Buttons from ribbon appear disabled

[Isaak]

Hello All,

I would have one question: In VS2013, using the wizard, I have created a small MFC project that contain a ribbon. You already know that in this case VS create automatically several files (View, Doc, MainFrm, etc.). If I create the ribbon message map in one of these files that was created automatically the buttons from ribbon appear enabled, BUT if I create the message map in a class created manually by me, all buttons appear disabled. Why? I want that for each group of buttons of the ribbon to have a separate class. I can't put all methods of the buttons in a single class, it's not elegant.

Thank you very much!

[VictorN]

... I have created a small MFC project that contain a ribbon. You already know that in this case VS create automatically several files (View, Doc, MainFrm, etc.). If I create the ribbon message map in one of these files that was created automatically the buttons from ribbon appear enabled, BUT if I create the message map in a class created manually by me, all buttons appear disabled. ...

How does your "class created manually" look like? Is it derived from CWnd? or some other class?
What "ribbon" messages did you create?

[Isaak]

Hi Victor, and Thanks for help.

I have created a very simple example and attached to this email.
So, I have created a new button on my ribbon, the I added an event-handler into a new class that was created by me. That new class is derived from CWnd.


Thanks again,
Best regards!

[VictorN]

Your class MyCLASS is NOT used/invoked in your application. So how are you going to let this button work?

[Isaak]

I understand what you mean, thank you, I made a stupid mistake.
In your opinion, what is best method to "integrate" MyCLASS into project in order to make it functional?

[VictorN]

I don't see any pros/advantages in your way to move the toolbar/ribbonbar buttons messages to "the message map in a class created manually".
Note that in such a case you wil also need to rout all the ribbonbar buttons messages (including ON_COMMAND and ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI) to this class window manually! Otherwise your application won't work as expected!
See also
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xt2c310k.aspx
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/97693
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Fo...orum=vcgeneral