i found the best way to configure the bar is to start with one of the preset configurations and then use the "DisableItemList" method
but remove the buttons in order and you can then get rid of the sperator tags as well.... so for instance.... what i want available for doing Private Messages:
Private Sub SetUpEditBox()
EditBox.AutoConfigure = CuteEditor.AutoConfigure.Simple
Dim UserDir As String = Server.MapPath("/images/users" & GetThisUsername())
If system.IO.Directory.Exists(UserDir) Then
EditBox.ImageGalleryPath = "/images/users" & GetThisUsername()
EditBox.DisableItemList = "fontDropDown,sizeDropDown,Separator,JustifyLeft,JustifyCenter,JustifyRight,Separator,InsertOrderedList,InsertUnorderedList,Separator,Indent,Outdent,Separator,Separator,InsertTable,Help"
Else
EditBox.DisableItemList = "fontDropDown,sizeDropDown,Separator,JustifyLeft,JustifyCenter,JustifyRight,Separator,InsertOrderedList,InsertUnorderedList,Separator,Indent,Outdent,Separator,Separator,ImageGallery,InsertTable,Help"
End If
EditBox.ShowLogo = False
EditBox.ShowHtmlMode = False
End Sub
So