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PRBruinsma
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Custom ribbon tab

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I have created a custom ribbon tab.
This tab is placed at the end of all other tabs.
I would like to have my custom tab placed left the Home tab and set as first tab.
Is this possible?
If not, can you please implement this feature?
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

Post by Radi - Tracker Supp »

Hello PRBruinsma,

Welcome to our forums.

You can re-arrange your tabs from the Customize Toolbars menu. Just select the desired tab and use the Up/Down buttons to adjust its position.
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

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Thanks for your quick reply.
Is it possible to set my custom tab as default when the program starts?
So that the custom tab is always selected?
I have placed my custom tab as the first tab, but the Home tab has the focus every time the program starts.
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

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After playing around, I'm going to have to say no, at least I cannot find a way to do this myself if there is a way. if anyone else finds a way to change the default ribbon please let us know!
in the meantime I'm going to try and put through a feature request for it, though currently we are more focused on bug fixes than new features, so if it gets accepted it still wont show up for some time.
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

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As a work around, you can move your preferred commands/toolbars/icons to the Home ribbon.
Tools that you are using less often, can be moved out of the Home ribbon to an other ribbon.
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This is a good point, and should you ever desire to revert to the original you can simply open File>Reset settings. Just make sure to export your current settings before clicking this as you will loose any customization once you do that.
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

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OK. Thanks.
Maybe this feature can be added sometime in the future.
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

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For now I have hidden the Home tab (Customize Toolbars - Deselect Home).
Then my custom tab has the focus each time I start the program.
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Re: Custom ribbon tab

Post by Tracker Supp-Stefan »

Hello PRBruinsma,

Thanks for sharing your experience.
So shall we consider this resolved for now?

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Re: Custom ribbon tab

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Yes, you can close this subject.
Thanks again.
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:)
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