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Current Version 1.1040  04/07/2013:

The following modifications have been made:

 

Version 1.1040 dated 04/07/2013:

 Modified:

  • Fixed errors by reinstall RibbonCreator 2010.
  • Fixed loading Menu Callbacks
  • Spelling errors corrected.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1039 dated 10/19/2011:  

   Added:

  • Attribut "InvalidateContentOnDrop" available for
    • DynamicMenu

    Modified:

  • Update module "basGDIPLus".
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1038a dated 08/22/2011:

   Added:

  • The Ribbon XML Code can be opened in a text file
  • Option for "Import/Export Format" added.


    Modified:

  • Hide Checkbox Defaultvalue on SplitButton - Button
  • Bugfix on Field RibbonName in Tab Access-Finish
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1037 dated 05/13/2011:

   Added:

  • Special Registry Keys added.
  • Callback "getImages" can be used in Word/Excel.


    Modified:

  • Error : Gallery Columns/Rows were swapped by mistake while saving or loading
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1036 dated 02/04/2011:

   Added:

  • Add program language Spain.
  • Add program language French.

   Modified:

  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1035 dated 03/11/2011:

  Added:

  • Add two new options:
    • Start RibbonCreator 2010 with last saved Ribbon project
    • Confirmation prompt when deleting objects
  • Add program language Italian.

  Modified:

  • Rename "Add Controls" in "Controls".
  • Minor bug fixes:
    • "&" Sign Error in Menu Controls.
    • Error by open a XML File with special signs.
    • Error by open a Access Ribbon.
    • Error by saving a Word document.
    • Images from idMso SplitButtons are showing.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1034a dated 01/28/2011:

  Added:

  • Callback "getLabel" added for the following objects:
    • Tab
    • Group
    • Button
    • ToggleButton
    • Label
    • Checkbox
    • Dropdown
    • EditBox
    • Gallery
      • Button
    • SplitButton
    • Combobox
    • DynamicMenu
    • Menu
      • Button
      • ToggleButton
      • Checkbox
      • Menu - Control
    • ButtonGroup - Button
    • ButtonGroup - ToggleButton
  • basRibbonCallbacks - (Word / Excel) extended with the callback "getLabel".
  • basRibbonCallbacks extended with the callback "getLabel".
  • Callback Editor (Access only) enhanced for "getLabel".

  Modified:

  • If only "Contextual Tabs" are created and exported to an XML file, the empty tag "Tabs" will be removed.
  • Export to an XML file reconverted to ANSI.
  • Special characters in the Ribbon XML will be masked.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1033 dated 10/02/2010:

  Added:

  • Tab Attribut "insertBeforeMso" and "insertAfterMso" available for
    • Access
    • Word
    • Excel
  • Ribbon Control "DynamicMenu"
  • Standard Callbacks - DynamicMenu.
  • basRibbonCallbacks enhanced for the DynamicMenu available for
    • Access
    • Word
    • Excel
  • A callback file containing all Select-Case-Statements may be created on the
    Tab "Finish" and is available for:
    • Access
    • Word
    • Excel
  • Callback Editor (Access only) enhanced for DynamicMenu.

  Modified:

  • Fixed: idMsoControls will be passed correctly to a Word or Excel ButtonGroup.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1032 dated 08/01/2010: 

  Added:

  • Menu Item - Add attribute "description".

  Modified:

  • Update: Menu Editor.
  • Update: Images.
  • Fixed: RibbonName in Tag (Menu).
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1031a dated 06/06/2010: 

   Added:

  • Single Ribbon Groups can be moved within a ribbon
  • Single Ribbon Controls can be moved within a ribbon:
    • Button
    • ToggleButton
    • Label
    • Checkbox
    • Separator
    • Dropdown
    • EditBox
    • Gallery
    • SplitButton
    • Combobox
    • Menü
    • ButtonGroup

   Modified:

  • At startup a check is made whether an instance of the RibbonCreator is already running.
  • Recognize whether the name of a custom image starts with a number.
  • Bugfix: Under certain circumstances Groups could have got the same ID.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

  

Version 1.1030 dated 03/13/2010:

   Added:

  • Attribute maxLength for following elements:
    • EditBox
    • Combobox
  • Attribute sizeString for following elements:
    • EditBox
    • Combobox
    • DropDown

   Modified:

  • Fixed emty "tab" Tags.
  • Fixed Bug in Combobox / Dropdown Wizzard.
  • "basGDIPlus" updated.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1029 dated 01/15/2010:

   Added:

  • Upto three customized tag values for following elements:
    • Tab
    • Group - DialogBoxLauncher
    • Button
    • ToggleButton
    • Label
    • Checkbox
    • Dropdown
    • EditBox
    • Gallery
    • SplitButton
    • Combobox
    • Menü
      • Button
      • ToggleButton
      • Checkbox
      • Menü - Control
    • ButtonGroup - Button
    • ButtonGroup - ToggleButton
  • Verification whether the Ribbon XML is in Office 2010 format.

 

   Modified:

  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1028a dated 12/18/2009:

   Added:

  • Edit Control ID for:
    • Tab
    • Group
    • Button
    • ToggleButton
    • Label
    • Checkbox
    • Dropdown
    • Separator
    • EditBox
    • Gallery
    • SplitButton
    • Combobox
    • ButtonGroups
      • Button
      • ToggleButton
    • Menü
      • Button
      • ToggleButton
      • Separator
      • Checkbox
      • Menü

 

   Modified:

  • Online help enhanced and updated.
  • ... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1027 dated 12/05/2009:

Modified:

  • Bugfix: Add Controls
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and a number of further modifications.

   

Version 1.1026 dated 10/14/2009:

Modified:

  • Checking for mapped drives while open/save Access databases.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and a number of further modifications.

  

Version 1.1025 dated 08/23/2009:

Modified:

  • Access: GDIPlus modul adapted.
  • Bugfix: Access Office menu (New/Open changed)
  • Bugfix: Group without Labeltext is detected.
... and a number of further modifications.

 

 Version 1.1024 dated 06/13/2009:

Added:

  • New: Imagebrowser: Searchbox for imageMso.

Modified:

  • Bugfix: Error on loading in Word / Excel files fixed.
  • Bugfix: Error if "Save images in the selected database" checked.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and a number of further modifications.

 

 Version 1.1023 (May 03, 2009):

Added:

  • New: ContextualTabs support for Access.
  • New: The program interface language can be switched (German/English).

Modified:

  • Updated: Code Editor edited.
  • Updated: Keytips will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Labels will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Supertips will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Screentips will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Menu-Separator (Text) will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Menu-Controls (Description) will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Editbox (Default value ) will be saved on exit of the input field.
  • Updated: Splitbutton: The checkbox "DefaultValue" will be shown only if the kind of SplitButton is "ToggleButton".
  • Bugfix: Error on saving in Word / Excel files fixed.
  • Bugfix: Load from XML file : Row "Images are store in current Database - NOT delete this remark" will be disregarded (on existance the ODBC window appeared).
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1022 (Mar 28, 2009)

Added:

  • New: Recent Documents: A screentip will be shown for each item.
  • New: The name and the complete path of the opened file will be shown in the title bar.
  • New: The RibbonCreator will be loaded faster now.

Modified:

  • Updated: Also small images in a SplitButton will be displayed when loading.
  • Updated: Word Callback Modul adapted.
  • Updated: Excel Callback Modul adapted.
  • Bugfix: Error in function "getPic" in code editor
  • Bugfix: Tabs und Groups may contain quotes now.
  • Bugfix: A single item in a column will be shown properly.
  • Bugfix: The RibbonCreator crashes when an Excel / Word file without a ribbon was opened.
  • Bugfix: The last button in a gallery can also be deleted.
  • Bugfix: SplitButtons will be displayed properly when loading (itemSize)
  • Bugfix: If A2007 is not installed, the checkbox "Save images in the selected database" does not appear.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.

... and a number of further modifications.

 

 Version 1.1021 (Jan 25, 2009)

Added:

  • New: The last used document type (Word/Excel) will be set as the default value (Save / Open).
  • New: Tab "Finish" for Excel workbooks added.
  • New: The modified Excel workbook can directly be saved.
  • New: The modified Excel workbook can directly be opened with Excel.
  • New: Tab "Finish" for Word documents added.
  • New: The modified Word document can directly be opened.
  • New: The modified Word document can directly be saved.
  • New: Office Menu Editor added.

Modified:

  • Modified: Save as: WinWord / Excel removed.
  • Modified: Tab "Finish" for Access databases adapted to the Office Menu Editor.
  • Updated: Display of ImageMsos on gallerys changed.
  • Updated: Error message if table "tblBinary" does not exist in the Access database.
  • Bugfix: Word/Excel templates could not be created correctly.
  • Bugfix: A remaining icon can be deleted from a gallery.
  • Bugfix: Synchronisation problems between group und control register fixed.
  • Bugfix: Update function
  • Bugfix: Display errors when RibbonCreator was minimized fixed.
  • Online help enhanced und updated.

... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1020c (Nov 20, 2008)

Added:

  • New:idMsos for Excel and Word for following controls:
    • Groups
    • Buttons
    • ToggleButtons
    • Gallery
    • Gallery - Button Control
    • SplitButton
    • SplitButton - Buttons
    • SplitButton - ToggleButtons
    • Menü - Button Control
    • Menü - ToggleButton Control
    • ButtonGroup - Buttons
    • ButtonGroup - ToggleButtons
  • New: Improved processing when saving Excel or Word files
    • Images / Text / Worksheets from the open file will be taken over to the file that will be stored.
    • The VBA Project will be taken over from the open file.
  • New: Opened Excel and Word files will be shown on "Recent Documents".
  • New: Excel and Word templates created with the RibbonCretor can be opened.
  • New: A ribbon can be stored as an Excel or Word template.
  • New: Images can be stored within an Access database as a BLOB.
  • New: A progress bar is shown while a ribbon xml is loaded.
  • New: Online update check (Application Button / Button "Options" / Resources)
  • New: ComboBox Control
  • New: Keytips adjustable to:
    • ComboBox
  • Callback-Calls may be customized for the following ribbon controls:
    (Application Button "AG" / Button "Options" / "Default Callback calls"
    • ComboBox
  • Callback-Calls may be set unique for the following ribbon controls:
    • ComboBox

Modified:

  • Bugfix: XML error corrected, when "Keep Callback calls in XML Ribbon" was not checked.
  • Small images updated (1.845 Bilder total).
  • Large images updated (878 Bilder total).
  • Error message on faulty images file name.
  • Callback modul adapted.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1019 (Sep. 21, 2008)

Added:

  • New: WinWord and Excel files created with the RibbonCreator can be opened with the "Office 2007 Custom UI Editor".
  • New: A faulty Ribbon XML can be opened with the XML editor.
  • New: Gallery Control added.
    • New: Gallery Editor added.
      • Gallery - Item Control
      • Gallery - Button Control
  • New: Keytips for:
    • Tabs
    • DialogBoxLauncher
    • ButtonGroup-Buttons
    • ButtonGroup-ToggleButtons
    • Button
    • Togglebutton
    • DropDown
    • Menu Control
    • CheckBox
    • EditBox
    • SplitButton
    • Gallery
  • New: A Ribbon may be saved as a XML file using menu item „Save As“.
  • Callback-Calls may be customized for the following ribbon controls:
    (Application Button "AG" / Button "Options" / "Default Callback calls"
    • Tabs
    • Groups
    • Gallery
  • Callback-Calls may be set unique for the following ribbon controls :
    • Tabs
    • Groups
    • Gallery

Modified:

  • Pictures with the same name but different file-extentions will be transfered to the WinWord / Excel file, too.
  • A message will be shown if a user-defined image should be transfered to a Winword or Excel file, but does not exist.
  • Callback modul adapted.
  • GDIPlus modul adapted.
  • Number of available tabs increased to fifty.
  • Number of "Recent Documents" increased to eight.
  • "Recent Documents" revised.
  • Small images updated (2.338 Bilder total).
  • Large images updated (770 Bilder total).
  • Bugfix: customized callback set to Groups / DialogBoxLauncher was not properly assigned on loading a Ribbon XML.
  • Bugfix: A large ribbon (more than 65.535 signs) was not written to the Access table.
  • Bugfix: If a group was loaded to an idMso within the RibbonCreator, an additional blank group without name was shown.
  • Bugfix: If a RibbonXML containing a Split-ToggleButton was loaded, the default value was not adopted.
  • Bugfix: If a RibbonXML was loaded it could happen that the same ControlIds were assigned several times.
  • Bugfix: It happens that in Access the created ribbon was not registered as application ribbon.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.

... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1018a (July 2, 2008)

Added:

  • New: Brief description of the Access Control idMsos
  • New: Contexual call of the online help on key press [F1]
  • New: Simplified licensing.
  • New: Message, if a large ribbon is loaded into the shareware version.
  • New: Once a database is selected a check will be made whether a reference to OLE Automation is already set, otherwise it will be set.
  • New: Menu Control added
    • New: Menu - Editor added
    • Menu - Button Control
    • Menu - Togglebutton Control
    • Menu - Separator (with text) Control
    • Menu - Menu Control
    • Menu - CheckBox Control
  • New: SplitButton Control added
    • Button / Togglebutton
    • Menu
  • Callback-Calls may be customized for the following ribbon controls:
    (Application Button "AG" / Button "Options" / "Default Callback calls"
    • Menu
    • SplitButton
  • Callback-Calls may be set unique for the following ribbon controls :
    • Menu
    • SplitButton

Modified:

  • Small images updated (2.334 Bilder total).
  • Large images updated (764 Bilder total).
  • Bugfix: After an idMso was set to a control there was no Select Case statement created for this control.
  • Bugfix: Error in modul "basRibbonCallbacks" fixed.
  • Online help enhanced und updated.

... and a number of further modifications.

  

Version 1.1017a (June 10, 2008)

Added:

  • Tab Finish: Option to choose a customized "basRibbonCallbacks"
  • Tab Finish: Option to insert Select-Case statements for all controls to the Ribbon XML
  • Tab Finish: Option to disable the minimize button on the ribbon.
  • Tab Finish: Option to disable the restore button on the ribbon.
  • Tab Finish: Option to disable the close button on the ribbon.
  • DropDown-Images are displayed in ribbons preview .
  • DropDown-Screentips are displayed in ribbons preview.
  • Editor for callbacks code added.
  • Open the Online help with key [F1].
  • Option to open a ribbon from an MS Excel 2007 file created with the Ribbon Creator.
  • Option to open a ribbon from a MS Winword 2007 file created with the Ribbon Creator.
  • In the declaration part of the basRibbonCallbacks you may choose whether a dynamic path to the images is to be used (applies to Access databases only)
  • Verification whether Access 2007 was started as last
  • Access-idMsos for ribbon groups.
  • Version tested unter Win XP x64 und Vista x64
  • Callback-Calls may be customized for the following ribbon controls:
    (Application Button "AG" / Button "Options" / "Default Callback calls"
    • customUI
    • DialogBoxLauncher
    • Separator
    • ButtonGroup
    • Button
    • Togglebutton
    • Label
    • DropDown
    • CheckBox
    • Editbox
  • Callback-Calls may be set unique for the following ribbon controls :
    • customUI
    • DialogBoxLauncher
    • Separator
    • ButtonGroup
      • Button
      • ToggleButton
    • Button
    • Togglebutton
    • Label
    • DropDown
    • CheckBox
    • Editbox

Modified:

  • Callback modul adapted.
  • Number of "Recent Documents" increased to seven .
  • Bugfix: Quotes in Ribbon XML are shown properly.
  • Bugfix: " ' " error on passing to Access resolved.
  • Bugfix: The DropDown-DefaultValue passed to Ribbon XML.
  • Bugfix: English help file is loaded to the english progam version.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.

... and a number of further modifications.

 

Version 1.1016 (March 2, 2008)

New Features:

  • Callback "getVisible" integrated in Ribbon XML.
  • Callback "getEnabled" integrated in Ribbon XML.
  • Tab Finish: Option to disable the Help Button on the ribbon.
  • Tab Finish: Open the selected Database.
  • Tab Finish: Option to replace an existing modul "basCallbacks" in a database.
  • ButtonGroups
  • ButtonGroup Editor for
    • Button
    • Togglebuttons
  • Control idMsos for Buttons (Only Access).
  • Control idMsos for ToogleButtons (Only Access).
  • Tag "RibbonName" for Ribbon Controls.
Modifications:
  • "basRibbonCallbacks" has been moved to "%Appdata%IDBE AveniusIDBE Ribbon Creator".
  • The small images were updated (2.326 images total now).
  • Number of "Recent Documents" increased to five.
  • BugFix: Error related to idMso controls fixed.
  • BugFix: The "&" sign will be properly displayed on a ribbon.
  • BugFix: related to basRibbonCallbacks - Word/ Excel fixed (ID DD).
  • Modul "basGDIPlus" in Word / Excel removed.
  • Modul "basRibbonCallbacks" adapted.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and many more.

 

Version 1.1015 dated (January 15, 2008)

New Features:

  • Saving a ribbon in Word document.
  • Saving a ribbon in Excel workbook.
  • Saving a ribbon in Word document (without to be the Application Ribbon).
  • Saving a ribbon in Excel workbook (without to be the Application Ribbon).
  • User-defined Images on Ribbon DropDown Controls available.
  • User-defined Images on Ribbon DropDown Item Controls available.
  • User-defined Images on Ribbon EditBox Controls available.
  • User-defined Images on Ribbon Button Controls available.
  • User-defined Images on Ribbon ToggleButton Controls available.
  • When you close the Creators Ribbon you will be prompted whether the current Ribbon is to be saved.
  • Tab Finish: Option to set the active ribbon as Application Ribbon to an existing Access database.
  • Tab Finish: Option to show a button "Close Database“ on Office Button Menu.

Modifications:

  • The confirmation to save the current ribbon activates the tab “Finish“ Modification: Opening an existing Ribbons activates the register “Tabs”.
  • Callback getPressed for ToggleButton/Checkbox added.
  • Callback modul adapted.
  • GDIPlus modul adapted.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.

... and many more.

 

Version 1.1013 (December 1, 2007)

New Features:

  • A selected tab can be moved
  • A new tab is set to be the current tab.
  • Dropdown Control added.

Modifications:

  • Bugfix: Under certain circumstances Groups / Controls could have got the same ID.
  • Bugfix: Image Browser: The image size of a large button can be changed.
  • Modification: Adapted the colors of the options interface.
  • Online help enhanced and updated.
... and many more.


Version 1.1011 (November 11, 2007)

New Features:

  • Visual Themes
  • Application Menu
    • New
    • Open
      • Ribbon XML File
      • Load Ribbon from Access Database
    • Recent Documents

Modifications:

  • A user-defined ribbon name can be used for a specific Access database.
  • Office Menu items can be removed from the ribbon definition.
  • Callback calls can be removed from the ribbon definition.
  • The corresponding Ribbon Control IDs are renamed.
  • The range of small images (imageMsos) has been increased.
  • Ability to modify a ribbon loaded from an Access Database .
  • Online help has been enhanced.
... and many more.


Version 1.0 dated (November 1, 2007)

First Release

 

 

 

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