I'm trying to build a DNN Skin with Christoc's Template and i need to include some new folders i created into the install zip.
I'm inserting this tag in SkinPackage.targets
<InstallInclude Include="**\<FOLDER_NAME>\*.*" />
But when building the install zip, the folder is not being included.
Am I doing something wrong?
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I want to add my jars to the project and use them.
What path relative to project should i put them?
How do i configure it so they are included in classpath?
I am creating a custom extension for DNN using Christoc's DotNetNuke Module and Theme Development Template
I add folders to my extension project and i do a release build, once i install the extension on my site the folders are not there. These folders are part of the extension project. Do i need to add them as resource to the extension or something? because my JavaScript folder and CSS folder are there once installed and i created these folders manaully my self also
Thank You
You need to add the Folder, or the FILE TYPES in the folder to the BuildScripts within my project templates. Look at the ModulePackage.targets file.
Chris
The theming guide says to run Sencha Cmd to:
- setup the workspace
- generate a test app to test the custom theme
The test app created in the theming guide is located inside the workspace folder. My question is, does the app that will use the theme need to be located inside the workspace folder? Or can it reside elsewhere, and it simply uses the built custom theme?
We have an existing app that we now want to use a custom theme, so the app is not inside a workspace. Can I just create the workspace for the custom theme, and make changes for styling necessary to implement the theme? Do I need to make configuration changes in the generated workspace so it is aware of the location of the code for the app which is not in the workspace?
Thanks in advance!
As far as I know, your project, where you wanted to apply the theme, must be generated by Sencha CMD. After generating the project, copy everything from the existing project to the new sencha cmd-generated project.
On the terminal, execute sencha generate theme my-custom-theme on the application directory. Your my-custom-theme will be created on the packages directory of your project folder. In order to use this theme, edit sencha.cfg found on the [project folder]/.sencha/app/. Change the app-theme to app.theme=my-custom-theme.
In order for the changes to take effect, execute sencha app refresh.
The theme, i.e. .scss files, eventually converted into a CSS file. You need to include this generated CSS file in your index.html. This is regardless of how you get or generate the CSS file.
I do not think your existing project need to be inside your new 4.2 theme project. However, it is much easier to test if you are creating a new theme and they reside in the same project.
It is not difficult to put your existing .js files into 4.2 project. I had to replace the app directory from the old project and some update to files. You can find the details in the ExtJS upgrade guide.
In the new Sencha Architect 3, there's an added feature of Application Styling. See here: http://docs.sencha.com/architect/3/#!/guide/styling
I'm not sure but I think you can import your current ExtJS project into the Architect and start styling your application.
How do you add a new directory to DNN upon skin install? Is through the reference in the manifest?
Yes, you can create a new directory through a manifest file. This applies to modules, skins - anything that uses a manifest file.
You will need to use the fileComponent in the manifest file, and specifically, the basePath element in order to specify where in the website your files will be installed. You can also install in relative paths.
See more here : http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Resources/Wiki/Page/Manifest-File-Component.aspx
I have folders inside a module which I developed and there are many files inside them.
How can I package the folders with files?
Should I archive the folders in a zip file? If so, how can I extract them again?
You have a few options.
Include a resources.zip file, that will be extracted for you upon installation, just be sure to include the resources.zip in your .dnn file list.
If you are using a DNN 5.x manifest, you could keep the folder structure within the module and just use the folder names items in the 5.x manifest.