The ribbon in Office '12' is a wonderful new UI experience and a lot of people really seem to like it. During my O12 workshops, I often get the question 'Will we be able to build the ribbon in our own applications?'. Microsoft does not directly give you new ribbon controls in your VS.NET toolbox. But wait! Look at the DotNetBar on www.devcomponents.com. I have not tried it yet but looking at the screenshots and the explanation, this is what you need if you want to integrate the ribbon in your own applications.
posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 8:47 AM