End-User Capabilities
Ribbon's Quick Access Toolbar
Ribbons that are built with the XtraBars Suite fully support the Quick Access Toolbar feature. This means that end-users can move the most frequently used commands into a single toolbar that is always visible regardless of the currently selected Ribbon page. To do so, they simply need to right-click the desired command and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar. Using a similar action, they can remove items from that toolbar. Lastly, end-users can specify whether the Quick Access Toolbar is displayed above or below the Ribbon.
Ribbon Minimization
To use form space more effeciently, end-users can temporarily minimize a Ribbon to leave only its page headers visible. For this purpose, they can double-click a page header or select the appropriate context menu item. The same actions can be used to restore the Ribbon state.
Toolbar Context Menu
If your BarManager's AllowShowToolbarPopup property value is True, an end user can right-click any toolbar to invoke the Toolbar Context Menu. This menu lists all the toolbars and lets you toggle their visible state. By default, it also shows a Customize... menu item which allows you to invoke the bar customization dialog.
The Customization Window
End users can invoke the bar customization dialog provided that the BarManager's AllowCustomization property is set to True. This dialog offers the same capabilities found in Microsoft Office. It allows your end-users to:
- Create new toolbars and fill them with existing items;
- Delete or rename existing toolbars;
- Browse items by categories and move them to toolbars using drag and drop;
- Customize bar and sub menu options.
When the Customization window is visible, you can also customize the layout of items using drag and drop operations. Right-clicking on an item invokes its context menu allowing end users to customize a particular item's settings.
Quick Toolbar Customization
By default, bars display dropdown buttons after the last visible item. These buttons are used to invoke the Add or Remove Buttons menu that allows end users to toggle an item's visible state. You can disable this menu for all the toolbars at once by using the BarManager's AllowQuickCustomization property. Additionally, toolbars provide their own AllowQuickCustomization option so you can control the availability of the menu to each individual toolbar.
Hot Customization
Just like in Microsoft Office, your end-users can customize the contents of toolbars without having to invoke the Customization window. They only need to press the ALT key then drag and drop items to reorder or remove them.
Context Menus for Items
When the Customization window is visible, end users can right-click items to invoke their context menus. Again, these menus provide the familiar Microsoft Office interface. They contain items that allow end users to:
- Delete or hide the item;
- Reset the item's settings;
- Change the item's representation in menus and toolbars;
- Start a new group.
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