Monitoring workflow change in a .Net Addin

Hi Francois,

Francois Dauberlieu said:

I've got a .NET add-in that dynamically add a tab to the Ribbon in Microstation.

Personally I am not sure, because I do not see any reason, why to add a tab to ribbon programatically. But maybe I have not met such situation yet ;-)

I do not know specific requirements, but when the tab is static, why to do not defined it in XML (compiled into RSC optionally). I think (even though I did not test it) it's possible to define it in such way it's displayed in more workflows.

Francois Dauberlieu said:

I couldn't find anything about any event I can handle to know when the workflow changes so that I can set my tab back in the new ribbon....

What about SYNCITEM_SessionEvent_RibbonWorkflowChanged?

Francois Dauberlieu said:

I know it's been asked a lot already but Bentley, when will there be some proper examples?

In my opinion the standard way, how to defined ribbon, using XML (including optional extension using providers) is well documented in MicroStation API documentation.

With regards,

  Jan

Jan,

Actually, my tab content is dynamic. I connect to a database which tells me what commands are available for the current drawing

I'll lookinto the SYNCITEM_SessionEvent_RibbonWorkflowChanged

Thanks

Francois Dauberlieu said:

Actually, my tab content is dynamic

"How much" is it dynamic? Ribbon in general is not well designed to be used to display any information.

Francois Dauberlieu said:

I connect to a database which tells me what commands are available for the current drawing

By "command" you mean standard DB commans like query, post/commit etc? It sounds more like a request to display some from several different combinations (buttons or labels).

Regards,

  Jan

dynamic in the sense that some icons should be visible/hidden depending on what my database says

By command, I mean commands implemented by my addin

Francois Dauberlieu said:

dynamic in the sense that some icons should be visible/hidden depending on what my database says

I think it is exactly the workflow supported by MicroStation ribbon by default, with no need to create any control (button, tab, workflow...) using code:

• There is ribbon definition (in xml, compiled to rsc optionally)
• Every button (icon) has ShowExpression condition defined.
• Every button (icon) also have SyncItemEvent defined.
• From code (not sure whether C++ is required or it can be done from NET as well) to throw selected (system or own) sync event.

With regards,

  Jan

Francois Dauberlieu said:

dynamic in the sense that some icons should be visible/hidden depending on what my database says

I think it is exactly the workflow supported by MicroStation ribbon by default, with no need to create any control (button, tab, workflow...) using code:

• There is ribbon definition (in xml, compiled to rsc optionally)
• Every button (icon) has ShowExpression condition defined.
• Every button (icon) also have SyncItemEvent defined.
• From code (not sure whether C++ is required or it can be done from NET as well) to throw selected (system or own) sync event.

With regards,

  Jan