User-Specified Themes

[Jonathan Wood]

If I want each user to be able to specify their own themes, does that mean I
must set the theme in an even handler (such as PreInit) for every single
page?

I suppose I could cache the user's theme in the Session object. But I
wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in the PreInit
event for every single page.

Thanks.

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Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com

[Michael Nemtsev [MVP]]

Hello Jonathan,

yes u must

see there http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStar...alization.aspx

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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
JWIf I want each user to be able to specify their own themes, does
JWthat mean I must set the theme in an even handler (such as PreInit)
JWfor every single page?
JW>
JWI suppose I could cache the user's theme in the Session object. But
JWI wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in
JWthe PreInit event for every single page.
JW>
JWThanks.
JW>

[Jonathan Wood]

Thanks!

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Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com

"Michael Nemtsev [MVP]" <ne*****@msn.comwrote in message
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Hello Jonathan,

yes u must

see there
http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStar...alization.aspx

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo

JWIf I want each user to be able to specify their own themes, does
JWthat mean I must set the theme in an even handler (such as PreInit)
JWfor every single page?
JWJWI suppose I could cache the user's theme in the Session object.
But
JWI wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in
JWthe PreInit event for every single page.
JWJWThanks.
JW>

[Scott Roberts]

But I wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in the

PreInit event for every single page.

You can set the theme in Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute in
global.asax:

private void Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(Object sender, EventArgs
e)
{
HttpContext CurrentContext = HttpContext.Current;
Page p = ( CurrentContext.Handler as Page );
if ( null != p )
{
p.Theme = "Default";
}
}
}

[Jonathan Wood]

That's cool if that will work.

One thing: my plan is to cache the user's theme in the Session object. So
this code will need to be able to access both the Session object and some
database code. I assume the database code will work but now I wonder if the
Session object will be available. I would also need to get info for the
current user, which may not be set up either.

I'll have to play around with that.

Thanks.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com

"Scott Roberts" <sr******@no.spam.here-webworks-software.comwrote in
message news:u3**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>But I wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in
the PreInit event for every single page.

You can set the theme in Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute in
global.asax:

private void Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(Object sender, EventArgs
e)
{
HttpContext CurrentContext = HttpContext.Current;
Page p = ( CurrentContext.Handler as Page );
if ( null != p )
{
p.Theme = "Default";
}
}
}

[Scott Roberts]

The Session and User are both populated and available on the CurrentContext.

"Jonathan Wood" <jw***@softcircuits.comwrote in message
news:OR**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

That's cool if that will work.

One thing: my plan is to cache the user's theme in the Session object. So
this code will need to be able to access both the Session object and some
database code. I assume the database code will work but now I wonder if
the Session object will be available. I would also need to get info for
the current user, which may not be set up either.

I'll have to play around with that.

Thanks.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com

"Scott Roberts" <sr******@no.spam.here-webworks-software.comwrote in
message news:u3**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>But I wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in
the PreInit event for every single page.

You can set the theme in Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute in
global.asax:

private void Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(Object sender,
EventArgs e)
{
HttpContext CurrentContext = HttpContext.Current;
Page p = ( CurrentContext.Handler as Page );
if ( null != p )
{
p.Theme = "Default";
}
}
}

[Jonathan Wood]

Cool. Thanks!

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com

"Scott Roberts" <sr******@no.spam.here-webworks-software.comwrote in
message news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

The Session and User are both populated and available on the
CurrentContext.

"Jonathan Wood" <jw***@softcircuits.comwrote in message
news:OR**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>That's cool if that will work.

One thing: my plan is to cache the user's theme in the Session object. So
this code will need to be able to access both the Session object and some
database code. I assume the database code will work but now I wonder if
the Session object will be available. I would also need to get info for
the current user, which may not be set up either.

I'll have to play around with that.

Thanks.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming
http://www.softcircuits.com

"Scott Roberts" <sr******@no.spam.here-webworks-software.comwrote in
message news:u3**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>But I wondered if there was any shortcut to having to set the theme in
the PreInit event for every single page.

You can set the theme in Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute in
global.asax:

private void Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(Object sender,
EventArgs e)
{
HttpContext CurrentContext = HttpContext.Current;
Page p = ( CurrentContext.Handler as Page );
if ( null != p )
{
p.Theme = "Default";
}
}
}