <dxb:BarCheckItem Name="bItalic" Content="Italic" 
                  Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Italic_16x16.png}" />
                <dxb:BarCheckItem Name="bUnderline" Content="Underline" 
                  Glyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=Underline_16x16.png}" />
            </dxr:BarButtonGroup>
            <!--endregion #BarButtonGroup-->

        </dxr:RibbonPageGroup>
    </dxr:RibbonPage>
</dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>

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XAML

wpf-docklayoutmanager-merge-ribbon-controls/CS/WpfApplication1/MainWindow.xaml#L9

<dxr:RibbonControl x:Name="ParentRibbonControl" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Height="auto" MDIMergeStyle="Always" SelectedPageOnMerging="ParentSelectedPage">
    <dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>
        <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="Home">

how-to-create-supertips-for-bar-items-ribbon-items-and-standard-controls-in-code-and-xaml-e2702/CS/SuperTipForRibbonFromCode.xaml#L23

</dxr:RibbonControl.ToolbarItemLinks>
<dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>
    <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="Home">

dxrichedit-for-wpf-how-to-print-a-document-as-a-series-of-images/CS/SaveAsImage/MainWindow.xaml#L30

<dxr:RibbonControl DockPanel.Dock="Top" Name="ribbonControl1">
    <dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>
        <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="{Binding Source={StaticResource stringIdConverter}, ConverterParameter=Caption_PageFile, Converter={StaticResource stringIdConverter}, Mode=OneTime}" Name="pageFile">

how-to-apply-mvvm-to-the-ribboncontrol-the-gallery-collection-binding-e2599/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L54

<dxr:RibbonControl Grid.Row="0">
    <dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>
        <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="Home">

wpf-richedit-embed-a-live-chart-into-a-document/CS/RichEdit_InsertChart/MainWindow.xaml#L33

<dxr:RibbonControl DockPanel.Dock="Top" Name="ribbonControl1">
    <dxr:RibbonDefaultPageCategory>
        <dxr:RibbonPage Caption="{Binding Source={StaticResource stringIdConverter}, ConverterParameter=Caption_PageMailings, Converter={StaticResource stringIdConverter}, Mode=OneTime}" Name="pageMailings">