Hi Lee

In your "Skinning Toolkit" tutorial you have css classes for the horizontal SolPartMenu. Are some classes specific to the vertical menu not mentioned in this article? If so  where might I see an example of the classes for a vertical SolPartMenu?  Or does it use the same classes as the horizontal menu, if so which classes do I need to edit  to create a vertical menu?

In your tutorial "DotNetNuke SolPart Menu Uncovered" it is mentioned that the SolPartMenu can be used as either:  Horizontal or Vertical Display.

Where might I see an example of a verticle SolPartMenu in action?

Thanks

Lynn

Hi Lynn,

The CSS classes are the same. You just need to specify in the SolPart menu settings that it should display vertically.

This tutorial walks you through creating a vertical Solpart menu:
http://www.dnncreative.com/Howtocre...fault.aspx

Thanks,

Wow!!

Very speedy reply, I sometimes wait for days in the main DNN forum.

Thanks

Lynn

Hi Lee,

i have been working through the skin videos from issues 5&6...
i got to a bit about making pure css skins and removing the solpart menu.
I'm a litte bit confused.
i was hoping to make a pure css skin (eventually) that features a vertical menu (something like www.itag.ie) .. so does this mean that I cannot use the solpart menu in a pure css skin? Or is it just that I have to remove the solpart menu from containers in a css skin?

Does that House Menu support the multlevel menu and submenus in the same way as on that site I'd like to emulate ? (ie: www.itag.ie)

Thanks
Vida

Hello,

For a vertical menu like itag you will need to use Solpart menu. Luckily, in the latest versions of DNN, the Solpart menu is now compatible with XHTML transitional mode, so you can create a CSS skin with the Solpart menu.

You should be able to follow the pure CSS skin tutorial, but apply the Solpart menu to the skin rather than the HouseMenu.

Hope this helps, thanks,

PS. - In the latest 4.4 version of DNN, they have changed how to setup DNN to work in XHTML transitional mode, you can read more about this here:

http://www.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/795...aspx#94464

and

http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Community...fault.aspx

http://blogs.snapsis.com/PermaLink,...c6256.aspx

I will be covering the new techniques in a new issue shortly, thanks

Ahh , great service as ever Lee, thanks very much.

Just one little addendum... I'm working through the tutorials, but I'd like to just see where I'm headed... so just wondering... though I haven't searched extensively for it... is there an example/tutorial that shows how to use images as background in a solpart menu?

Thanks

Vida

Hello,

This tutorial http://www.dnncreative.com/Howtocre...fault.aspx
use a background image for a vertical SolPartMenu.

But it doesn't use a background image for each element in the SolpartMenu. 

Does this help? - Or can you give an example of what you are trying to create.

Thanks,

Hello

It seems that the latest SolPartMenu tagprefix and skin reference has changed, see this post from main DNN forum:

http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Community...fault.aspx

Thanks
Lynn

Hi Vida,

I did have an example skin done for a client, but it's no longer online as they changed their mind and opted for a menu that had a single background image!

I would get through the tutorial and then start experimenting with the CSS code, you should find it's not too hard to implement.

- I would recommend that you view this tutorial as well:
Troubleshooting DotNetNuke Skins

It will help you when you come across any problems.

Hi Lynn,

Are you referring to the very last post? - The user has redefined the CSS classes in the skin.ascx file so that the naming makes more sense to them. - Is that what you mean, or I have I missed something?

Thanks,

Lee

Hi Lee

The point I was making is that the more recent SolPartMenu (with new skin and tagfix references) might afford Vida, that little bit more, flexibility.

Whereas your tutorials and the SolPartMenu uncovered article (below) mention the slightly earlier version.

http://www.dnncreative.com/DotNetNu...fault.aspx

Regards

Lynn

Lynn, Lee,
Thanks for your help.
I haven't gotten as far as the solpart menu uncovered article yet (had a look over it.. still parts I don't understand) but I think I should be ok when I get to it once I take the changes into account.
As long as I've seen the www.itag.ie site I know that what i want to do is actually possible so thats most of it really.

Thanks again,
Vida

I have Vertical Solpart menu , everything works great except when I try to turn usearrows="true". There is a background image that displays a small arrow on the ft of each Menu item.On turning UseArro- "true" the small arrow to show child pages exists occurs but along with it the background image occors too on the rt of each menu item.( same place as the use arrow arrows appear) any suggestions?

hi ...

am new in DNN and i have installed Dnn and i work fine but i have 1 think to ask why i can not see the  Solpart , House Manu or any other menu except the NAV in the edit mode ,, when i log to my web site as admin or host i can see they Solpart , House Manu on the home page but not ob all the edit pages as NAV Menu

notice the disappeard menu has been add as module not token... (: 

please  can any one help me

hello,

If you wish to display the admin and host menus within the house menu, you need to enable it in the house menu settings. There is a readme file with the house menu which details the setting to show the admin menus. You'll also need to make sure that the scope is set to -1 so that the menu will display all sub menus.

You could have a look at the free skins that are available on DNN creative for examples:

Free Pure CSS Skins

• Simple Red Leaf

• Andreas 01
• Andreas 09
• Summer Breeze
• FreeStyle
• Curiously Green
• Internet Sharing
• Lazy Days
• Zenlike
• Bitter Sweet
• Greenery
• Dark Ritual

These may also be useful:

• How to create a pure CSS skin
• How to create CSS containers

How to install and configure the House of Nuke menu for a DotNetNuke skin
How to create Horizontal CSS menus in DotNetNuke using the HouseMenu


Thanks,