I have noticed that some skin files have a line that looks like this

<dnn:DnnCssInclude ID="bootStrapCSS" runat="server" FilePath="css/bootstrap.min.css" PathNameAlias="SkinPath" Priority="14" />

Can someone explain what PathNameAlias is and how it should be used. For example if you want to reference files in a different folder, like "assets/owlcarousel/owl.carousel.css" does one create a different PathNameAlias or does it refer to the skinpath?

 Also can the priority be the same on more than one of the referenced files?

Hi James,

The PathNameAlias refers to the the folder where the file will reside. There are only 2 options for this: SkinPath (current skin folder) and SharedScripts (~/Resources/Shared/Scripts). So, if you are adding CSS for your skin you would want to chose the SkinPath value. Then, the FilePath value is relative to your root skin folder. The Priority can be the same on the files if it doesn't matter which order they load in relation to the other files with the same priority.

Using the DNNCSSInclude allows the files to be combined through the Client Resource Manager helping in performance. The Styles skin object allows for additional customization that is not available in DNNCSSInclude control, such as conditions for IE and IE versions as well as targeting media devices such as screen width.

You can find more info about these here:
Client Resource Management API here: http://www.dnnsoftware.com/wiki/clien...
DNN Styles Skin Object: http://www.dnnsoftware.com/portals/0/...
Shameless plug to the DNN 7 book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118...

Hope this helps!

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