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2/3/2008 4:38 PM
 
metbb

Joined: 7/17/2006
Posts: 9

Hello,

I have some general questions about the html and ascx files in a skin package.  I realize that when a skin package is installed the html files are converted to ascx files.  Therefore, the html and ascx files will always produce the same skin.  However, I recently found out that some of our administrators were changing the ascx skin files via ftp without installing them through the DNN skin installer.  We have informed them about the dangers of doing this and they have now agreed to stop.  I have two questions about this: 

1) Does it matter if the html and ascx files for the same skin are not the same? 

2)Is the html file needed or can the skin packages be created with ascx files? 

3) When a new skin is installed via the DNN installer and the skin is the portal's default skin are additional resources needed to "update" the skin throughout the site - especially if the site is large (i.e. thousands of pages?)  (therefore causing the site to slowdown)

4) Can a new default skin installation this cause slowdowns or errors if there are many users and many external visitors to the same portal?

Insight to these questions would be appreciated.

Marc
 
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2/3/2008 6:58 PM
 
Salar Golestanian


www.salaro.com
Joined: 12/27/2002
Posts: 1192

1) Does it matter if the html and ascx files for the same skin are not the same? 

>>>If someone happed to parse the skin again it will overwrite the ascx skin. I am assuming that the ascx skin is the latest.

2)Is the html file needed or can the skin packages be created with ascx files? 

>>>>One can indeed create the skin as ascx files

3) When a new skin is installed via the DNN installer and the skin is the portal's default skin are additional resources needed to "update" the skin throughout the site - especially if the site is large (i.e. thousands of pages?)  (therefore causing the site to slowdown)

>>>I dont fully follow the question. But it does not matter how many pages are in your site. If you have choosen a set of skin types and containers for your site via Admin/site settings/appearance >> then this will be reflected through out the site - unless you set a differnet skintype and container for the page in page functions which will overwrite the default settings.

4) Can a new default skin installation this cause slowdowns or errors if there are many users and many external visitors to the same portal?

No - possible errors on a skinpack is not related to number of users. It will show up if one or 1000s of users are looking at the page.

 

Salar

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