I am developing an add-in for Outlook (VSTO). This add-in features a new ribbon split button which contains a menu (configured via CustomUI XML). This menu contains multiple checkboxes. I want to be able to open this menu, click on multiple checkboxes, and then close the menu. Problem is that clicking any checkbox always closes the menu, which means I have to open the menu multiple times to check all required checkboxes. I want to be able to click these checkboxes and keep the menu open, until I click away or click on the menu button itself. Is this in any way possible? Image Link & Reduced XML Code below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui" onLoad="Ribbon_Load">
<ribbon>
<tabs>
<tab idMso="TabNewMailMessage">
<group id="Group" insertBeforeQ="GroupSend" autoScale="true" label="label">
<splitButton id="SplitButton1" size="large" >
<toggleButton id="toggleId"
label="MyLabel"
getImage="GetImage"
onAction="myActionCallback"
getPressed="getPressedCallback" />
<menu id="MyMenu1" label="labelMenu" itemSize="normal" showLabel="true">
<checkBox id="Checkbox1"
label="checkbox 1"
getPressed="Checkbox1GetPressedCallback"
onAction="myAction1" />
<checkBox id="Checkbox2"
label="checkbox 2"
getPressed="Checkbox2GetPressedCallback"
onAction="myAction2" />
</menu>
</splitButton>
</group>
</tab>
</tabs>
</ribbon>
</customUI>
It sure sounds like the button click needs to show your owwn modal dialog with multiple checkboxes, not a dropdown menu.