Extend a RadRibbonBarGroup

[Doug]

I would like to extend a RadRibbonBarGroup to make a group with a set of RadButtonElements.  Can that be done...easily?

[Boryana]

Hello Gary,

Thank you for writing.

If you would like to add buttons to a RibbonBarGroup please have a look at the following article: http://www.telerik.com/help/winforms/ribbonbar-getting-started.html. If the article is not helpful, I kindly ask you to explain in a bit more details what exactly you would like to achieve.

I am looking forward to your reply.

Kind regards,
Boryana
the Telerik team

[Doug]

Thank you, Boryana.  I attached a picture to show what I would like to do.

[Boryana]

Hello Gary,

Thank you for the clarification.

Technically, you can extend the RadRibbonBarGroup and fill its Items collection with six buttons. However, the efficiency of this approach is controversial. A ribbon group is not a standalone component and, therefore, once inherited, it can no longer be used at design-time. In other words you will need to add the group manually at run-time.

I have prepared a sample project that indeed extends the RadRibbonBarGroup only to add the buttons and adds an instance of the custom class to a RibbonTab. I hope you will find it useful.

Let me know if you have further queries. I will do my best to assist you.

All the best,
Boryana
the Telerik team

[Doug]

Thank you, Boryana.  Your answer settles the matter for me.

[Vijay]

Hello Gary,

I suggest you could take a look at below code. Hope you could try something similar as this:

<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Width="622">
 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
 <RowDefinition Height="Auto">
 </RowDefinition>

 <RowDefinition>
 </RowDefinition>
 </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 <telerik:RadRibbonView x:Name="ribbonView1"
 ApplicationName="Rad Ribbon Arthmetic - WCF Service"
 Title="Telerik"
 IsMinimized="False">

 <telerik:RadRibbonTab Header="Telerik Rad Ribbon View - WCF service">

 <telerik:RadRibbonGroup Name="ribbonGroup1"
 Header="Rad Ribbon Add"
 HorizontalAlignment="Center">

 <telerik:RadRibbonButton Content="Addition"
 Name="btnAdd"
 Click="btnAdd_Click" >
 </telerik:RadRibbonButton>
 </telerik:RadRibbonGroup >

<telerik:RadRibbonGroup Name="ribbonGroup2"
 Header="Rad Ribbon Sub"
 HorizontalAlignment="Center" >

 <telerik:RadRibbonButton Content="Subtraction"
 Name="btnSub"
 Click="btnSub_Click" />
 </telerik:RadRibbonGroup>

 <telerik:RadRibbonGroup Name="ribbonGroup3"
 Header="Rad Ribbon Mul"
 HorizontalAlignment="Center">

 <telerik:RadRibbonButton Content="Multiplication"
 Name="btnMul"
 Click="btnMul_Click"/>
 </telerik:RadRibbonGroup>

 <telerik:RadRibbonGroup Name="ribbonGroup4"
 Header="Rad Ribbon Div" >

 <telerik:RadRibbonButton Content="Division"
 Name="btnDiv"
 Click="btnDiv_Click" />
 </telerik:RadRibbonGroup>
 </telerik:RadRibbonTab>
 </telerik:RadRibbonView>

<TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
 Height="23"
 HorizontalAlignment="Left"
 Margin="72,61,0,0"
 Name="textBlock1"
 FontFamily="Verdana"
 FontSize="15"
 Text="Please Enter First Number: "
 VerticalAlignment="Top"
 Width="214" />

 <TextBox Grid.Row="1"
 Height="23"
 HorizontalAlignment="Left"
 Margin="320,60,0,0"
 Name="textBox1"
 VerticalAlignment="Top"
 Width="120" />

 <TextBlock Grid.Row="1"
 Height="23"
 HorizontalAlignment="Left"
 Margin="58,121,0,0"
 FontFamily="Verdana"
 FontSize="15"
 Name="textBlock2"
 Text="Please Enter Second Number: "
 VerticalAlignment="Top"
 Width="228" />

 <TextBox Grid.Row="1"
 Height="23"
 HorizontalAlignment="Left"
 Margin="320,120,0,0"
 Name="textBox2"
 VerticalAlignment="Top"
 Width="120" />

 </Grid>

Thanks,
Vijay

[Boryana]

Hello Vijay,

Thank you for writing.

Please note that this thread belongs to the WinForms forum while your question seems to the related to our WPF/Silverlight tools. If so, please address your question to the appropriate forums: http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/wpf.aspx.

All the best,
Boryana
the Telerik team