Will we developers get Ribbon Interface to use in our applications in Windows 7?
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vikrant kpr wrote:
will we get the ribbon interface to include in our applications as we get button control?
I am going for the fancy lace interface instead. ;P edit: though I might offer a leather interface for those who prefer a more rugged interface. ;P
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El Corazon wrote:
leather interface
With an Iron Cross for Exit?
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Isn't that the same ribbon interface that is supplied with the Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack? Specifically, the MFC CMFCRibbonBar class and related classes? MFC Ribbon class[^]
yeah seems to be the same but has anybody used it in non office 2007 application? and if it works without installing office then why so many third parties are offering it?
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Hey Friends Windows 7 is including Ribbon interface everywhere, be it wordpad, be it paint brush http://content.zdnet.com/2346-12354_22-244222-18.html[^] What do u say, will we get the ribbon interface to include in our applications as we get button control? regards
I hope not; it's bloody useless. Menues were good enough in the 1980s and they're boody well good enough now!
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yeah seems to be the same but has anybody used it in non office 2007 application? and if it works without installing office then why so many third parties are offering it?
You can build a new MFC doc/view app with ribbon support using the wizards. I don't think Office 2007 needs to be installed but maybe I missed something. From what I can tell with the application options when I create one in Visual Studio 2008, you get to choose the style and color scheme so it might ignore the users preferences for the system but I haven't messed with it beyond that. It's pretty cool so far.
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You can build a new MFC doc/view app with ribbon support using the wizards. I don't think Office 2007 needs to be installed but maybe I missed something. From what I can tell with the application options when I create one in Visual Studio 2008, you get to choose the style and color scheme so it might ignore the users preferences for the system but I haven't messed with it beyond that. It's pretty cool so far.
yeah it does seems really cool will digg thanks a lot
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You can build a new MFC doc/view app with ribbon support using the wizards. I don't think Office 2007 needs to be installed but maybe I missed something. From what I can tell with the application options when I create one in Visual Studio 2008, you get to choose the style and color scheme so it might ignore the users preferences for the system but I haven't messed with it beyond that. It's pretty cool so far.
h ey buddy you were correct i just created a sample application with ribbon created a setup ran the setup on a xp machine (without office) and it works :-) The only issue is that if i create setup, it costs me around 14 mb now for a sample application who is going to afford 14mb download? regards
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yeah seems to be the same but has anybody used it in non office 2007 application? and if it works without installing office then why so many third parties are offering it?
vikrant kpr wrote:
but has anybody used it in non office 2007 application?
Yep, I am, in a data-centric document/view application.
vikrant kpr wrote:
and if it works without installing office
Yep, it does not use Office's components at all.
vikrant kpr wrote:
then why so many third parties are offering it?
I believe because the ribbon has been there for more than a year, and only until the feature pack was released (march 2008 IIRC) it was made available to MFC devs.
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
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vikrant kpr wrote:
but has anybody used it in non office 2007 application?
Yep, I am, in a data-centric document/view application.
vikrant kpr wrote:
and if it works without installing office
Yep, it does not use Office's components at all.
vikrant kpr wrote:
then why so many third parties are offering it?
I believe because the ribbon has been there for more than a year, and only until the feature pack was released (march 2008 IIRC) it was made available to MFC devs.
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
hey buddy that's really brilliant to hear i also created a sample application & checked on xp & the application works brilliantly however one concern is deployment of the exe if using mfc dynamically built & using the setup & deployment project it creates setup of size 14MB I am sure i am missing something, but that's a concern regards
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hey buddy that's really brilliant to hear i also created a sample application & checked on xp & the application works brilliantly however one concern is deployment of the exe if using mfc dynamically built & using the setup & deployment project it creates setup of size 14MB I am sure i am missing something, but that's a concern regards
Mmm... Don't know why. My app's size is 2MB, and the installer was 5 MBs or so. It was created with InnoSetup, however...
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
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Mmm... Don't know why. My app's size is 2MB, and the installer was 5 MBs or so. It was created with InnoSetup, however...
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
yeah you would have used mfc as statistically linked or use windows libraries the file size is 14mb if using mfc dynamically linked thanks for the help ribbon is great & offers really great gui for doc/view applications seems third party vendors will have to offer more to be in business