Ribbon Control

https://documentation.devexpress.com/#WindowsForms/CustomDocument2492

The Ribbon Control replaces traditional toolbars and menus with tabbed pages.

Each Page splits into Groups that contain various command buttons (bar item links).

 

Note:

Regular bars (a BarManager component) and Ribbon Controls may conflict with each other when used in the same form or user control.

 

Ribbon UI

To build a Ribbon UI, add RibbonControl and RibbonStatusBar objects to a form.

However, the Ribbon Form is the best choice, as this form is optimized to display the Ribbon Control.

The following image shows a Ribbon Form painted in the Office2010 style:

 

Compared to an XtraForm, the Ribbon Form provides the following advantages:

• The Quick Access Toolbar is displayed within the Ribbon Form title.
• When the Application Button is painted using the Office 2007 style, it partially overlaps the Ribbon Form's title bar.
• The Ribbon Form supports Form Title Bar Skinning, window transparency (see RibbonForm.AllowFormGlass), and maintains two captions (RibbonControl.ApplicationCaption and RibbonControl.ApplicationDocumentCaption) separated by a dash.

 

Ribbon Elements

The Ribbon Control consists of two regions.

• Command Region - Displays various commands combined into Groups and Pages.
• Quick Access Toolbar - Displays frequently used commands. End-users can add commands to this bar at runtime.

Main elements:

For details on each individual Ribbon element, see the corresponding topics.

• Items and Item Links
• Page
• Page Group
• Quick Access Toolbar