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I'm a big fan of "Pure Win32 API Code". I use Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 and I'm surprised with it's Ribbon UI. Can we do that in Pure Win32 API? I don't mind complex coding... I use Code::Blocks with MinGW, installed with TDM-GCC 4.6.1_1. Please help...
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The Windows Ribbon framework is a rich command presentation system that provides a modern alternative to the layered menus, toolbars, and task panes of traditional Windows applications. A New Command Paradigm. The Ribbon framework is a collection of Microsoft Win32 APIs that support a host of new UI capabilities for Windows developers.
The sample includes code that can be used to dynamically populate items into the Galleries, and handle special Gallery previewing events that support results-oriented UI. This code sample shows markup and code required to migrate an existing Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) application to use the Windows Ribbon.
But finally, in Windows 7 Microsoft released the native Ribbon control. The article here explains my first try to use the ribbon in two of my projects, my light TurboIRC and my less light Turbo Play 's Score Editor, and will help you use the ribbon in your application in no time at all.
The Ribbon framework DLL (uiribbon.dll) runs in-process and has the same privileges as the host application. The Ribbon accepts only what the host application provides as input or user input from tightly constrained controls such as the spinner and editable combo box.
Ribbon is available as a native control in Windows 7 and Windows Vista with Platform Upgrade installed. The API is COM-based (like many other recent API additions).
See Windows Ribbon Framework in MSDN for complete documentation.
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