StartFromScratch is bugging me

[Guest]

Hi,

I am working on a project involving the creation of custom Excel sheets from
VB.net. When anybody opens this file, I need only my ribbon to be displayed.
So, I went for setting startFromScratch to true.

What I have noticed is that when I use this, everytime Excel is started, I
need to either enable or disable the other tabs and controls. But it is
difficult to know all the tabs, tabsets, officeMenu and QAT controls to be
enabled/disabled. Is there any reset option to make my life easier? Or else,
is there any callback for the startFromScratch so that i can set it to true
when I require?

Thanks.

 

[Jim Rech]

It would certainly be handy for a developer to be able to turn off the
effect of Ribbonx in the active workbook. But that does not seem to be an
option.

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Jim
| Hi,
|
| I am working on a project involving the creation of custom Excel sheets
from
| VB.net. When anybody opens this file, I need only my ribbon to be
displayed.
| So, I went for setting startFromScratch to true.
|
| What I have noticed is that when I use this, everytime Excel is started, I
| need to either enable or disable the other tabs and controls. But it is
| difficult to know all the tabs, tabsets, officeMenu and QAT controls to be
| enabled/disabled. Is there any reset option to make my life easier? Or
else,
| is there any callback for the startFromScratch so that i can set it to
true
| when I require?
|
| Thanks.
|

 

[Guest]

It would be useful to have some sort of a reset. A scenario where it could be
useful is when we have a AddIn ribbon which should be visible only at times.
And when it is visible, all the other tabs should not be visible. At other
times, Excel should work as it is with all the other ribbons.

At present, if I have a AddIn in which I start from scratch, it is affecting
the Excel application itself and removing all the ribbons and items in
officeMenu. In such a case, I can't put it up in a normal user's computer
bcoz i am sure I will not be able to add everything back, to make it normal,
when my ribbon is not visible.