VCL Ribbon revisited

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VCL Ribbon revisited
How this made it through initial QA is a mystery.  Abstract errors (requiring an IDE restart), disappearing controls (requiring you to close and reopen the form), access violations (requiring an IDE restart), mouse caret getting trapped in region within IDE (requiring an IDE restart) - and trial and error the only way to figure it all out.
I am not a happy camper.

Comments

  1. David MillingtonJanuary 6, 2015 at 7:49 AM

    I have heard stories about that control, but not nearly that bad - just problems like it not drawing correctly on the title bar. What you describe sounds ghastly.

    Can you try one of the third party controls? I think TMS has a ribbon control and I'm sure there are others too.

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  2. Stefan GlienkeJanuary 6, 2015 at 7:51 AM

    Used it once. Deselected in the setup from then on.

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  3. Martin WienoldJanuary 6, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    We use DevExpress VCL Ribbon Controls
    https://www.devexpress.com/Products/VCL/ExBars/

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  4. Jean-Marc KienerJanuary 6, 2015 at 8:17 AM

    Devexpress works good for me..

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  5. Bill MeyerJanuary 6, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    I've used the TMS ribbon, which worked well.

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  6. Markus JoosJanuary 6, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    We use the TMS ribbon and are mostly happy with it.

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  7. Russell WeetchJanuary 6, 2015 at 3:13 PM

    I use the DevExpress one - never install the Delphi one

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  8. Mason WheelerJanuary 7, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    Why use the ribbon at all?  Silly Microsoft proclamations about "focus groups" notwithstanding, it's an ugly waste of screen real estate, and a big step backwards in usability over traditional menus and toolbars.  Progress is well and good, but sometimes "the old ways" really are best, and this is one of those times.

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