[flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-15 Thread Fidel Viegas
Hello folks, I am trying to implement the Office 2007 menus, and I am trying to imagine what sort of Containers to use. So far, I have figured that I am going to use TabNavigator for the headings, but what sort of container would I use for the groups of buttons? Could it be Panels? I found this t

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-15 Thread Samuel Neff
I don't have info on how to help you with implementation, but just in case you were not aware, you need to license the UI from MS before implementing it yourself. Licenses are free, but as part of the license you have to abide by their 120+ pages of guidelines on how to properly implement the UI.

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-15 Thread Fidel Viegas
On Feb 16, 2008 12:06 AM, Samuel Neff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have info on how to help you with implementation, but just in case > you were not aware, you need to license the UI from MS before implementing > it yourself. Licenses are free, but as part of the license you have to > abi

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-18 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Friday 15 Feb 2008, Samuel Neff wrote: > you were not aware, you need to license the UI from MS before implementing > it yourself. They're kidding right ? A licence to use a tab navigator containing a TileList of Button ? Yeah, right... -- Tom Chiverton Helping to widespreadedly grow seamles

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-19 Thread Samuel Neff
Tom, I'm pretty sure the 120+ page instructions on how to implement the Ribbon go into a lot more detail than a button inside a TileList inside a TabNavigator. And no, not kidding, if you actually copy the UI then you have to license it from MS. Sam On Feb 18, 2008 5:45 AM, Tom Chiverton <[EMAI

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-19 Thread Tom Chiverton
On Tuesday 19 Feb 2008, Jeffry Houser wrote: > I was thinking of creating a Ribbon Component for Flex, but on the > surface it is unclear how this would be different than a TabNavigator. > I guess I'd have to read those 120+ pages. It looks like it has some logic where by if the width isn't enou

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-19 Thread Jeffry Houser
I was thinking of creating a Ribbon Component for Flex, but on the surface it is unclear how this would be different than a TabNavigator. I guess I'd have to read those 120+ pages. Samuel Neff wrote: > > > Tom, > > I'm pretty sure the 120+ page instructions on how to implement the > Ribbo

Re: [flexcoders] Implementing Office 2007 menus

2008-02-19 Thread Samuel Neff
I personally hate the ribbon and won't switch to office 2007 'cause of it. I'm happy with Office 2003 for now and our company is evaluating alternate options 'cause Office 2007 is horrible on many fronts (new file format, ribbon, and in general bloat). But the very important point is that the OP s