Silverlight & WPF
Say Hello to RadRibbonView
RadRibbonView offers a great way to add boatloads of functionality to your Office-y applications with very little effort. This newly revamped control features some great enhancements like better MVVM support, designer widgets, an Office 2010 Backstage view, and all around better performance and functionality than our previous RibbonBar.
Getting Started with RadRibbonView
In this video we'll walk you through getting started with the RadRibbonView control. This includes adding it to your project, working with the designer widgets to add some tabs, groups, and buttons, and last but not least customizing these a bit to add some functionality to your application.
Download the project Using an Icon View Model
Just plain buttons don't really add all the visual flair to an application that we would like, sometimes we want some images to drive the point home. But adding icons to each and every button, complete with icon paths, can be a daunting task. In this video I'll highlight the benefits of using an icon viewmodel and how quickly you can add one to your application.
Download the project Understanding Contextual Tabs
Once you've got a basic RibbonView setup with icons, one of the next things you'll likely want to use are Contextual Tabs. These allow you to have context-specific menu items that only show up when you need them to, keeping your UI cleaner and more driven towards the functionality you require in your application.
Download the project Using Backstage View
Have a RibbonView, tabs, some contextual magic, and want to further enhance your Ribbon experience? Take advantage of the Office 2010-like Backstage view to add enhanced functionality to your application, all without touching the regular UI that you have laid out. This is a great option that provides enhanced capabilities like those found in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
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