Content Panes!


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Gareth

Posted: 9/17/2009
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I know this has already been brought up but I can't seem to find an answer to this.

When you install the skin all works well except there is only one content pane.

If this is a limitation of the software could you please:

a) Give instructions on how to edit the exported theme so that the other collums you add in the design process are actually available in DNN

b) give some sort of warning that this software isn't 100% with DNN yet.

I bought the software specifically for the purpose of create DNN skins and it's left me a bit miffed that it doesn't work as intended.


Now my rant is over I would like to congratulate you on an excellent piece of software - I'm sure over time this problem will be rectified - in the meantime instructions on a workaround would be much apppreciated.

Kind regards

Gareth
 
Barba

Posted: 9/30/2009
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Does anybody have a guide how tol get the pane to work. I only get one, and i dont know ehat i am doing wrong.
 
Steven Webster

Posted: 9/30/2009
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I'm able to create skins with more than one content pane. I have a header, content, sidebar 1, sidebar 2 and footer. The admin skin that is created only has one content pane. Are you sure you are selecting the correct skin from site settings for your portal?
 
doug

Posted: 10/1/2009
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How do you create more then one content pane in the new 2.3 Beta?
 
Wells Doty Jr

Posted: 10/1/2009
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Personally, I just directly edit the ASCX file, locate the 'content area' and then put in my old standby table-based pane template (3 column, header + footer):

<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">   <tr>     <td class="toppane" colspan="3" id="toppane" runat="server" valign="top"></td>   </tr>   <tr valign="top">     <td class="leftpane" id="leftpane" runat="server" valign="top"></td>     <td class="contentpane" id="contentpane" runat="server" valign="top"></td>     <td class="rightpane" id="rightpane" runat="server" valign="top"></td>   </tr>   <tr>     <td class="bottompane" colspan="3" id="bottompane" runat="server" valign="top"></td>   </tr> </table>

 
Doug

Posted: 10/1/2009
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I'm not sure about using Artisteer for actual DNN skins but it is great to use to mockup a website design.

I'm trying to create a base skin with all the webcontrolls and panes i would need and a default css file i could modify to create a new skin.

I do not want to use tables for any skins. Do you have a base skin you use and modify?

Thanks!

 
Gareth

Posted: 10/5/2009
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I encountered the same problem but found it was due to the way you apply the skin:

Under skin options you must select the 'page' layout and 'article' container.

Then under site options go to appearance and you'll see you skin name in 4 drop down boxes. The third one down should be 'used for edit pages' - select ' yourskinname - admin'.

In order to apply the block container to modules go to the module settings - then settings and then select 'yourskinname - block' under container drop down.

Hope this helps!
 
Ike

Posted: 10/6/2009
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I see the problem as well -

The pane layout incorporated is only built into the 'page' skin. The 'admin' skin is left out of the process.

I just deleted the admin skin and stylesheet and repackaged the .zip for a quick workaround. Who needs an admin specific skin anyway, especially one that can't preserve content layouts because it only has one pane.
 
Dan

Posted: 10/6/2009
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I have not had this problem. My exported skins contain multiple panes. This site took less than 30 minutes to skin. www.hmhoffroad.com

I am very impressed with this product for DNN Skins. I do not think I wil ever need to buy a skin again.
 
Ike

Posted: 10/7/2009
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Dan guess your one of the lucky ones.

Mind posting code from your admin page skin file?
 
Dan

Posted: 10/7/2009
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Ike, I can post the admin code. My admin page only has one content pane. The page skin has multiple panes
TopPane
Top1,Top2,Top3
sidebar1, Banner1
User1,User2
Banner2
ContentPane
Banner3
User3,User4
Banner4
Bottom1,Bottom2,Bottom3
BottomPane

Using: Ver 2.3.0.20075
 
DanH

Posted: 8/11/2010
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I seem to notice that when I export the skin as a zip file, the content panes are not there in the skin... if I export to a file/directory structure and create my own zip files, the content panes are there. Havent figured out the difference yet...