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6/10/2008 8:18 AM
 
Derek Trauger

www.derektrauger.com
Joined: 9/21/2007
Posts: 136

Will skins that are compatible with DNN version 4.8.x be compatible in version 5.x when it is released?

Thanks.

Derek
 
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6/10/2008 8:24 AM
 
myke

Joined: 1/14/2008
Posts: 43

One would greatly assume so, but I would like to hear an answer as well.  I cant wait until verison 5 is released, is there any documents with info on the new version at all?
 
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6/10/2008 10:37 AM
 
Cuong Dang


www.enlivenhq.com
Joined: 3/29/2006
Posts: 433

The skinning engine hasn't changed much over the past few releases. In Cambrian, Shaun Walker has mentioned a few enhancements to improve the skinning development workflow. I don't think if it's going to be different. But if it is, there should be some soft of documentation discuss about it.

Cuong Dang
Co-founder: Enliven, dnnGallery
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I'm the author of DNN and Web Standards Wrox Blox
 
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6/10/2008 4:40 PM
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keeperofstars

Joined: 1/22/2008
Posts: 273

Its safe to assume that a typical skin would be compatiable with 5.x. There appears to be many new features added to the skin engine and the skin engine has become more of a module object then its original skin only engine, which is good. You can package skin objects with skins now. :)

the only differences you are likely to see are how the nav menu is rendered, and possibly some spacing issues which need reworked, as I believe 5.x DNN is suppost to be a bit more XHTML compliant.

Which could mean it uses a few different tags here and there which might create some spacing issues. Nothing that wouldn't be quickly fixed though.

 
 
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6/10/2008 10:58 PM
 
Baldwin Sun


www.sunblognuke.com
Joined: 2/21/2005
Posts: 197

So I also recommend XHTML Skin design and right now the url had uncovered the secret in the DNN skinning design, you can had a look:

http://www.bi4ce.com/Support/Forums/tabid/106/view/topic/postid/11107/ptarget/11107/Default.aspx

sunblognuke v5 for dnn

Ultimate Blogging Module for DotNetNuke Platform
The professional provider of DotNetNuke support, skin design and custom module development.

 
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