Is there any way to create new style toolbar like in MSO 2007-8 ?

[igor71]

Hello, can we somehow create new fancy toolbars which is found in new МS Word for example?

[marcel]

Of course, if you create them from scratch...
The main window should have no menu bar and no toolbar... Then you should dock your widget in the top area.

[igor71]

I guess stylesheets is the way to go...
Is anyone have it done in Qt?
Can i see a screenshots of Qt based solution please?
Anyone?
I'm asking because i'm not sure that it's possiblie on 100%.

[aamer4yu]

Wont QToolBar::addWidget help you ??

[igor71]

"the main window should have no menu bar and no toolbar"
so, toolbar.addWidget - no way. Because this application dont't have toolbar.
When looking on original MS toolbar they looks like Tab widgets with embedded controls.
Please see this link http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/msoffice/?p=139
"Ribbon" item.

[jpn]

As I've heard Trolltech already implemented Ribbon but they just couldn't release it due to some license/patent/whatsoever issues.

[wysota]

As I've heard Trolltech already implemented Ribbon but they just couldn't release it due to some license/patent/whatsoever issues.

Yes, that's correct. And if you do it yourself, you're subject to the same problem. As far as I remember the patent says an unlicenced implementation can't be used for office-like applications (where "office-like" probably means "any" :P).

[igor71]

That's a pity!

[elcuco]

Yes, that's correct. And if you do it yourself, you're subject to the same problem. As far as I remember the patent says an unlicenced implementation can't be used for office-like applications (where "office-like" probably means "any" :P).

Which patent number is it?

[wysota]

I don't know. It might be pending a patent. I based what I wrote on some trolltech labs entry, I think - so you should be able to dig it up there.

[elcuco]

I did not find anything on the subject on the labs:

http://labs.trolltech.com/page/Speci...searchx=Search

[wysota]

Hmm... maybe I didn't read it. Maybe I heard it from one of the Trolls during last DevDays event. That might have been Matthias Ettrich, but I'm not sure. I'm currently using a gprs connection, so I can't access DevDays materials, but when I'm back home, I'll have a look at the list of talks and maybe I'll find the interesting one.