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Joel Cosby
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02/18/2005 12:32 PM  
I have both your regular 2.5 version as well as upgrade to 3.0. I figured I will be upgrading sooner than later to 3 when it is full release.

My question is, I have booth the 2.5 and upgrade, which one should I install, the css editor is what I need. I am operating 2.1.2

Secondly, the actual documentation could use an *upgrade* as I am sure your product is probably focused to seasoned users.

When I set up the install, you reference several documents to change the references... 2.

"If you are using older versions of .ascx files, or converting an older CSS Skin you will need to change all references of the Snapsis.DNN or DotNetNuke namespace to Snapsis.DNN.Skins
You'll find these references in DesktopPortalBanner, DesktopPortalFooter, SignIn.ascx,
and the reference to the MainNav (along with any other files that may have used the Snapsis.DNN assembly)."

My question is... What level do you make these changes? on a portal level? in the root admin folder? on the skin level?
Here?
d$\DotNetNuke\Portals\_default
d$\DotNetNuke\Portals\_default\Skins\skin2.ascx?
Can I apply it to solpartmenu.ascx? in the admin folder? Where can or should I use this product?

Signin.ascx? where do I find that one, I have never seen it! I have a login.ascx I believe.

I guess my real question is what level is the most effective to change the inheritance namespace? if I do it at a root level is there were I will get the most use?

great product if I could get it to work on something other than your samples... I did add the proper changes to the skin file but I believe I am not updating all the other components you speak of in instructions.

thanks,
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John Mitchell
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02/20/2005 12:12 AM  

Hi Joel,

For DNN2.1.2 you need the 2.5.3 version of CSS Skins. 

The level at which you change depends on what skin you are using. You can have skins in the _Default folder or in the individual portal folders.

In one of those skins folders you will find the .ascx file from the skin you are using.  In that file at the top is where you make the inheritance change.

One thing that might help is to get familiar with the skinning in DotNetNuke and how it works. There is a document on skinning in the documents folder of your DotNetNuke install.

It sounds like what you are wanting to do is change a skin that you are already using so that it can use the CSS Editor.  You can do that by placing two lines of code in your .ascx file for the skin.

One at the top where the controls are registered:

<%@ Register TagPrefix="SnapsisDNN" TagName="CSSEditor" Src="~/DesktopModules/SnapsisDNN/CSSEditor/CSSEditor.ascx"%>

And the other right after all of the registrations:

   <SnapsisDNN:CSSEditor runat="server" id="CSSEditor" />

I agree, I need to make some documentation and tutorials that will make all of this a little easier to follow for the beginner.

Please feel free to ask more questions here in the forums though as it may benefit others until I can do that.

Joel Cosby
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02/20/2005 4:27 PM  
As brice stated from Snowcovered, you are available 100% for support. Thanks for the help.... I think I have it figured out.
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