for a keyboard shortcut to work, the button needs to be visible on a visible tab (active or non-active). Hiding a button from the user means it can't be visible on the active tab.
Combining both requirements means the button should be placed on 2 tabs, and "hidden" when activating a tab it is placed upon.
Using the AdWindows.dll , you can implement this solution, by placing the panel with the button on an extra tab, and "hiding" the panel when the tab get activated.
Create a "standard" button and in the application.ControlledApplication.ApplicationInitialized event do the magic.
// using Adwin= Autodesk.Windows;
// in OnStartup a button is created on tab "FAIR", panel "TestCommand",
// find panel and add the panel to the Add-Ins tab
static Adwin.RibbonPanel my_Panel = null;
private void ControlledApplication_ApplicationInitialized(object sender, Autodesk.Revit.DB.Events.ApplicationInitializedEventArgs e)
{
Adwin.RibbonControl ribbon = Adwin.ComponentManager.Ribbon;
Adwin.RibbonTab AddinTab = null;
foreach (var tab in ribbon.Tabs)
{
if (tab.Title == "Add-Ins") AddinTab = tab; // Add-Ins tab
if (tab.Title == "FAIR")
{
foreach (var panel in tab.Panels)
{
if (panel.Source.Title == "TestCommand")
{
my_Panel = panel;
tab.Activated += MyTab_Activated;
tab.Deactivated += MyTab_Deactivated;
break;
}
}
}
}
if (my_Panel == null) return;
AddinTab.Panels.Add(my_Panel);
AddinTab.Activated += MyTab_Activated;
AddinTab.Deactivated += MyTab_Deactivated;
}
private void MyTab_Deactivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
(sender as Adwin.RibbonTab).Panels.Add(my_Panel);
}
private void MyTab_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
(sender as Adwin.RibbonTab).Panels.Remove(my_Panel);
}
