Handle client area in "Show below the ribbon"

[Patricio]

Hi:
I need to handle the client area when the user pick in the "Show below the ribbon", because the control expand and I don't take control over the new area. and the Quick Access Menu it's not accesible then.

Some idea for this:
|---------------------------
| Rad Ribboin Tooolbar
|---------------------------
| Client Area
|----------------------------

Thanks !

[Peter]

Hi Patricio,

Thank you for your interest in RadRibbonBar.

You should use RadRibbonBar's QuickAccessToolbarBelowRibbon property that gets or sets if the quick access toolbar is below the ribbon.

We do not support the capability to turn off "Show below the ribbon", because it is a requirement from the 2007 Microsoft® Office system user interface design guidelines. Here is a quote from the document: "Right-clicking anywhere on the Ribbon SHOULD provide the option to “Show Quick Access Toolbar Below the Ribbon.”

Nevertheless, there is a workaround to to remove the "Show below the ribbon button" text:

1) Subscribe to the Opening event of the DropDownButton

public Form1()
{
            InitializeComponent();

            RadElement quickAccesToolBar = this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.QuickAccessToolBar;
            RadToolStripOverFlowButtonElement overflowButton =
                (RadToolStripOverFlowButtonElement) quickAccesToolBar.Children[1].Children[1];
            overflowButton.DropDownOpening += new CancelEventHandler(overflowButton_DropDownOpening);
}

2) Collapse the button

private void overflowButton_DropDownOpening(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
{
            RadToolStripOverFlowButtonElement overflowButton = (RadToolStripOverFlowButtonElement) sender;
            overflowButton.Items[overflowButton.Items.Count - 2].Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
}

 
Regards,
Peter
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