Vasilis 
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| 02/20/2006 09:32 AM |
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I uploaded a new free skin for DotNetNuke 3 and 4.
Features:
- Table-less skin
- CSS menu*
- No CSS hacks
- SEO friendly
- Clean implementation for easy learning
* The HouseMenu skin object is required.
Relies on some JavaScript to work properly. That's because I use absolute positioning for left and right columns so without the JS code the middle column should be always higher. Also with the JS code I expand the width of the middle column when there is nothing in the right one... so with one skin file, both two and three columns implementation is possible, like we used to do with tables.
Demo: test.thinkofdesign.com/cssbasic
Enjoy,
Vasilis |
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John
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| 03/07/2006 10:45 AM |
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I'm trying to create my own skins and am MOST appreciative of all you have done to make this explanitory and relatively easy. THANK YOU!!!
I have a new issue today however. When trying to upload my skin - or now yours, I can browse to a new skin zip file, I can add it, then I select "Upload New File" and ...
I do NOT get the parse report(!) - nor does the skin get added to the list of skins,
DNN just returns to the basic skins page, ready to assign a default skin.
This worked fine last night & I can not think what I did that might have messed things up. Hmmmm. Any ideas?! I'm running DNN 4.0.2.
Oh, now I see
"A critical error has occurred.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
at the top of the Skins page. [... This no longer appears. Don't know what caused it to come - or go. I've just reset default skin, then back to BeyondCSS as my current default.]
I've tried deleting all extra skins I've uploaded & "Restoring Default Skin". I still get no parse report. Ideas?! |
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Vasilis
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| 03/07/2006 11:03 AM |
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Hi John and welcome to these forums!
I saw the same issue posted by another guy at asp.net forums.
You get this error only when you try to upload specific skins or for all skins?
If you get the same for all skins then obviously it's a DNN4 issue.
I 'll try to find the thread at asp.net forums to check if there are any answers there.
Cheers,
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John
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| 03/07/2006 12:24 PM |
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Ah, I must have been overloading my host's server, because after leaving things lie for a while (while I browsed about for an answer), it just started working again.
Your skin works, my skins works, all is happiness & light.
It really was broken, honest...
Thanks again for all your samples & advice. Also your Flash & customer sites are quite impressive! |
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vinnyocc
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| 07/12/2006 12:14 PM |
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| Vasilis, where do I change the option for "Website's Title"? |
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vinnyocc
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| 07/12/2006 12:24 PM |
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Nevermind I found it.
For other people's information it is located in the skin.ascx file.
< div id="sheader">
< h1>Website's title< /h1>
< !--< h2>Here goes the slogan< /h2>-->
< div id="headertools">
< dnn:language runat="server" id="dnnLANGUAGE">< br>
< dnn:search runat="server" id="dnnSEARCH" submit="Search" cssclass="ssearch">
And I guess if you wanted to you could place the instead so yoru logo is placed up there.
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y01nk
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| 01/09/2007 01:21 AM |
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Posted By Vasilis on 02/20/2006 09:32 AM Relies on some JavaScript to work properly. That's because I use absolute positioning for left and right columns so without the JS code the middle column should be always higher. Also with the JS code I expand the width of the middle column when there is nothing in the right one... so with one skin file, both two and three columns implementation is possible, like we used to do with tables.
They are marvelous
I am having some small problems with the CSSBasic skin... in IE6.
In firefox, things work perfectly, but in IE6, the skin is waaaaaaaayyy wide on the page where I have a forum module. I tried putting a module in the right pane to force the content pane to behave, but to no avail.
Any ideas?
Presstopia Forum
DNN 4.3.6
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Vasilis
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| 01/09/2007 02:04 AM |
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Hi and welcome!
I'm glad you like the free skins although I have to spend some time to update the old ones.
Well, this is a common issue with the skins that don't use a table to hold the contents and rely on a CSS technique with no-fixed-width DIVs.
Modules that use 100% width tables will bring issues.
An idea is to wrap the module with a fixed-width DIV. To do that, go into the module settings and in the "Advanced Settings" put a < div style="width:400px;"> into the "Header" of the module. Then put a < /div> in the "Footer" to close it. 400px is an example... put there whatever fits your needs.
I think this is the easier way to make it work. Otherwise you have to go into the skin code where things will be tough.
Let me know if you find any other solution or you need further help. If I think of another - maybe better - way to do it, I'll post here.
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y01nk
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| 01/09/2007 09:53 AM |
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Posted By Vasilis on 01/09/2007 02:04 AM
An idea is to wrap the module with a fixed-width DIV. To do that, go into the module settings and in the "Advanced Settings" put a < div style="width:400px;"> into the "Header" of the module. Then put a < /div> in the "Footer" to close it. 400px is an example... put there whatever fits your needs.
I knew there was supposed to be a way to "wrap" the module/container, but wasn't sure how.
Thanks for the tip!
I did exactly as you said, except upon experimenting I found that the precise pixel width approach was not as useful as "width:80%"
I really appreciate the help, and the free skins.
p.s. Your Primavera skin is one of the most elegant skins I have seen.
Exceptionally good work.
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joelito215
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| 12/28/2008 08:58 PM |
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| thanks |
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