DrawClient Sample: MFC Ribbon-Based OLE Object Drawing Application

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The DrawClient sample demonstrates how to integrate support for a ribbon into an object-oriented drawing application with visual editing container support. The DrawClient sample is an update to the DrawCli MFC sample, using the same underlying document/view architecture, but with a ribbon UI instead of a toolbar. The DrawClient sample also demonstrates "command previewing", where the effect of a command can be seen before it is actually selected, as in Office 2007.

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Building and Running the Sample

To build and run the DrawClient sample

  1. Open the solution file DrawClient.sln.

  2. Select the appropriate solution platform and configuration.

  3. On the Build menu, click Build.

  4. On the Debug menu, click Start Debugging or Start Without Debugging.

Keywords

The DrawClient sample demonstrates the following keywords:

CDockablePane; CDockingManager; CMDIChildWndEx; CMDIFrameWndEx; CMDITabInfo; CMFCPopupMenu; CMFCPopupMenuBar; CMFCPropertyGridCtrl; CMFCPropertySheet; CMFCRibbonApplicationButton; CMFCRibbonBar; CMFCRibbonBaseElement; CMFCRibbonButton; CMFCRibbonButtonsGroup; CMFCRibbonCategory; CMFCRibbonCheckBox; CMFCRibbonColorButton; CMFCRibbonCustomizePropertyPage; CMFCRibbonGallery; CMFCRibbonGalleryIcon; CMFCRibbonLabel; CMFCRibbonMainPanel; CMFCRibbonMainPanelButton; CMFCRibbonPanel; CMFCRibbonQuickAccessToolBarDefaultState; CMFCRibbonStatusBar; CMFCRibbonStatusBarPane; CMFCTabCtrl; CMFCToolBar; CMFCToolBarImages; CMFCToolBarMenuButton; CMFCToolTipCtrl; CMFCToolTipInfo; CMFCVisualManager; CMFCVisualManagerOffice; CSplitterWndEx; CTabbedPane; CWinAppEx;

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