New update for Ribbon Creator

Published 26 March 08 10:01 PM

Avenius Gunter's Ribbon Creator just got better. Earlier this month he released version 1.1016 with a number of changes:

New Features:

  • Callback "getVisible" integrated in Ribbon XML.
  • Callback "getEnabled" integrated in Ribbon XML.
  • Tab Finish: Option to disable the Help Button on the ribbon.
  • Tab Finish: Open the selected Database.
  • Tab Finish: Option to replace an existing modul "basCallbacks" in a database.
  • ButtonGroups
  • ButtonGroup Editor for
    • Button
    • Togglebuttons
  • Control idMsos for Buttons (Only Access).
  • Control idMsos for ToogleButtons (Only Access).
  • Tag "RibbonName" for Ribbon Controls.
Modifications:
  • "basRibbonCallbacks" has been moved to "%Appdata%IDBE AveniusIDBE Ribbon Creator".
  • The small images were updated (2.326 images total now).
  • Number of "Recent Documents" increased to five.
  • BugFix: Error related to idMso controls fixed.
  • BugFix: The "&" sign will be properly displayed on a ribbon.
  • BugFix: related to basRibbonCallbacks - Word/ Excel fixed (ID DD).
  • Modul "basGDIPlus" in Word / Excel removed.
  • Modul "basRibbonCallbacks" adapted.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and many more.

Please note, I haven't personally used Ribbon Creator and this post is not an official endorsement. From what I have read it does look like a useful tool.

by clintc
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Comments

# Craig Alexander Morrison said on March 27, 2008 5:51 AM:

Unless it can completely suppress the Ribbon it is of no use to me. (vbg)

# Renaud Bompuis said on March 27, 2008 10:33 AM:

Tools such as this are a great help to ease the customization of the Ribbon.

It took me a little bit of efforts to implement my own callbacks so that I could manipulate the ribbon and make content visible or enabled depending on which user was logged into my application, but it makes for a very clean and intuitive interface and it makes the the whole application a lot more professional.

You wouldn't really know it's actually running Access if it wasn't for the logo in the status bar of the Runtime.

What is a disappointment though is the lack of support (or at least documentation) to implement contextual menus in Access 2007.

That's really quite annoying actually.

Is there any way to implement them?

If yes, are there any examples that show how this works in Access 2007?

# Edwin Blancovitch said on March 27, 2008 6:36 PM:

what i will really learn is how to load the ribbon on demand, instead of loading the ribbon with opwn forms.

and how can i add context menu items to my access apps, on rght cick og forms, without documentation.

# Vladimir Cvajniga said on March 28, 2008 11:30 AM:

Pls, remove Ribbon from Office. Or, at least, enable the standard menu. I'm staying with Access 2002 until ribbon is removed and database window is enabled.

# Peter Doering said on March 31, 2008 5:14 AM:

@Renaud and Edwin: loading a Ribbon after loading the form is not possible, but you can dynamically change the Ribbon layout at runtime, see http://www.accessribbon.de/en/index.php?Downloads:12.  For context menus see http://www.accessribbon.de/en/?Access_-_Ribbons:Menus___Toolbars:Toolbars  

@Vladimir, see http://www.avenius.de/index.php?Produkte:DBC2007 ;-)

# Craig Alexander Morrison said on April 1, 2008 6:35 AM:

We have now officially dropped Office/Access development beyond Access 2003.

This is because 99% of our clients (that have seen Office 2007) hate the Ribbon and have upgraded to Office 2003.

BTW There is nothing else that was added that was worth the time of installing the software.

Office 2007 will go down in history as another Access 95.

# Garry said on April 1, 2008 7:09 AM:

Hello,

We will only use Access 2003 for development, signing and deployment.

Access 2007 is in it's box on the shelf and will remain there.

Garry

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