Comments on: HOW TO: Use and add ribbon to your WPF applications? (Part 6) http://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/ User experience, usability, IA, Silverlight and WPF tutorials and articles Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shelhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-133718 Shel Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:13:05 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-133718 Is it a good idea to use DrawingImage resources stored in a ResourceDictionary instead of PNG files? It would be certainly easier to manage, and would make scaling dynamic--a lot less files. And the XAML graphics would scale without any quality loss. There doesn't seem to be much online talking about using xaml / DrawingImage graphics instead of the PNGs. Is it a good idea to use DrawingImage resources stored in a ResourceDictionary instead of PNG files? It would be certainly easier to manage, and would make scaling dynamic–a lot less files. And the XAML graphics would scale without any quality loss. There doesn’t seem to be much online talking about using xaml / DrawingImage graphics instead of the PNGs.

]]> By: japurhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-113750 japur Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:18:10 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-113750 I tried using it under windows xp, with net framework 4.0, it's really still buggy and looks like a windows 3.1 application :( I tried using it under windows xp, with net framework 4.0, it’s really still buggy and looks like a windows 3.1 application :(

]]> By: stefanhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-103758 stefan Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:35:41 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-103758 Great tutorial! Your recommendation to use png with 32bit and alpha channel works great. Using 256x256 (maybe I'm crazy...) pngs though, made the built-in resizing look poor: looks like a simple bicubic resize is applied... Any idea how to make the ribbon use a better quality resampling method? Or should I better resize myself and use a standard image size? In this case what image size should I choose so that the ribbon bar does not resize at images at all? Anyway: thanks for this great tutorial. Great tutorial!
Your recommendation to use png with 32bit and alpha channel works great. Using 256×256 (maybe I’m crazy…) pngs though, made the built-in resizing look poor: looks like a simple bicubic resize is applied… Any idea how to make the ribbon use a better quality resampling method? Or should I better resize myself and use a standard image size? In this case what image size should I choose so that the ribbon bar does not resize at images at all?
Anyway: thanks for this great tutorial.

]]> By: Spookhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-45567 Spook Mon, 31 May 2010 06:48:35 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-45567 I tried using it under XP with the same results. Any ideas? I tried using it under XP with the same results. Any ideas?

]]> By: UXPassion.comhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-45489 UXPassion.com Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:52 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-45489 Thanks so much, Vlad! Thanks so much, Vlad!

]]> By: Vladhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-45382 Vlad Sat, 29 May 2010 12:08:20 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-45382 Hi,Just wanted to congratulate you for this great tutorial.Vlad Hi,

Just wanted to congratulate you for this great tutorial.

Vlad

]]> By: CsMisihttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-31971 CsMisi Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:48:55 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-31971 never mind :) Here it is for everybody, add this to your RibbonApplicationMenu (not Ribbon.ApplicationMenu as I did for the first time and it didn't worked :) ) never mind :) Here it is for everybody, add this to your RibbonApplicationMenu (not Ribbon.ApplicationMenu as I did for the first time and it didn’t worked :) )

]]> By: CsMisihttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-31912 CsMisi Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:21:39 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-31912 First of all, congrats, great work. I have just one question:I want to have my program icon on the orb, but I don't want to use the menu ... I presume is simple. but what I had tried it didn't worked ... So that's all: I just want my icon on the orb and nothing more ... First of all, congrats, great work. I have just one question:

I want to have my program icon on the orb, but I don’t want to use the menu … I presume is simple. but what I had tried it didn’t worked … So that’s all: I just want my icon on the orb and nothing more …

]]> By: Collinhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-30976 Collin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:06:14 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-30976 Great Stuff!Can you show how to make a gallery? Great Stuff!

Can you show how to make a gallery?

]]> By: UXPassion.comhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-26715 UXPassion.com Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:50:53 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-26715 Hi Rick, My code samples here are in C# - all XAML code lines should go into the .XAML file and all programming logic should go to the *.CS file. Are you sure that you are running .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1?As for error you are receiving - it looks like some WPF ribbon error since there is a number of internally defined Storyboard objects within the control itself. However, before you decide to continue your development - I'd suggest you go and read this article regarding the future of the WPF ribbon control and see what possible implications (if any) this might have regarding your future development with this control: http://www.uxpassion.com/2009/08/wpf-ribbon-control-roadmap-and-look-into-the-future/ Hi Rick,
My code samples here are in C# – all XAML code lines should go into the .XAML file and all programming logic should go to the *.CS file. Are you sure that you are running .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1?

As for error you are receiving – it looks like some WPF ribbon error since there is a number of internally defined Storyboard objects within the control itself. However, before you decide to continue your development – I’d suggest you go and read this article regarding the future of the WPF ribbon control and see what possible implications (if any) this might have regarding your future development with this control: http://www.uxpassion.com/2009/08/wpf-ribbon-control-roadmap-and-look-into-the-future/

]]> By: Rickhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-26679 Rick Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:15:02 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-26679 Hi, I'm VB Developper and I wrote this Code in VB, of course. Thank you for your Code Sample and your description. Unfortunately in step 6 is a big mistake! Always in running mode I get the message "Unable to perform action because the specified Storyboard was never applied to this object for interactive control.; Action='Stop'; Storyboard='System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard'; Storyboard.HashCode='4322080'; Storyboard.Type='System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard'; TargetElement='Microsoft.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.RibbonApplicationMenu Items.Count:0' "Can You tell me in detail where I have to put in the code snippets of part 6?Thank You very much for your helpRick (a little bit angry ;-)) Hi, I’m VB Developper and I wrote this Code in VB, of course. Thank you for your Code Sample and your description. Unfortunately in step 6 is a big mistake!
Always in running mode I get the message
“Unable to perform action because the specified Storyboard was never applied to this object for interactive control.; Action=’Stop’; Storyboard=’System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard’; Storyboard.HashCode=’4322080′; Storyboard.Type=’System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard’; TargetElement=’Microsoft.Windows.Controls.Ribbon.RibbonApplicationMenu Items.Count:0′ ”

Can You tell me in detail where I have to put in the code snippets of part 6?

Thank You very much for your help

Rick (a little bit angry ;-) )

]]> By: UXPassion.comhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20550 UXPassion.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:37:58 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-20550 No problem Steve. I'd suggest you to go and read this article so you can see what the WPF ribbon roadmap looks: http://www.uxpassion.com/2009/08/wpf-ribbon-control-roadmap-and-look-into-the-future/Thanks again for comment and your visit! No problem Steve. I’d suggest you to go and read this article so you can see what the WPF ribbon roadmap looks: http://www.uxpassion.com/2009/08/wpf-ribbon-control-roadmap-and-look-into-the-future/

Thanks again for comment and your visit!

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20547 Steve Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:47:51 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-20547 Thanks for the quick response. I understand the restricitions of licensing, it's just a shame because the ribbon is a powerful tool that can be used in so many situations. Unfortuneately I don't have a great deal of knowledge with some of these more advanced topics so when I see some of it and want to use it all I can do is just stumble around to figure it out or not. I think I've found one that will work with winforms rather than wpf so I'll give that a shot. thanks again Thanks for the quick response. I understand the restricitions of licensing, it’s just a shame because the ribbon is a powerful tool that can be used in so many situations. Unfortuneately I don’t have a great deal of knowledge with some of these more advanced topics so when I see some of it and want to use it all I can do is just stumble around to figure it out or not. I think I’ve found one that will work with winforms rather than wpf so I’ll give that a shot. thanks again

]]> By: UXPassion.comhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20534 UXPassion.com Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:46:51 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-20534 Hi Steve, Thanks for your comment and feedback. I'd love to share all the code but due to licensing reasons I'm not able to. Fact is that under the WPF Ribbon EULA I'm not allowed to share the Ribbon control itself and without - code does not make much sense.However, I will look into other options (your suggestions are welcomed as well) and see what can I do.Again, thanks so much! Hi Steve,
Thanks for your comment and feedback. I’d love to share all the code but due to licensing reasons I’m not able to. Fact is that under the WPF Ribbon EULA I’m not allowed to share the Ribbon control itself and without – code does not make much sense.

However, I will look into other options (your suggestions are welcomed as well) and see what can I do.

Again, thanks so much!

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20532 Steve Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:55:39 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-20532 Would it be possible to provide the xaml and code behind for these tutorials? I'm just starting out and have followed each of the tutorials you provided however there are some pieces left out, specifically in the code behind. Would it be possible to provide the xaml and code behind for these tutorials? I’m just starting out and have followed each of the tutorials you provided however there are some pieces left out, specifically in the code behind.

]]> By: UXPassion.comhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-18515 UXPassion.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:09:14 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-18515 Hi and thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer myself, but I hope some of our readers will know the solution for your problem and help you out. Again, thanks for comment! Hi and thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer myself, but I hope some of our readers will know the solution for your problem and help you out. Again, thanks for comment!

]]> By: Stiaan vd Westhuizenhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-18514 Stiaan vd Westhuizen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:51:26 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-18514 HiI've got a ObservableCollection Menus property in my VeiwModel, I use the XAML codeNow it generates the Menu but is shows blank, in other words when I hover with my mouse over it, it shows the Menus but no text what Am I doing wrongPlease HelpregardsStiaan Hi

I’ve got a ObservableCollection Menus property in my VeiwModel, I use the XAML code

Now it generates the Menu but is shows blank, in other words when I hover with my mouse over it, it shows the Menus but no text what Am I doing wrong

Please Help

regards

Stiaan

]]> By: sanhttp://www.uxpassion.com/2009/06/how-to-use-and-add-ribbon-to-your-wpf-applications-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-16005 san Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:38:35 +0000 http://www.uxpassion.com/?p=898#comment-16005 Hello,First all thank you for the tutorials :)I having problem running, it complains about the "MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs" inribbonApplicationMenu_MostRecentFileSelected(object sender, MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs e)Am I missing a reference or do I need to define MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs. I am don't know how or where to define "MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs". Hello,

First all thank you for the tutorials :)

I having problem running, it complains about the “MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs” in

ribbonApplicationMenu_MostRecentFileSelected(object sender, MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs e)

Am I missing a reference or do I need to define MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs. I am don’t know how or where to define “MostRecentFileSelectedEventArgs”.

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