July 9, 2008 Meeting Notes by Paul Chu

Summary

1. RoundTable Discussion

2. Live Content API demo by Mandeep Singh

   Demo how to create a module with hyperlink that will open in a "psuedo popup" div tag instead of standard Popup. Mouseover event will also trigger the "Web 2.0 virtual popup effect". Developers must own the Live Content Module on their website.  Devs learn that they can program their custom modules to support Live Content via a module Settings and testing for LiveContent install at runtime.

Bonus Trick of the Day: Learn how Mandeep shows a Virtual Popup of the socaldug.org RSVP module on his own laptop webserver.

3. May have to change our venue to Irvine RHT next month.

NOTES Follow

RoundTable Discussion

Forum Module

- new version for ActiveForum
  $79 no source
  $200 source - full is recommended for Corporations ( vendor can go out of business / drop support )

 YAF - Yet Another Forum
  free

 Our  DNN website is using forum module:
  DNNBB is obsolete

SLA with DNN  ?  no response from DotNetNuke corporation ?

Benefactor Program
http://forums.asp.net/p/948570/1150929.aspx

Dnn as a virtual directory
instead of a website

www.scott.com/

www.scott.com/ScottsDNN  -- virdir

scottsDNN --> path inetpub/wwwroot/scottsites
virtual directory

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Mandeep's Cool Trick to view RSVP module from another site

DNN print icon - URL shows how to create URL
 to view just the RSVP module

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SEO Friendly - "popup div" text is in the Page
 images too

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Live Content

labs.mandeeps.com - will have examples in a week

developer key will be required

Live Content - will be added to Catalook ECommerce package

e.g. www.PowerDNN.com   click on Image ( Get Skins and Module Training 25% off ... )  on left to demo LiveContent virtual popup

Live Content API

 LiveContent Class

 eContent Class

 eFrame Class

 commonProperties Classs

 AttachElement Class
 
Need Page object for PortalModuleBase

add Api.LiveContent.dll

must have LiveContent Module installed

using Mandeeps.DN.Modules.Api.LiveContent;  .Elements

LiveContent live = new LiveContent(Page. "devkey");

Future: standard Asp.Net Live Content API
3 months....

Firefox Addins

Firebug

YSlow - Why is it slow

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Donations for the projector
 Thanks to Joseph Obwa

Next Meeting in Irvine ?

Prizes:

Telerik Rad Controls - mandeep singh

LiveContent Module - scott sharp

LearnVisualStudio.Net - maureen thomas

Trainingspot video - andrew the

Ajax Book

Linq Book

VSTS Book

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