Ribbon Gallery control - How to add items to it?

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Ribbon Gallery control - How to add items to it?
 
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Steve Faleiro




Posts: 15
 Joined: 2024-09-12
I want to add items to a ribbon gallery control after the add-in has loaded. I will be loading these items from a database table.

This is the code I have: 
var
  grp: TadxRibbonGroup;
  gly: TadxRibbonGallery;
  ctl: TadxRibbonCustomControl;
begin
  grp := adxRibbonTab1.Controls[0] as TadxRibbonGroup;
  gly := TadxRibbonGallery(grp.Controls[0]);
  ctl := gly.Items.Add(rctButton);

  if (ctl <> nil) then
    TadxRibbonButton(ctl).Caption := 'template 1';


I'm calling this code once in adxCOMAddInModuleRibbonLoaded event, and want to be able to call it whenever the user chooses. After this code runs, I cannot see any item has been added to the gallery control. So, how to add items?

What is interesting is that on this line: 

 if (ctl <> nil) then


ctl is nil.

I can't find any forum post or documentation regarding this and I'm surprised that nobody had this same requirement before. Is it that we cannot add items to the gallery control at runtime? If No, then what other control can be used, and how? Basically I need a menu list of items, preferably with images that can be of a custom size just like the ribbon gallery control's items, and I need to be able to update it at runtime.
Posted 24 Sep, 2024 16:54:04 Top
Dmitry Kostochko


Add-in Express team


Posts: 2887
 Joined: 2004-04-05
Hello Steve,

I would suggest that you try the TadxRibbonMenu control instead of TadxRibbonGallery. Please have a look at the following thread, this issue was discussed there:
https://www.add-in-express.com/forum/read.php?FID=1&TID=12689

If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to ask.
Posted 25 Sep, 2024 09:47:49 Top