DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial: A simple, clear, step-by-tutorial to creating DotNetNuke skins to put you in control of the look and feel of your DotNetNuke website

DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial: A simple, clear, step-by-tutorial to creating DotNetNuke skins to put you in control of the look and feel of your DotNetNuke website Darren Neese is available to download

DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial: A simple, clear, step-by-tutorial to creating DotNetNuke skins to put you in control of the look and feel of your DotNetNuke website Darren Neese
Type:	eBook
Released:	2008
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Page Count:	156
Format:	pdf
Language:	English
ISBN-10:	1847192785
ISBN-13:	9781847192783

In Detail DotNetNuke is an open-source web application framework written in VB.DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial: A ... Textbook NET for the ASP.NET framework. The application's content management system is extensible and customizable through the use of skins and modules, and it can be used to create, deploy, and manage intranet, extranet, and websites. DotNetNuke has a skinning architecture, which provides a clear separation between design and content, enabling a web designer to develop skins without requiring any specialist knowledge of development in ASP.NET; only knowledge of HTML and an understanding of how to prepare and package the skins themselves are required. If you want to create great-looking skins for your DotNetNuke websites, this book is for you. If you're new to DotNetNuke skinning, this book is the ideal introduction. It will give you clear, concise and practical guidance to take you from the basics of DotNetNuke skinning right through to developing the skills to make you a DotNetNuke skinner to be reckoned with! This book gives you step-by-step instructions to the fundamentals of skinning so that you will be in control of the look and feel of your DotNetNuke site, and dreaming of new ideas for creating more interactive user interfaces. What you will learn from this book? Basics of DNN skinsSetting up your skin development environment and creating a skinPage design and layout for your skinImplementing styles in your skinConfiguring and customizing the skin objectsConfiguring the menu in your skinManaging graphics for your skin to change the look Creating and managing containersPackaging and deploying your skinModifying the control panel for skin administration Approach Designed as a tutorial for beginners to DotNetNuke skinning, this book is packed with practical steps for you to try. Written in a clear, easy-to-read style this book will guide you through the most important tasks of working with DotNetNuke skins. Who this book is written for? This book is for web designers or developers who want to customize DNN sites, to bring a specific look and feel to them, and create more attractive user interfaces. This book is ideal for beginners to DotNetNuke skinning. You will need to know about the general operation of DotNetNuke and also have some familiarity with creating web pages. Familiarity with CSS and basic ASP.NET would be a bonus.