topic Re: Change backstage button in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

Change backstage button

MinhHoangf — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:46:52 GMT

Hi all, I'm working with ArcGIS Pro SDK Add-in. I want to change "Project" button caption, that open backstage, to something else in my language. I cannot find anything relate to that button in DAML ID Reference.

I also want to customize application's titlebar. How to do it?

Please help me. Thanks.

Re: Change backstage button

David_Lindsey — Tue, 06 May 2025 20:32:21 GMT

(Edit: Comment removed. Correct answer provided by Wolf and Uma)

Re: Change backstage button

UmaHarano — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:06:13 GMT

Hi @Min The "Project" button is a special button and cannot be customized.

To change the application title, please use a "Managed Configuration".

ProConcepts: Configuration

Configuration Samples.

Re: Change backstage button

Wolf — Fri, 02 May 2025 15:22:59 GMT

Hi @MinhHoangf
Indeed the "Project" button (as @UmaHarano mentioned) is not a standard Framework Plugin (button) like the other tabs on the ArcGIS Pro ribbon. But, since ArcGIS Pro is a WPF application, and you can 'spy' on the WPF visual tree (you can use Visual Studio to do so) to find which control implements the "Project" button. I found that the "Project" control's name is "appButton" and the type of the control is "ActiproSoftware.Windows.Controls.Bars.RibbonApplicationButton". Once ArcGIS Pro is open you can use the code below to update the "Project" button to "New Caption". Note: since we can't access any ActiProSoftware resources the code below is using reflection to make the .Content property update:

// change the caption of the 'Application' button in the main window: appButton string newCaption = "New Caption"; var mainWindow = FrameworkApplication.Current.MainWindow; if (mainWindow != null) { var appButton = mainWindow.FindName("appButton"); if (appButton != null && appButton is FrameworkElement frameworkElement) { System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine($@"{appButton.GetType()}"); PropertyInfo propertyInfo = appButton.GetType().GetProperty("Content"); propertyInfo.SetValue(appButton, Convert.ChangeType(newCaption, propertyInfo.PropertyType), null); } }

In similar fashion you can update the Application's titlebar, but be aware that the titlebar is getting overwritten by project names.

Re: Change backstage button

MinhHoangf — Fri, 02 May 2025 13:58:13 GMT

@Wolf @UmaHarano Thanks for your help. This method is very flexible. 😀

Re: Change backstage button

MinhHoangf — Mon, 12 May 2025 03:19:19 GMT

@Wolf @UmaHarano How to change Ribbon/QAT context menu? What DAML ID of this menu?

Re: Change backstage button

UmaHarano — Mon, 12 May 2025 16:14:14 GMT

ArcGIS Pro Configuration extensibility pattern can be used to modify the QAT. More info here:
Cofigurations: OnCreateQuickAccessToolbar