
However, once they’ve used the new applications for a couple
weeks, the new benefits and ease of use greatly outweigh any
attachment to the old look and feel.
XML Ribbon Enhancements
The easiest way to create RibbonX markup is to use a validat-
ing XML editor. If you can provide the necessary schema
(XSD) file, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 provides such an
editor that you can use. In this case, you need a current copy
of customUI.xsd, which is readily available and may have
been installed already if you have installed Visual Studio
2008.
Now let’s take a look at creating a Ribbon enhancement
in Visual Studio. Once you have a project open, start by creat ...