Windows 7 Ribbon Markup Overview

Windows 7 adopts the successful Office 2007 Ribbon user interface concept. The Windows 7 Ribbon command infrastructure enables developers to quickly and easily create rich ribbon experiences in their applications.

Watch Yochay Kiriaty, Windows 7 Technical Evangelist, and Windows Ribbon product team members Shawn Van Ness, and Sebastian Poulose as we present the new Windows 7 Ribbon XML Markup syntax. The Windows 7 Ribbon layout is defined by XML that is very similar to WPF XAML; it is a major piece of the Windows Ribbon architect. In this video we will view how the Windows Ribbon works, and explore the different XML and layout options that are built into the Windows Ribbon.

This Windows 7 Ribbon Markup Overview [link] is one of a series of Channel 9 videos about the Windows 7 Ribbon.:

    1.       This Windows 7 Ribbon Overview

    2.       Windows 7 Ribbon Markup Overview

    3.       Deep dive in to Windows 7 Ribbon

For more technical content on Windows 7 and few cool code samples, go to the Windows 7 Blog for Developers.

You can always watch the Windows 7 Scenic Ribbon: The next generation user experience for presenting Commands in Windows PDC session if you missed the live session.

For more technical content on Windows 7 and few cool code samples, go to the Windows 7 Blog for Developers.