Ribbon and skin

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   Hello,
Am I right to assume that a ribbon cannot coexist with the skinning offered by XTPSkinManager() (in static mode anyway) ?
If I try to add the two required files (style & skinframework) to my RC2, it wont find the Office2007 images. If I only include "Styles\Office2007Aqua\Office2007Aqua.rc", all windows created after are shown with missing parts.

I noted that none of the samples show a ribbon based app that pops skinned windows. i.e. the ribbon sample that calls the OPEN FILE dialog pops it in its regular XP layout.

Is there a way to succesfully combine the two includes to be able to statically use a skin AND a ribbon ?  

Thanks

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joffreyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 October 2007 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote joffreyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ribbon and skin Posted: 11 October 2007 at 1:05pm
	Hello, Am I right to assume that a ribbon cannot coexist with the skinning offered by XTPSkinManager() (in static mode anyway) ? If I try to add the two required files (style & skinframework) to my RC2, it wont find the Office2007 images. If I only include "Styles\Office2007Aqua\Office2007Aqua.rc", all windows created after are shown with missing parts. I noted that none of the samples show a ribbon based app that pops skinned windows. i.e. the ribbon sample that calls the OPEN FILE dialog pops it in its regular XP layout. Is there a way to succesfully combine the two includes to be able to statically use a skin AND a ribbon ? Thanks
	Joff. Xtreme Toolkit Pro v13.4.0 Win7-64, i7-920 VS8, VS9, VS10

ABuenger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 February 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1075	Post Options Post Reply Quote ABuenger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 October 2007 at 1:51pm
	I use the Ribbon and the SkinFramework in my app, and everything is linked statically in the release. You also need to add #include "XTToolkitPro.rc" to your .rc2 file if you link the toolkit statically.
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joffreyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 October 2007 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote joffreyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 October 2007 at 1:59pm
	I did as show bellow; #include <XTToolkitPro.rc> //#include "SkinFramework\Styles\vista\vista.rc" #include "Styles\Office2007Aqua\Office2007Aqua.rc" Also have this in my StdAfx.h #define _XTP_STATICLINK #include <XTToolkitPro.h> // Codejock Software Components As soon as I use a SkinFramework, the ribbon fails because the theme manager cannot find the resources. This test: CString csTmp = XTPOffice2007Images()->GetImageString("images", "ToolbarButtons50"); returns a valid string only if I skip SkinFramework This is how I tried to skin: XTPSkinManager()->GetResourceFile()->SetModuleHandle(AfxGetInstanceHandle()); XTPSkinManager()->SetApplyOptions(xtpSkinApplyMetrics \| xtpSkinApplyFrame \| xtpSkinApplyColors); XTPSkinManager()->LoadSkin(NULL, _T("NORMALBLUE_INI"));
	Joff. Xtreme Toolkit Pro v13.4.0 Win7-64, i7-920 VS8, VS9, VS10

joffreyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 October 2007 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote joffreyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 October 2007 at 2:34pm
	Problem fixed. I have noted that (for me anyway) I can only use the BLUE theme for the ribbon combined with the Vista skin. If I include the Aqua theme for example coupled with Vista skin, it fails. I have to add this in my code for all styles to work with skins: XTPOffice2007Images()->SetHandle(AfxGetApp()->m_hInstance, CString("OFFICE2007AQUA_INI")); //or other appropriate INI
	Joff. Xtreme Toolkit Pro v13.4.0 Win7-64, i7-920 VS8, VS9, VS10