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3/28/2007 5:38 AM
 

I have a skin where I use the Links Skin Object that comes with DNN.  Problem with it is that no matter how I configure it, it does not appear on child pages.  I know that there are options as to implementation of the object, which I found by reading the skinning document that comes with DNN.

So,,, is there a secret to making it appear on all pages?  It works perfectly on pages that are in the "root" of the menu structure, but disappears on child pages.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Clay

 
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3/28/2007 10:14 AM
 

Clay, I would assume that you're using the Links skin object to show child links, but when you go to a child page they don't have any children below them?

If that is the case, you'll probably want to specify in the links settings at which level it should be displaying. By default I believe it only shows child pages, but you'll want to set it at a specific level, rather than let it default to below the current level


Chris Hammond
Former DNN Corp Employee, MVP, Core Team Member, Trustee
Christoc.com Software Solutions DotNetNuke Module Development, Upgrades and consulting.
dnnCHAT.com a chat room for DotNetNuke discussions
 
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3/28/2007 10:33 AM
 

Thanks for the input Chris.  Now, please forgive me, it was a late night and I forgot that the properties item is case sensitive, so "Root" does work on all pages and "root" never works on any page.  My bad,,,, it really was late.

In answer to your question though, no I wasn't intending to show child links in the Links object.  Actually what I did was modify it so I could use it as a secondary horizontal menu.  I got frustrated with trying to put two menus on a page that each had different items in them and I didn't want to have to configure differing menus to "get there."

So,,,, what I did was to take the standard Links.ascx.vb file and modify it to require BOTH the "hidden" AND the "disabled" settings to be checked for an item to show up in the menu.  I called it "MLINKS" as a skin object so I could still use the core Links object if I needed it. 

Now I can use the SolPart menu, DNNMenu, or NavMenu's for the vertical menu, or even a secondary horizontal menu and the MLINKS object for an additional menu AND still am able to designate pages as "hidden" only so they stay hidden.

It allows me to do a bit of creative skinning I was having problems with.  And now that I am fully awake and functioning properly,,,, remembering things like case sensitivity on properties set in skin objects,,,, everything is working wonderfully.

Thanks again Chris,
Clay

 
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3/28/2007 10:34 AM
 
I'm still half asleep myself, and I've been at work for over an hour ;)

Chris Hammond
Former DNN Corp Employee, MVP, Core Team Member, Trustee
Christoc.com Software Solutions DotNetNuke Module Development, Upgrades and consulting.
dnnCHAT.com a chat room for DotNetNuke discussions
 
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3/28/2007 10:45 AM
 

That sounds like a great skin object.

Salar

 
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