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Topic: Dynamic popup menu in ribbon splut-button?

Posted By: znakeeye
Subject: Dynamic popup menu in ribbon splut-button?
Date Posted: 07 April 2009 at 9:58am

Where should I re-populate a dynamic popup menu that is used in a split-button of a ribbon button?

I tried adding it in my update-handler, but that resulted in extreme flickering :P.

Your ribbon samples do not demonstrate this. The undo-menu (as close as it gets) is a gallery... :(

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Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 08 April 2009 at 12:53am

Hi,

Most right way is to create special control that popuplates menu. See how it work in Samples\CommandBars\DynamicPopups\ControlUndo.cpp

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Posted By: znakeeye
Date Posted: 08 April 2009 at 2:57am

Ah, thanks!

OnCreateControl if I recall correctly... :)

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Posted By: znakeeye
Date Posted: 08 April 2009 at 2:47pm

Just want to point out that DynamicPopups principle does not work for ribbon-controls!

However, simply adding the control to the group solves it. But if OnCreateControl is supposed to be fired, you do indeed have a bug!

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Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 09 April 2009 at 3:40am

Hi,

OnCalcDynamicSize will be called when size of Ribbon will be changed or something like that. Better use it only in Popup windows - not in toolbars or Ribbons.

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Posted By: znakeeye
Date Posted: 09 April 2009 at 6:06am

Ok, I just noticed there is a problem with OnCalcDynamicSize when the the menu buttons do not close the menu (SetCloseOnSubMenuClick(FALSE)). The item is not redrawn after clicking it the first time. Perhaps just a ribbon-problem, but I sense this is a problem for the DynamicPopup sample too.

Anyway, can you please tell me how to create a dynamic popup-menu for a ribbon control. Do I have to use a gallery? Thanks!

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Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 09 April 2009 at 7:49am

Hi,

Same way will work for dynamic popup-menu for a ribbon control. You only can't use it to popluate control directly in Ribbon.

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Posted By: znakeeye
Date Posted: 09 April 2009 at 4:39pm

Ok, so the question remains. When should I populate/re-populate it? The wanted items will change during the lifetime of the ribbon...

Perhaps the gallery-handler? OnMyGallery() ...

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Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 10 April 2009 at 1:27am

Hi,

I don't understand your task. You alredy wrote 3 times that these items inside popup-menu and not inside Ribbon.

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Oleg, Support Team
CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Posted By: znakeeye
Date Posted: 10 April 2009 at 4:30am

I solved it, so let me explain.

I have a popup-button in my ribbon. The popup menu to show is dynamic and changes every now and then. Where should I populate it?

The answer is: ON_XTP_INITMENUPOPUP (don't remember the exact name). Inside this handler I remove all menu-items and recreate them. Works!

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Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 10 April 2009 at 6:36am

ok :)

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