Windows Ribbon Framework Tab Change Event

Question

I'm struggling to find a sample or example code of how to implement and use the Eventing Manager for the Windows Ribbon Framework.

I would like this to use the OnEvent method in the Event Logger.

Would someone please be able to assist with this?

Answer 1

Hello,

To receive ribbon event notifications from the Ribbon framework you can register an Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) listener. Event Trace consumer is for this purpose.

Consumers can process events from a log file or in real time. The OpenTrace function opens a real-time trace session or log file for consuming. The name of the event tracing session (LoggerName / Session Name) for Windows Ribbon Framework is EventLog-Microsoft-Windows-UIRibbon-Diagnostic. Refer to Consuming Events for detailed information.

Supported events for Tab as below:

Refer to EtwConsumer official sample for how to use the ETW consumer APIs.

Thank you!

Answer 2

@Arno Pienaar
Have a look to WindowsRibbon. There is a Windows Ribbon implementation for .NET WinForms which implements the EventingManager