Add item to Properties Menu

[coblejesse]

Hi Tracker,

I am trying to add the cmd.forms.highlight cmd to the Properties Main Toolbar but am not getting very far. I've searched through the forums and have not been able find how to add a button onto the Properties Toolbar that would then highlight the form fields. This is what I've came up with so far, but not sure what cmd name the properties tool bar is.

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PDFXEdit.IUIX_CmdBar cmdBar = ucPdfViewer1.PDFXEditor.Inst.ActiveMainFrm.View.MenuBar;
            int nFlatIndex = cmdBar.FlatFindFirstItemByCmdName("cmd.tools");
            PDFXEdit.IUIX_CmdItem cmdTools = cmdBar.FlatGetItem(nFlatIndex);
            PDFXEdit.IUIX_CmdMenu editFieldsMenu = cmdTools.SubMenu;

            cmd = ucPdfViewer1.GetIUIX_Cmd("cmd.forms.highlight");
            editFieldsMenu.InsertItem2(cmd.ID);

[Sasha - Tracker Dev Team]

Hello coblejesse,

This is how you can get to the Properties Toolbar:

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IUIX_CmdBar propBar = Inst.ActiveMainFrm.View.CmdBar["cmdbar.properties"];

Then use the IUIX_CmdBar::InsertItem() methid to insert the needed command to the needed position.
Do not forget to do all of the customizations in the lock/unlock block:

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Inst.LockCmdCustomizationEvent();
uiInst.CmdManager.LockAllPanesUpdates();
//...
uiInst.CmdManager.UnlockAllPanesUpdates();
Inst.UnlockCmdCustomizationEvent();

Cheers,
Alex

[coblejesse]

Thanks Alex,

I used your code and have tried adding the existing cmd.forms.highlight cmd to the propBar and get no errors, but nothing shows up in the properties bar. I've also tried adding a new cmd to it as well and get the same results, and as well as trying to add a CmdItemBox with a new CmdItem. I get no errors in any of these, but the cmd does not show up in the properties bar. Should I be using a CmdItem within a CmdBox, or just a cmd?

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IUIX_CmdBar propBar = ucPdfViewer1.PDFXEditor.Inst.ActiveMainFrm.View.CmdBar["cmdbar.properties"];
            ucPdfViewer1.PDFXEditor.Inst.LockCmdCustomizationEvent();
            ucPdfViewer1.uiInst.CmdManager.LockAllPanesUpdates();
            // create new cmd
            //cmd = ucPdfViewer1.GetIUIX_Cmd("cmd.forms.highlight");
            //cmdHandler = new PdfEditorCommandHandler(ucPdfViewer1.PDFXEditor.Inst);
            int nCmdHighlight2 = ucPdfViewer1.PDFXEditor.Inst.Str2ID("cmd.forms.highlight2", true);

            //PDFXEdit.IUIX_Cmd cmd1 = ucPdfViewer1.uiInst.CmdManager.Cmds.AddNew2(nCmdHighlight);
            PDFXEdit.IUIX_CmdItemBox cmdNewBox = propBar.InsertNewBox("cmd.forms.highlight2");
            //cmd1.Title = "Highlight";
            PDFXEdit.IUIX_CmdItem cmdNewItem = cmdNewBox.InsertItem2(cmd.ID);
            ucPdfViewer1.uiInst.CmdManager.UnlockAllPanesUpdates();
            ucPdfViewer1.PDFXEditor.Inst.UnlockCmdCustomizationEvent();

[Sasha - Tracker Dev Team]

Hello Jesse,

The toolbar is reinitializing itself each time the selection changes. Thus you will have to add that command each time.

Cheers,
Alex