Hi,

I'm working on my first skin, based on a html "template" I made.
The "template" have quite a few css and js files (jQuery mostly).

So far I haven't read anywhere any advice about where exactly one should place your js/css and how to include them.
(Though I will place them in "css" and "js" folders, and include my css files from style.css)

So my questions are:
(1) What is best practice for including your css and js files in your skin?
(2) What if you have certain styles and js files that will only be used if the page (module) will use this or that elements (for instance my chart scripts and styles)   Of course I can just include them all, but that's an awefull waste of bandwith.
(3) In asp.net mvc I used combress.  Does DNN have something to compress css/js files or is there some commonly used tool.

Any other thoughts on this matter will be really welcome.  All a learning process.

Thanks as always for the detailed replies (you got no idea how much you are helping me to get the hang of dnn...especially since I have to figure out webforms all over again.)

Starting at 3.  For one, we still use DNN 5.2 at work (I' rather wait till I'm 100% comfortable with DNN before upgrading, since we are using DNN as intranet with a lot of users and critical functionality).  Also I'd like to create skins that can at least be used in DNN 5 and 6 anyhow.
So I guess I'll just manually minify the css and js files before creating a package.

As for #2: My current design have all js and css files broken up  by what is needed by certain ""omponents".  (Say one for charts, one for forms, one for this, one for that).
One does not need all of the js/css files unless you are using all "components" on a page (thining in terms of html pages now).
On the other hand, with pages and modules (dnn world) I cannot know beforehand what the user (developer....even it's just me now) will be using on a page / module, so I just include every single  css/js file in the template I just started.
While typing it sounds like that's the way to go anyhow, I'll just have to push optimizing the css and scripts as much possible for performance.....and better include them compressed.

Cheers,
Krok

Hmmm..more to look into. Thanks.

Do one have to use VB code in skins (prior to dnn6, which I understand are writtent in c#)?

Unintentionally having this and another thread overlap now (http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Resources/Forums/forumid/163/threadid/434835/scope/posts.aspx)
But thing is I'd also like to add meta data tags....not sure if there's an easy way for that as well.

Bit worried if I should use some 3rd party thing (40fingers) or figure out my own way....don't want to force users of my skin to install this or that.

Either case, will nut this one out. Have to or I'm in trouble next week. (made promises before knowing how to do sth..lol)