Author:halw

Date:2011-11-08T21:21:53.000000Z


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 Figure 3. EiffelRibbon tool with the Size Definition Editor pinned open.
 
 
+Use the Size Definition Editor to create custom size definitions for your ribbon designs. The '''Add button''' button will add a new button placeholder to a custom size definition. A selected button placeholder can be altered to show or hide its label and use its small or large size. 
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+[[Image: Size Definition Editor 02|Button placeholders]]
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+Figure 4. Two button placeholders in a custom size definition; one selected, small, and with label hidden, the other unselected, large with label visible.
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+Once a custom size definition has been designed, it can be named, saved, and used in a ribbon design.
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+[[Image: Size Definition Editor 03|Name field and Save button]]
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+Figure 5. The Size Definition Editor naming field and '''Save''' button.
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+==Scaling policy==
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+The notion of adaptive layout includes the ability to specify preferred sizes for elements of a group and a scaling policy that can influence how the group reacts to resizing. More detail on size definition and scaling policy is available in Microsoft's '''[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd316927(v=vs.85).aspx ribbon documentation]'''. 
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+The EiffelRibbon tool allows you to specify ideal sizes and scale policy for a groups elements through the '''Ideal sizes''' radio buttons and the '''Scale''' checkboxes, as shown in Figure 6 below.
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+[[Image: EiffelRibbon design tool 02|Scaling policy elements: "Ideal sizes" and "Scale"]]
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+Figure 6. A group definition showing its size definition and the scaling policy elements "Ideal sizes" and "Scale".
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