A Prism 4 Application Checklist

<ribbon:RibbonWindow x:Class="Prism4Demo.Shell.Views.ShellWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:ribbon="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Windows.Controls.Ribbon;assembly=RibbonControlsLibrary"
        xmlns:prism="http://www.codeplex.com/prism"
        Title="Prism 4 Demo"
		Width="800" Height="600">

    <!-- Window Resources -->
    <ribbon:RibbonWindow.Resources>
        <LinearGradientBrush x:Key="WindowBackgroundBrush">
            <GradientStop Color="#FFE7E9EB" Offset="0" />
            <GradientStop Color="#FFC6CACF" Offset="1" />
        </LinearGradientBrush>
    </ribbon:RibbonWindow.Resources>

    <ribbon:RibbonWindow.Background>
        <StaticResource ResourceKey="WindowBackgroundBrush" />
    </ribbon:RibbonWindow.Background>

    <!-- Layout Root -->
    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition x:Name="RibbonRow" Height="Auto"/>
            <RowDefinition x:Name="ClientRow" Height="*"/>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        
        <!-- Note that the application Ribbon is defined as a Prism region, so that modules can
             load their own tabs into the Ribbon. The Utility folder contains a RibbonRegionAdapter
             class that enables the Ribbon to act as a Prism region. -->

        <!-- Application Ribbon -->
<ribbon:Ribbon x:Name="ApplicationRibbon" 
                Grid.Row="0"  
                Background="Transparent"  
                prism:RegionManager.RegionName="RibbonRegion">
            
            <!-- Ribbon ApplicationMenu (defined here) -->
            <ribbon:Ribbon.ApplicationMenu>
                <ribbon:RibbonApplicationMenu SmallImageSource="Images\ribbon.png">
                    <ribbon:RibbonApplicationMenuItem Header="Hello _Ribbon"
                                                      x:Name="MenuItem1"
                                                      ImageSource="Images\LargeIcon.png"/>
                </ribbon:RibbonApplicationMenu>
            </ribbon:Ribbon.ApplicationMenu>

            <!-- Ribbon QuickAccessToolbar  (defined here) -->
            <ribbon:Ribbon.QuickAccessToolBar>
                <ribbon:RibbonQuickAccessToolBar>
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton Command="{Binding NewCollection}" ToolTip="Create a new file (Ctrl+N)" SmallImageSource="Images\new.png" />
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton Command="{Binding OpenCollection}" ToolTip="Open an existing file (Ctrl+O)" SmallImageSource="Images\open.png" />
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton Command="{Binding SaveCollection}" ToolTip="Save the current file (Ctrl+S)" SmallImageSource="Images\save.png" />
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton Command="{Binding PrintNote}" ToolTip="Print the current file (Ctrl+P)" SmallImageSource="Images\print.png" />
                </ribbon:RibbonQuickAccessToolBar>
            </ribbon:Ribbon.QuickAccessToolBar>

            <!-- Home Tab (defined here) -->
            <ribbon:RibbonTab x:Name="HomeTab"  Header="Home">
                <ribbon:RibbonGroup Header="Group S1">
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton LargeImageSource="Images\LargeIcon.png" Label="Button S1" />
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton SmallImageSource="Images\SmallIcon.png" Label="Button S2" />
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton SmallImageSource="Images\SmallIcon.png" Label="Button S3" />
                    <ribbon:RibbonButton SmallImageSource="Images\SmallIcon.png" Label="Button S4" />
                </ribbon:RibbonGroup>
            </ribbon:RibbonTab>
        </ribbon:Ribbon> 
        
        <!-- Client Area -->
        <Grid x:Name="ClientArea" Grid.Row="1">

            <!-- Grid Layout -->
            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <ColumnDefinition x:Name="NavigationColumn" Width="0.200*"/>
                <ColumnDefinition x:Name="WorkspaceColumn" Width="0.600*"/>
            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <GridSplitter HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="5" Grid.Column="1"/>

            <!-- Navigation Pane Grid -->
            <Grid x:Name="NavigationPane">

                <!-- Grid Layout -->
                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                    <RowDefinition x:Name="Navigator" Height="*"/>
                    <RowDefinition x:Name="TaskButtons" Height="Auto"/>
                </Grid.RowDefinitions>

                <!-- Navigator Region -->
                <ContentControl x:Name="NavigatorRegion" Grid.Row="0" prism:RegionManager.RegionName="NavigatorRegion" />

                <!-- Task Button Region -->
                <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="0,0,0,5">
                    <Border Background="{StaticResource WindowBackgroundBrush}" BorderBrush="DarkGray" BorderThickness="1" Height="5" Width="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="5,0,5,5"/>
                    <ItemsControl x:Name="TaskButtonRegion" prism:RegionManager.RegionName="TaskButtonRegion" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
                </StackPanel>

            </Grid>

            <!-- Workspace Region-->
            <ContentControl x:Name="WorkspaceRegion" Grid.Column="1" prism:RegionManager.RegionName="WorkspaceRegion" />

        </Grid>

    </Grid>
</ribbon:RibbonWindow>