Template: Required elements of a mojoPortal layout.Master file

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4/16/2008 5:54:48 AM
subflux
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Template: Required elements of a mojoPortal layout.Master file

Hi,

Joe's documentation on Understanding the layout.Master file includes images of code snippets documenting the minimal elements in a layout.master file. I have typed this out from the image while creating a new skin, and so thought others could save time by simply copy-pasting from this post.

So here's the template for a minimal layout.master file for use when creating a new skin - again, this is from Joe's documentation.

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
        <title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="frmMain" runat="server">
<asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="SiteMapData" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="false"/>
<portal:LoginLink id="LoginLink" runat="server" UseLeftSeparator="True" />
<portal:LogoutLink id="LogoutLink" runat="server" UseLeftSeparator="True" />

<asp:contentplaceholder ID="pageEditContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>

<portal:SiteMenu id="SiteMenu1" runat="server" ShowMenu="true" ShowTreeView="false"
        TopLevelOnly="false" Direction="Horizontal">
</portal:SiteMenu>

<asp:Panel id="divLeft" runat="server" cssclass="leftside" visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
        <asp:contentplaceholder ID="leftContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
</asp:Panel>

<asp:Panel id="divCenter" runat="server" cssclass="center-rightandleftmargins" visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
        <asp:contentplaceholder ID="mainContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
</asp:Panel>

<asp:Panel id="divRight" runat="server" cssclass="rightside" visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
        <asp:contentplaceholder ID="rightContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
</asp:Panel>

</form>

</body>
</html>

 

4/16/2008 6:30:39 AM
subflux
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Re: Template: Required elements of a mojoPortal layout.Master file

Attempting to enter "Administration -> Site Settings" using this layout.Master file caused an exception to be generated. Debugging the error it turns out that another line of code is required, a ScriptManager.

The updated miminal template is as follows:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="frmMain" runat="server">
<asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="SiteMapData" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="false"/>
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" EnablePageMethods="true" runat="server" />
<portal:LoginLink id="LoginLink" runat="server" UseLeftSeparator="True" />
<portal:LogoutLink id="LogoutLink" runat="server" UseLeftSeparator="True" />

<asp:contentplaceholder ID="pageEditContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>

<portal:SiteMenu id="SiteMenu1" runat="server" ShowMenu="true" ShowTreeView="false"
        TopLevelOnly="false" Direction="Horizontal">
</portal:SiteMenu>

<asp:Panel id="divLeft" runat="server" cssclass="leftside" visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
        <asp:contentplaceholder ID="leftContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
</asp:Panel>

<asp:Panel id="divCenter" runat="server" cssclass="center-rightandleftmargins" visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
        <asp:contentplaceholder ID="mainContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
</asp:Panel>

<asp:Panel id="divRight" runat="server" cssclass="rightside" visible="True" SkinID="pnlPlain">
        <asp:contentplaceholder ID="rightContent" runat="server"></asp:contentplaceholder>
</asp:Panel>

</form>

</body>
</html>

 

4/16/2008 9:37:30 AM
Joe Audette
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Re: Template: Required elements of a mojoPortal layout.Master file

You are correct. I wrote the documentation some time ago and have not updated it. Since then MS AJAX scriptmanager came into existence. There are also some more optional elements that I need to document. I will do this as soon as I have a chance.

Best,

Joe

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