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2025‑09‑09
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"I'm trying to learn how to use Bars library using the Getting Started Series (this has been very helpful). Following..."
2025‑08‑29
317 views
"I'm building a GUI around the WPF Dockable Toolbars example using your view model library and attempting to replicate..."
2025‑06‑19
369 views
"Can I achieve that in a way less invasive than manually replacing the Path.Data for the path within that button? I wa..."
2025‑06‑19
213 views
"Earlier here I've been advised to explicitly turn off `ImageProvider.CanAdapt` for problematic icons -- and back then..."
2025‑05‑08
396 views
"Hi I’ve got a BarSplitButton on a bars ribbon, I’ve set the label to some text but haven’t set th..."
2025‑02‑06
391 views
"Hi Trying to set the background color around the tab area of Bars Ribbon. I've tried a bunch of properties in App.R..."
2024‑12‑10
420 views
"Title says it all. I'd like to have dark screentips when the theme is dark. Can I achieve that easily? PS. How do I..."
2024‑12‑10
390 views
Dark theme icons by Alex
1 reply (10 months ago)
"How can I provide several custom dark theme icons, while keeping all the rest (vast majority) automatically generated..."
2024‑11‑16
478 views
"I have two problems with tooltips for Bars elements 1. I would love to have rich content in those tooltips, includi..."
2024‑10‑21
445 views
"I have a feature in most of my apps that allows a person to switch between a (Bars) Ribbon and Menu navigation which ..."
2024‑10‑14
427 views
"Dear team, In ribbon we have a lot of BarButton with only one Label and InutGesture and in most cases we would like..."
2024‑10‑11
363 views
"Hello, We’ve been using Actipro WinForms for a long time, and as part of revamping our product to WPF, we&rsq..."
2024‑05‑16
742 views
"Hi! The main reason for me to migrate to bars controls would be if there would be easier support inside bars for cu..."
2024‑05‑03
652 views
"I suggest making the method BarGalleryItemTemplateSelector.PrefersMenuItemAppearance public or protected so it can be..."
2024‑05‑07
578 views
"Currently when i set an AutomationID on my RibbonTabItem, the same ID is used for both the RibbonTab content and the ..."
2024‑04‑23
603 views
"Hi, I have encountered an issue with BarComboBox control where the ItemTemplate only seem to affect the ItemsSource..."
2024‑04‑08
631 views
"First, a quick sainty check to see if I have missed something and there is indeed an analog for CheckableCommands fro..."
2024‑03‑30
641 views
"<bars:RibbonApplicationButton><bars:BarMenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.New" /><bars:BarSplitMenu..."
2023‑06‑16
1,100 views
"I have a BarComboBox that contains a list of DateTime values. I want to format the dates as "Jun 14, 2023". This work..."
2023‑06‑13
735 views
"I'm posting this in the Bars forum because that's the GettingStarted I'm following, but this is applicable to anythin..."