Okay, I am building a dynamic pane module that allows you to nest dynamic panes within the current panes on the skin.  Have it mostly functional, but I am wondering where to put the settings for things such as the number of panes and where you configure the attributes of each pane such as css class, width, padding, etc. 

Here are a couple images of what the dynamic pane module does:

Admin mode:

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/8849/2002813177491780632_rs.jpg

Preview mode:

http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/12504/2002821127146176815_rs.jpg

As you can see from the images, the DynamicPanes module is added to the content pane (skin is the stock DNN skin).  The three panes (will be user definable as to how many panes) is dynamically added within the module and all the normal editting functionality is there such as "drag/drop" and "move to".  You can change any of the settings on any of the modules as they are standard modules dropped into standard panes (although dynamically added), such as in modules in the "DynamicRightPane" where the top one uses a different container as does the one below it.  Remember, this does not modify the skin, they are contained within the module, however they are just standard panes, as you can tell, the Text/HTML module is under the DynamicPanes module both in the same "ContentPane" pane.  The DynamicPanes modules hosts the new panes, otherwise everything is as normal.

Anyway, my question is that I am not sure where to put the configuration for the DynamicPanes modules.  Should I use an Edit View to configure the few settings or just add them to the "Settings" option for the module?

My thoughts were to just use the Settings option, but after some thought, I figure it might be a pain to go into the settings option and then expand the Module Settings in the lower part of the window along with maybe making that screen a bit too busy.

Also, I was wondering if there is some way that I can set some defaults up when the module is first dropped on the page.  Was thinking of having it create a unique pane right when it is first added.  Of course, I would not have a clue if they would want one or ten pane columns :)

I think it depends on the security that you will require. I think you have to give all users edit permission to he module for them to see the Edit and Settings links.

I would use: NavigateURL: How to make a link

>That will be an interesting and useful module.<

It is one of the features I kind of expected in the core, but since it has not came about, I am writing this one to donate to the core making DNN much more flexible with respect to module placement and making it eaiser on skin developers.

I hoped to have it available by now, but have to get taxes finished along with the garden tilled (turning 110' x 33' section of yard into a garden, sure showed me how out of shape I am ;) ).  Hope to have this read by next week.

As normally happens, I have ideas on how to expand it so the settings will be getting more involved.  I figure I will now use the edit view for that.  I am up in the air about the preconfiguration at this point.  I figure that most of the time, the user (person laying out the site) will be in need of at least two panes, so I might have it preconfigure two of them.  Of course, once it is in the wild, user feedback will probably determine what the defaults will end up.

Thanks for the feedback!