The Cat's Whiskers

Skinning From Scratch Part 1 Now Online

frauke@creativecats.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:35:00 GMT

This one's for DNN developers who want a bit of information about skinning. This tutorial won't make you a skinning expert, but hopefully it'll be enought to give you a good idea about how the whole process works (and the ability to troubleshoot recalcitant 3rd party skins)

I'm not a designer, so I'm keeping it simple in termas of layout. This tutorial is more about discussing the functionality behind a DNN skin, and how to use cascading style sheets to make things like the Solpartmenu behave.

You can find the tutorial here...

Walkthrough: Module Packaging for the Terminally Broke now online

frauke@creativecats.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:23:00 GMT

If you're a DNN module developer using VSE ('cause it's free, yay!) and would like to sell your modules without giving away your source code, you may have come across a small hitch: How on earth do you persuade VSE to pre-compile your module code? And how do you add that to your module package?

Well, look no further than my new article: Module Packaging for the Terminally Broke. It's all there in black and white. OK, cream. It's so much nicer, don't you think?

Custom Permissions for DNN Modules Walkthrough

frauke@creativecats.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:00 GMT

If you've ever been wondering how you can add permissions other than 'View Module' and 'Edit Module' to your DNN module settings, wonder no longer.

I was faced with the same problem not long ago, and after reading an excellent article by Vicenç Masanas on the subject (and some tinkering) I managed to get something together. And 'cause I'm nice I tidied up my notes on the process and posted them here for your edification and enjoyment. So run, don't walk to my scribblings on the subject if you're interested...

If you have any questions or comments on the article, please post them here.

Personalising the Module Starter Kit

frauke@creativecats.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:52:00 GMT

Fed up with the YourCompany prefix in your modules and tables? Here's how to change it...

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Happy Horses

frauke@creativecats.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:37:00 GMT

Pictures of the Happy Horse Field Fun Pony Show are now available in the Fun Stuff Section for your edification and enjoyment...