Ribbon Minimization
Actipro Ribbon supports minimization, which means that the ribbon may be hidden so that only its tabs appear. In this state, more screen real estate is available to the client area of the window. By clicking a tab, the ribbon appears in a popup over the window client area and all of its controls are accessible.
The ribbon in a minimized state... note that only the tabs are visible
After clicking a tab, a ribbon popup appears over the window client area
Ways to Minimize the Ribbon
There are four ways the end user can toggle minimization of the ribbon:
- Double-clicking the selected tab
- Choosing
Minimize the Ribbonfrom a context menu - Pressing Ctrl+F1
- Adding a ToggleMinimizationButton control to the ribbon's TabPanelItems collection and clicking it
Note
See the Button topic for more information on the ToggleMinimizationButton control.
Related Members
The Ribbon class defines several members that relate to ribbon minimization.
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| IsMinimizable Property | Gets or sets whether the ribbon is capable of being minimized by the end user. If this property is true, UI will be added to context menus allowing for the toggling of the IsMinimized property. Additionally, double-clicking a Tab will toggle the IsMinimized property. |
| IsMinimized Property | Gets or sets whether the ribbon is currently minimized. When minimized, the ribbon's groups are not visible until the end user clicks on a tab, at which point they display in a popup. This saves screen real estate. |
| IsMinimizedChanged Event | Occurs when the IsMinimized property value has changed. |
| IsMinimizedPopupOpen Property | Gets whether the ribbon is currently minimized and its minimized popup is open. |
| IsToggleMinimizationButtonVisible Property | Gets or sets whether the toggle minimization button should be visible in the ribbon when IsMinimizable is true. |