I installed DNN version 5.04.02 today.  After I parsed and applied my skin the Control Panel started acting wierd.

My skin sets the width of the pages to 1000px.  As long as the Control Panel is minimized, it sits within the pages fine.  But when I extend it so that I can added pages and modules, it's width increases way beyond the 1000px.  It's width is way beyond the size of my browser.  I have to use the horizontal scroll bars to see it all.

Here are some portions of my skin and style sheet:

ctaSkin.htm:

<div id="PageWrapper">
    <div class="ControlPanelSection" id="ControlPanel" runat="server"></div>


ctaSkin.css

#PageWrapper
{
    width: 1000px;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #f3f3f3;
    border-style: solid;
    border-width: 1px;
    border-color: Black;
}

.ControlPanelSection
{
    width: 960;
    height: 1px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background-color: transparent;
    display: inline;
}

How is the layout of the Control Panel managed?  Have I unknowingly messed it up?  How would I fix it so that it's width stays within the boundaries I have set for my pages?

Thanks for your help.

Thanks for your idea Chris.  I gave it a try, but no luck.

I moved the control panel outside the PageWrapper class and saw no difference at all.

Then I tried removing the ControlPanelSection class (still outside the PageWrapper class).  With this change, the minimized width of the control panel took up the whole browser.  This makes sense, since it is the ControlPanelSection class that was limiting it's width.  However, the real problem still remains.  That is, when I maximize the control panel, the width increases way outside the browser's width and I have to use the horizontal scroll bars to see it.  I could live with the control panel taking up the whole browser width, if when maximized, it would remain that width.

-gps57

Thanks Chris.

I've tried both.  That is a plain div for the control panel, and no control panel entry in the skin at all.  Still no luck.  Something, somewhere in my skin is causing trouble.  I think I can say that because the problem started only after I applied my skin.

I have downloaded and installed firebug.  It's a nice tool.  It helps me understand better how the css classes get applied.  I have been able to see the control panel classes that are at play on my site, but have not figured out what my problem is yet.  I suspect I'll get closer to a solution using this tool after I understand it better.

I'll keep everyone posted through this thread with regard to what I discover, and will post the solution if I find it.  In the meantime, if anyone else figures it out, or knows what my problem is, please jump in and share the knowledge.  If I can help with any more information about my set up, just ask.

Thanks.

-gps57