Recently I wrote an outlook add-in which has a ribbon.xml file for an extra ribbon, context menu's, etc. I also added an extra panel docked on the right of my window.
Now I've begun some research as on how to create add-ins for Visio. The ribbon.xml is practically the same, so that's not a problem at all. However, I can't seem to find any way to add a custom panel when a Visio document is opened.
So far I have this in Visio to know if a document is opened/created/changed:
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Visio Add-In V1");
Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.DocumentChanged += new Visio.EApplication_DocumentChangedEventHandler(docChanged);
Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.DocumentOpened += new Visio.EApplication_DocumentOpenedEventHandler(docChanged);
Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.DocumentCreated += new Visio.EApplication_DocumentCreatedEventHandler(docChanged);
}
private void docChanged(Visio.Document doc)
{
MessageBox.Show("Document loaded");
}
In outlook I would do this to add a custom panel (simplified):
MyPanel ctrl = new MyPanel();
Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane ctp = Globals.ThisAddIn.CustomTaskPanes.Add(ctrl, title);
ctp.Visible = true;
ctp.Width = 300;
ctp.DockPosition = Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoCTPDockPosition.msoCTPDockPositionRight;
Now how would I be able to do this in a Visio 2013 Add-In?
Edit:
Unfortunately this makes me think it's not possible:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/bf08984t.aspx
Edit2:
The following answer should work: Are Task Panes Available in Visio VSTO?
However I can't seem to find a way to get a docked panel on my main window. Here is what I tried:
Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.Windows.Add("testpanel", VisWindowStates.visWSDockedLeft, VisWinTypes.visStencilAddon, null, null, null, 300);
This adds the window as if it were a new drawing...
Edit3:
Visio throws a COM exception on this saying I have an invalid window type.
Application.Windows.Add("testpanel", VisWindowStates.visWSDockedRight, VisWinTypes.visAnchorBarAddon, null, null, 300);