RibbonControl.Minimized Property

Gets or sets whether the ribbon is minimized.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[DefaultValue(false)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool Minimized { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<Browsable(False)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property Minimized As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true if the Ribbon Control is minimized; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Set the Minimized property to true to collapse the ribbon up to page headers.

Tip

In the Office2019 style, the CommandLayout property allows you to narrow the command layout upto a single line.

End-User Capabilities

To show/hide the ribbon use:

• Double click on a page header - collapses/restores the ribbon;

• Single click a page header - restores the ribbon, displaying it over the form content/collapses the ribbon;

• Context menu - ensure the AllowMinimizeRibbon property is set to true;

• Collapse button - ensure the ShowExpandCollapseButton option is enabled.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the Minimized property.

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C#

winforms-spreadsheet-use-cell-range-as-data-source/CS/RangeDataSource/Form1.cs#L82

sheetPageCategory.Visible = true;
ribbonControl1.Minimized = false;
ribbonControl1.SelectedPage = dataRibbonPage1;

winforms-spreadsheet-use-custom-cell-editors/CS/DevAVInvoicing/Form1.cs#L22

    LoadInvoiceTemplate();
    ribbonControl1.Minimized = true;
}

VB.NET

winforms-spreadsheet-use-cell-range-as-data-source/VB/RangeDataSource/Form1.vb#L87

sheetPageCategory.Visible = True
ribbonControl1.Minimized = False
ribbonControl1.SelectedPage = dataRibbonPage1

winforms-spreadsheet-use-custom-cell-editors/VB/DevAVInvoicing/Form1.vb#L24

    LoadInvoiceTemplate()
    ribbonControl1.Minimized = True
End Sub