AvaloniaRibbon

Ribbon Control for Avalonia

The purpose of this Avalonia component is to replicate Microsoft's Ribbon UI, as seen in Windows 8+'s File Explorer, Microsoft Office 2007+, and in various other places, for Avalonia. In its present state, it is fairly usable, but some features are still missing, so it should not considered complete.

It is presently used in Jaya File Manager, but other projects are welcome to use it as well.

AvaloniaRibbon in its current form is developed and maintained by Splitwirez at the AvaloniaRibbon repo. It is is based on an earlier repo by Alban Mazerolles, which can be found here.

Include ribbon styles to App.xaml as shown below.

    <StyleInclude Source="avares://Avalonia.Controls.Ribbon/Styles/RibbonStyles.xaml" />

Use the below mentioned sample as an example to use the ribbon control.

        <ribbon:Ribbon Name="RibbonControl" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal" HelpButtonCommand="{Binding HelpCommand}">
            <ribbon:Ribbon.Menu>
                <ribbon:RibbonMenu ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="F">
                    <ribbon:RibbonMenu.MenuItems>
                        <MenuItem Header="Item 1">
                            <MenuItem Header="SubItem 1"/>
                            <MenuItem Header="SubItem 2"/>
                        </MenuItem>
                        <MenuItem Header="Item 2">
                            <MenuItem Header="SubItem 1"/>
                            <MenuItem Header="SubItem 2"/>
                            <MenuItem Header="SubItem 3"/>
                        </MenuItem>
                    </ribbon:RibbonMenu.MenuItems>
                    <ribbon:RibbonMenu.MenuPlacesItems>
                        <ListBoxItem Content="Place 1"/>
                        <ListBoxItem Content="Place 2"/>
                        <ListBoxItem Content="Place 3"/>
                    </ribbon:RibbonMenu.MenuPlacesItems>
                </ribbon:RibbonMenu>
            </ribbon:Ribbon.Menu>
            <ribbon:RibbonTab Header="Home" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="H">
                <ribbon:RibbonTab.Groups>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="Test Group 1" Command="{Binding OnClickCommand}" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="D1">
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton Content="Button 1" MinSize="Medium" ToolTip.Tip="Button 1" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="A">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton Content="Button 2" MinSize="Medium" ToolTip.Tip="Button 2" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="B">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Grid Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle Width="24" Height="24" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2,0"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle Width="8" Height="8" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2,0"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton Content="Button 3" MinSize="Medium" ToolTip.Tip="Button 3" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="C">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Grid Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle Width="20" Height="20" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle Width="8" Height="8" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="Test Group 2" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="D2">
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Medium" Content="Button 1" ToolTip.Tip="Button 4" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="D">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 16 0 L 8 8 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Medium" Content="Button 2" ToolTip.Tip="Button 5" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="E">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Large" MinSize="Medium" Content="Button 6" ToolTip.Tip="Button 6" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="F">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Path Data="M 0 16 L 16 0 L 32 16 L 16 32 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Path Data="M 0 8 L 8 0 L 16 8 L 8 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Large" MinSize="Medium" Content="Button 7" ToolTip.Tip="Button 7" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="G">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Grid Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle Width="20" Height="20" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle Width="8" Height="8" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="Test Group 3" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="D3">
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Medium" Content="Button 8" ToolTip.Tip="Button 8" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="H">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 16 0 L 8 8 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Medium" Content="Button 9" ToolTip.Tip="Button 9" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="I">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton MaxSize="Large" MinSize="Medium" Content="Button 10" ToolTip.Tip="Button 10" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="J">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Grid Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle Width="20" Height="20" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Rectangle Width="8" Height="8" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                    <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" BorderThickness="2"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                </ribbon:RibbonTab.Groups>
            </ribbon:RibbonTab>
            <ribbon:RibbonTab Header="Button Controls" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="B">
                <ribbon:RibbonTab.Groups>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="RibbonButtons" Command="{Binding OnClickCommand}" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="B">
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton Content="Large" MinSize="Large" MaxSize="Large">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.LargeIcon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton Content="Medium" MinSize="Medium" MaxSize="Medium">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 16 0 L 8 8 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonButton ToolTip.Tip="Small" MinSize="Small" MaxSize="Small">
                            <ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 8 8 L 16 0 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonButton>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="RibbonToggleButtons" Command="{Binding OnClickCommand}" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="T">
                        <ribbon:RibbonToggleButton Content="Large" MinSize="Large" MaxSize="Large">
                            <ribbon:RibbonToggleButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonToggleButton.LargeIcon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonToggleButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonToggleButton Content="Medium" MinSize="Medium" MaxSize="Medium">
                            <ribbon:RibbonToggleButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 16 0 L 8 8 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonToggleButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonToggleButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonToggleButton ToolTip.Tip="Small" MinSize="Small" MaxSize="Small">
                            <ribbon:RibbonToggleButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 8 8 L 16 0 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonToggleButton.Icon>
                        </ribbon:RibbonToggleButton>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="RibbonSplitButtons" Command="{Binding OnClickCommand}" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="S">
                        <ribbon:RibbonSplitButton Content="Large" MinSize="Large" MaxSize="Large">
                            <ribbon:RibbonSplitButton.LargeIcon>
                                <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" Width="32" Height="32">
                                    <Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                        <ImageBrush Source="/Assets/RibbonIcons/settings.png"/>
                                    </Rectangle.OpacityMask>
                                </Rectangle>
                            </ribbon:RibbonSplitButton.LargeIcon>
                            <ComboBoxItem>Item 1</ComboBoxItem>
                            <ComboBoxItem>Item 2</ComboBoxItem>
                        </ribbon:RibbonSplitButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonSplitButton Content="Medium" MinSize="Medium" MaxSize="Medium">
                            <ribbon:RibbonSplitButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 16 0 L 8 8 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonSplitButton.Icon>
                            <ComboBoxItem>Item 1</ComboBoxItem>
                            <ComboBoxItem>Item 2</ComboBoxItem>
                        </ribbon:RibbonSplitButton>
                        <ribbon:RibbonSplitButton ToolTip.Tip="Small" MinSize="Small" MaxSize="Small">
                            <ribbon:RibbonSplitButton.Icon>
                                <Grid Width="16" Height="16">
                                    <Path Data="M 0 0 L 8 8 L 16 0 L 16 16 L 0 16 Z" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
                                </Grid>
                            </ribbon:RibbonSplitButton.Icon>
                            <ComboBoxItem>Item 1</ComboBoxItem>
                            <ComboBoxItem>Item 2</ComboBoxItem>
                        </ribbon:RibbonSplitButton>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                </ribbon:RibbonTab.Groups>
            </ribbon:RibbonTab>
            <ribbon:RibbonTab Header="Galleries" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="G">
                <ribbon:RibbonTab.Groups>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="Large gallery" Command="{Binding OnClickCommand}" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="L">
                        <ribbon:Gallery>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 4"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 5"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 6"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 7"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 8"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 9"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 10"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 11"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 12"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 13"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 14"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 15"/>
                        </ribbon:Gallery>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="Medium gallery" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="M">
                        <ribbon:Gallery MaxSize="Medium">
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 4"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 5"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 6"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 7"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 8"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 9"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 10"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 11"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 12"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 13"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 14"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 15"/>
                        </ribbon:Gallery>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                    <ribbon:RibbonGroupBox Header="Small gallery" ribbon:KeyTip.KeyTipKeys="S">
                        <ribbon:Gallery MaxSize="Small">
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 1"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 2"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 3"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 4"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 5"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 6"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 7"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 8"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 9"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 10"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 11"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 12"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 13"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 14"/>
                            <ListBoxItem Content="Item 15"/>
                        </ribbon:Gallery>
                    </ribbon:RibbonGroupBox>
                </ribbon:RibbonTab.Groups>
            </ribbon:RibbonTab>
        </ribbon:Ribbon>

Change Log

Update (06/03/2020)

• Re-organized some stuff
• RibbonWindow is now an actual Window in its own right
• Control size variants are now properties of a control, rather than entirely separate controls
• Added dynamic control size adjustment
• Added Gallery control
• Major XAML cleanup
• Switched to using standard Avalonia colours/brushes
• Added RibbonMenu
• Ribbon can now be collapsed or expanded (shows selected groups temporarily in a Popup when a tab is clicked if the Ribbon is collapsed)
• Ribbon can now be horizontally or vertically oriented (real-time value changes are not yet fully functional, but compile-time/startup-time changes should work without a hitch)
• KeyTips and Keyboard navigation via ALT are now mostly functional
• Probably something else I forgot to mention lol

Update (14/11/2019)

• Added separate sample project to demonstrate the usage.
• Architectural improvements have been done.
• Standardized control to be an assembly instead of executable.
• Added ribbon classes to Avalonia's namespace.

Update (23/06/2019)

• In App.xaml, only one line of <StyleInclude> is required now.
• Adddition of the special buttons (top part: button, lower part: combobox)
• The entire control is themable now.
• Small button added and its HorizontalGroup.
• Tootips added.

Update (17/06/2019)

• Control is now fully usable.
• NuGet done.
• Wiki has been written.

Below mentioned are some plans for the future.

• Implement more controls, especially toggle button.
• Allow color stylesheets for a fully customizable control.
• Take care of the resizing matters.

Update (16/06/2019)

• Improvement of the look & feel of the ribbon.
• Update of the previous preview image with new look & feel.

The remaining things which have be done are as follows.

• Take care of the disapearance of icons in case of window resizing.
• Handle click actions easily.

Avalonia Ribbon

Please acknowledge Splitwirez for all the last new features added to the ribbon. As far as I'm concerned, I'm just centralizing code and updating the nuget.

You can also acknowledge Rubal Walia as well for cleaning up all my messy code.