custom menu for external module

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4/23/2008 9:20:16 AM
Guillaume Noah
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custom menu for external module

Hi all !

What the guide lines to implement owner menu for an external module ? I'm dealing with a module that have more than 200 pages.ascx. So I want to have a standard pulldown menu only visible for my module ; my portal will have many others modules as expected.

I've try to integrate the menu in the local layout, but dot not succed, either puting it in the wrapheader div, nor in the wrapcenter div. In a separate website project, my menu works fine, with it local stylesheet and some javascritp. How can I integrate this to the layout.Master to make this visible only for this external module as other external module will have their own menu ?

Can somebody give me some help, any direction to search for ?

Thank you.

Guillaume

4/23/2008 9:29:23 AM
Joe Audette
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Re: custom menu for external module

Hi,

My opinion is that no module specific menu should go in the master page. Instead it should live inside the module itself and be self contained.

You could use the asp.net menu control or treeview control or any number of third party or self developed controls for the menu. If using the asp.net menu or treeview you can add items to the menu using code instead of binding to a sitemap.

Hope it helps,

Joe

4/23/2008 10:01:00 AM
Guillaume Noah
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Re: custom menu for external module

Hi Joe,

Thank you for that quick replay.

If I put thaht menu let's say asp.net menu in my base module, will it be visible for all my page or have I to implement it for each page ?

Sorry for spending your time, but the trainning video I watch more than 20 times did'nt mentioned this.

Thank you.

G.

4/23/2008 10:06:14 AM
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Re: custom menu for external module

I would encapsulate the menu inside a control then re-use the control both inside your module control and inside any supporting pages.

Hope it helps,

Joe

4/23/2008 10:16:21 AM
Guillaume Noah
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Re: custom menu for external module

Voilà, this is the best way !

It will absolutely help !

Regards.

G.

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