RibbonBar StartMenu problem

[GUIjunkie]

I've added a StartMenu with menu items to a RibbonBar.

The problem is that I see an Options and Exit button in my menu and would like to NOT have them there.  I can't find where to remove these two button items.

Thanks...

[GUIjunkie]

ok, i've removed the Options and Exit buttons from the main menu; however, i still show a right column with nothing in it and the property relating to the right column menu is set to false. 

[Jack]

Hello John,

You can access the StartMenu in RadRibbonBar and hide the right column by using this code:

RadDropDownButtonElement button = (RadDropDownButtonElement)this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.Children[2];
RadSubMenuLayoutPanel panel = (RadSubMenuLayoutPanel)button.DropDownMenu.PopupElement;
panel.IsTwoColumnMenu = false;

Let us know if this helps.
 

Greetings,
Jack
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[GUIjunkie]

yes, this did work; however, why can't this be done during design as oppossed to runtime?

thanks...

[Jack]

Good point, John, this is an issue and we will fix it in our next major release (Q2 2007). Thanks for the feedback.

Greetings,
Jack
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[Anders Bergström]

Hi,
Is the issue with hiding the right column now really included in design time? I'm using Q1 2010 SP1, and I can't find this feature anywhere in design time. I also have trouble compiling the code example for hiding the right column programatically since I can't find the assembly to reference that includes the RadSubMenuLayoutPanel? Am I missing something here...?

Could you also show how to solve GUIjunkies initial question on how to hide the Options and Exit buttons? I have the same problem.

Thanks.

[Deyan]

Hi Anders,

Thanks for writing and for your questions.

You can hide the Options- and ExitButton by accessing them from the property grid of the RadRibbonBar while in the Visual Studio Designer. There are two properties which expose both buttons. You can expand their sub-properties and find the Visibility property and set it according to your preferences.

You can also hide these buttons programmatically the following way:
 

this.radRibbonBar1.OptionsButton.Visibility = Telerik.WinControls.ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
this.radRibbonBar1.ExitButton.Visibility = Telerik.WinControls.ElementVisibility.Collapsed;

Hiding the right column in the Application Menu is possible only programmatically. The following code snippet demonstrates how to achieve this:

this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationMenuRightColumnWidth = 0;

I hope this is helpful.

Do not hesitate to write back anytime you have further questions or need assistance.

All the best,
Deyan
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[Nabeel]

I tried all ways using

            this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationMenuRightColumnWidth=0;

but it shows error  this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationMenuRightColumnWidth as Read only. which is unassignable...

[Nikolay]

Hello Nabeel,

In order to hide the right part of the RadRibbonBar main menu, you should set the ShowTwoColumnDropDownMenu property to false:

this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationButtonElement.ShowTwoColumnDropDownMenu = false;

Kind regards,
Nikolay
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[Nabeel]

this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationButtonElement.ShowTwoColumnDropDownMenu = false;

I tried this code, mention above.
"this.radRibbonBar1.RibbonBarElement.ApplicationButtonElement" is successfully detected by Visual Studio 2008 but the method "ShowTwoColumnDropDownMenu" doesn't appear and it shows Message on mouse over:

'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadDropDownButtonElement' doesn't contain a defination for 'ShowTwoColumnDropDownMenu' and no extension method 'ShowTwoColumnDropDownMenu' accepting a first arguement of type 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadDropDownButtonElement' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

[Nikolay]

Hello Nabeel,

Most probably, you are experiencing the issue, because you are using an old version of our controls where the property does not exist. Please update to our latest version Q3 2010 and try again.

Let me know if you still experience any issues with this.

Best wishes,
Nikolay
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[Dadan]

Hi GUIjunkie,,

 can you tell me how to remove The Option and Exit button from the start menu ??

[Stefan]

Hi Dadan,

There are properties of the control allowing you to access these buttons, and from there you can set their Visibility:

radRibbonBar1.OptionsButton.Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed;
radRibbonBar1.ExitButton.Visibility = ElementVisibility.Collapsed;

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Stefan
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