RibbonX XML Lexicon/Language reference

[hatman]

So I get XML to the extent I need it for building or customizing a Ribbon. I have found several examples, both in PED, and on the web. I tracked down the Schema file, though I'm not sure I can really use it for what I am looking for. What types of buttons are available? What properties exist for each item? What enumerated values are legal for each property? What methods are available? I keep expecting to be able to find a lexicon or lenguage reference on msdn.microsoft.com, but all I find are examples and how to's for specific applications, without a language reference. I'd like to be able to build a nice rich User Interface that looks professional for a dictator application, but I'm struggling with teh fundamental language.

Any thoughts?

 

[RoryA]

Have you had a look at Patrick Schmid's site?

 

[hatman]

Have you had a look at Patrick Schmid's site?

Nope, I had not uncovered this one. Lots of good resources, some of which I had stumbled on, though I didn't understand the context of some of teh articles. I think I see what I am looking for buried in there. They don't make it easy to find, do they?

Thanx!

 

[RoryA]

They don't make it easy to find, do they?

Are you talking about the controls on the Ribbon, or the documentation now?

 

[hatman]

Are you talking about the controls on the Ribbon, or the documentation now?

I meant the documentation, but it could easily apply to the controls too.

 

[xld]

Get hold of Ken Puls' book, it is invaluable.

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/RibbonX-Customizing-Office-2007-Ribbon/dp/0470191112/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

 

[Greg Truby]

Bob's right. Ken, Robert & Teresa's book has about the most comprehensive printed out listing of all the various properties and walks you through a lot of customization examples. Like you say PED2 has a chapter. And Rory's given you Patrick Schmid's site. About the only other good resource that hasn't been mentioned is Ron de Bruin's site: http://www.rondebruin.nl/

I'd say Ron & Ken are the two MS Excel MVP's that have done the most playing around with the Ribbon.

 

[hatman]

Bob's right. Ken, Robert & Teresa's book has about the most comprehensive printed out listing of all the various properties and walks you through a lot of customization examples. Like you say PED2 has a chapter. And Rory's given you Patrick Schmid's site. About the only other good resource that hasn't been mentioned is Ron de Bruin's site: http://www.rondebruin.nl/

I'd say Ron & Ken are the two MS Excel MVP's that have done the most playing around with the Ribbon.

Cool. Ron's site looks like it will be invaluable. But I may need to break down and buy the book... not sure. Thanx much! I'm glad I asked, because PED just didn't go deep enough for me on this topic, and many of the detailed documentation is buried pretty low down on a Google search.

 

[xld]

RibbonX is good because you can read it and learn (a good chapter on XML), but it is also an invaluable reference, so you can keep returning to it.

 

[xld]

Don't forget the CustomUI Editor, http://openxmldeveloper.org/articles/customuieditor.aspx. It is a poor tool, but poor is better than nothing.

Also, a couple of good resources for images, ids and so on

2007 Office System Document: Lists of Control IDs
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6365496

2007 Office System Add-In: Icons Gallery
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...25-93e8-4ed4-8385-74d0f7661318&displaylang=en

Some more links

Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 1 of 3)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338202.aspx

Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 2 of 3)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338199.aspx

Customizing the 2007 Office Fluent Ribbon for Developers (Part 3 of 3)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa722523.aspx