I'm new to WPF, so maybe i don't understand MVVM correctly. I use Microsoft Ribbon and I need to make a ribbon with dynamic tabs, whick are bind to my viewModel. I do this in such a way:
<Ribbon Grid.Row="1" ItemsSource="{Binding AvaliablePlugins}">
<Ribbon.ApplicationMenu>
<RibbonApplicationMenu SmallImageSource="Images\gear_32.png" KeyTip="F">
<RibbonApplicationMenuItem Header="Exit" ImageSource="Images\stop_32.png" Command="{Binding CloseCommand}" />
<RibbonApplicationMenuItem Header ="About" ImageSource="Images\bookmark.png" Click="ShowAbout"></RibbonApplicationMenuItem>
</RibbonApplicationMenu>
</Ribbon.ApplicationMenu>
<Ribbon.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<RibbonTab >
<RibbonTabHeader>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="24" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="24" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Button Content="X" Click="ClosePlagin"></Button>
<Image Source="{Binding SmallImageSource}" Stretch="UniformToFill" Grid.Column="1" ></Image>
<TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
</RibbonTabHeader>
</RibbonTab>
</DataTemplate>
</Ribbon.ItemTemplate>
Such binding worked correctly for tabControl and i can't get it working for wpf ribbon. Also, i'll then need to bind dynamic ribbonButtons to tabs and i don't how can i approach this. Myabe i have to store all ribbon parts (tab, group, button) in VM somehow? I also can't find good samples about WPF 4.5 Ribbon. And also, maybe it'll be better to choose third-party ribbon control, like telerik or syncfusion? By now microsoft solution doesn't make me feel happy.
I'll be gratefull for any help!