Release Notes

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.

• New: CommandBars Converter for the IDBE Ribbon Creator

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