RibbonX - programatically enable/disable buttons

[David Thielen]

Hi;

Is there a way to programatically enable/disable buttons in the ribbon? I
need to do this based on the caret position so I need to be able to do this
calling from my code, not just when the Ribbon calls me.

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[Wei Lu [MSFT]]

Hello Dave,

When you devlop the custom Ribbon control, you could use the getVisiable
callback in the XML to programmatically determine whether to show or hide a
tab.

You could follow the example in the article:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338202.aspx#OfficeCustomizingRibb
onUIforDevelopers_Access

Sincerely,

Wei Lu

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[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

When you use getVisible, you should keep in mind that even if a control
is invisible, the user can still access it via the QAT Customization
dialog and execute it via the QAT. You should always use the getEnable
callback as well and disable all the controls with it as well. If you
hide a tab, group or menu, keep in mind that you need to disable every
single control individually contained within them.

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[David Thielen]

Correct - I don't want to make the buttons invisible - I need to disable
them. Is there a way to do that after the Ribbon has been displayed?

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When you use getVisible, you should keep in mind that even if a control
is invisible, the user can still access it via the QAT Customization
dialog and execute it via the QAT. You should always use the getEnable
callback as well and disable all the controls with it as well. If you
hide a tab, group or menu, keep in mind that you need to disable every
single control individually contained within them.

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Hello Dave,

When you devlop the custom Ribbon control, you could use the getVisiable
callback in the XML to programmatically determine whether to show or hide a
tab.

You could follow the example in the article:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338202.aspx#OfficeCustomizingRibb
onUIforDevelopers_Access

Sincerely,

Wei Lu

Microsoft Online Community Support

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[David Thielen]

Please correct me if I am wrong but that will be called when the Ribbon is
first shown. But I enable/disable controls based on the position of the caret.

Think of the Cut and Copy buttons - they will enable if text is selected and
disable if no text is selected. I need to be able to do the same thing.

So how can I enable/disable the buttons after my ribbon is displayed? It
must be possible because it happens for the Cut and Copy buttons.

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[Patrick Schmid [MVP]]

You use the getEnabled callback and return whatever state the button has
to be in.
The trick is to tell Office to execute the callback again. To do so, you
need to implement the onLoad callback for customUI. That will give you
an IRibbonUI object. Store that.
When you need to tell Office to execute a callback again, call the
IRibbonUI.InvalidateControl(controlId) method. You can also use
IRibbonUI.Invalidate() to invalidate all controls at once, but I would
highly suggest to use the InvalidateControl method at all times.

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[David Thielen]

Oh yuck - what a mess. Ok, I'll get to work on this. Thank you.

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You use the getEnabled callback and return whatever state the button has
to be in.
The trick is to tell Office to execute the callback again. To do so, you
need to implement the onLoad callback for customUI. That will give you
an IRibbonUI object. Store that.
When you need to tell Office to execute a callback again, call the
IRibbonUI.InvalidateControl(controlId) method. You can also use
IRibbonUI.Invalidate() to invalidate all controls at once, but I would
highly suggest to use the InvalidateControl method at all times.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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Please correct me if I am wrong but that will be called when the Ribbon is
first shown. But I enable/disable controls based on the position of the caret.

Think of the Cut and Copy buttons - they will enable if text is selected and
disable if no text is selected. I need to be able to do the same thing.

So how can I enable/disable the buttons after my ribbon is displayed? It
must be possible because it happens for the Cut and Copy buttons.

--
thanks - dave
david_at_windward_dot_net
http://www.windwardreports.com

Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

 

[David Thielen]

Implemented and works great. Thank you.

--
thanks - dave
david_at_windward_dot_net
http://www.windwardreports.com

Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

You use the getEnabled callback and return whatever state the button has
to be in.
The trick is to tell Office to execute the callback again. To do so, you
need to implement the onLoad callback for customUI. That will give you
an IRibbonUI object. Store that.
When you need to tell Office to execute a callback again, call the
IRibbonUI.InvalidateControl(controlId) method. You can also use
IRibbonUI.Invalidate() to invalidate all controls at once, but I would
highly suggest to use the InvalidateControl method at all times.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
RibbonCustomizer Add-In: http://pschmid.net/office2007/ribboncustomizer
OneNote 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/onenote
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Please correct me if I am wrong but that will be called when the Ribbon is
first shown. But I enable/disable controls based on the position of the caret.

Think of the Cut and Copy buttons - they will enable if text is selected and
disable if no text is selected. I need to be able to do the same thing.

So how can I enable/disable the buttons after my ribbon is displayed? It
must be possible because it happens for the Cut and Copy buttons.

--
thanks - dave
david_at_windward_dot_net
http://www.windwardreports.com

Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm