Comments on: Umbraco Custom Sections: Part 2 http://www.jamieconnolly.net/index.php/blog/tutorials/umbraco-custom-sections-part-2/ This blog displays some of the work I have created including some tutorials for various uses on the web. Mon, 21 May 2012 04:39:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: small business grants http://www.jamieconnolly.net/index.php/blog/tutorials/umbraco-custom-sections-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-590 small business grants Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:51:35 +0000 http://www.jamie-connolly.co.uk/?p=437#comment-590 What a great resource! What a great resource!

]]> By: Jamie Connolly http://www.jamieconnolly.net/index.php/blog/tutorials/umbraco-custom-sections-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Jamie Connolly Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:31:20 +0000 http://www.jamie-connolly.co.uk/?p=437#comment-549 Hi guys Yeah, you are correct using the existing elements that Umbraco use will result in issues when you upgrade. A possible workaround is to create your own sprite file and your own style sheet. This will stop the website updates from overwriting your custom section icons. You can link your new CSS file in the umbraco.aspx, however with every update you may need to link your custom stylesheet back up to the umbraco.aspx page. Hope that helps Jamie Hi guys

Yeah, you are correct using the existing elements that Umbraco use will result in issues when you upgrade.

A possible workaround is to create your own sprite file and your own style sheet. This will stop the website updates from overwriting your custom section icons. You can link your new CSS file in the umbraco.aspx, however with every update you may need to link your custom stylesheet back up to the umbraco.aspx page.

Hope that helps

Jamie

]]> By: Tim http://www.jamieconnolly.net/index.php/blog/tutorials/umbraco-custom-sections-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Tim Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:12:22 +0000 http://www.jamie-connolly.co.uk/?p=437#comment-545 I tend to avoid altering the sprites.png and the css and just use an image file instead, as both of those files can be overwritten by Umbraco during an upgrade, which means you have to re-apply your icons again when you're done. I tend to avoid altering the sprites.png and the css and just use an image file instead, as both of those files can be overwritten by Umbraco during an upgrade, which means you have to re-apply your icons again when you’re done.

]]> By: Sander Houttekier http://www.jamieconnolly.net/index.php/blog/tutorials/umbraco-custom-sections-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Sander Houttekier Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:41:36 +0000 http://www.jamie-connolly.co.uk/?p=437#comment-544 Can you specify why you use the existing icon sprite? Don't get me wrong, I am very fond of using sprites in theming a website, but in this occasion I have mixed feelings on this technique, as it can result in trouble when an Umbraco update ships with a new icon sprite overwriting your adjusted sprite. read up more about the possible ways to implement an icon here: http://forum.umbraco.org/yaf_postst9217_Adding-Custom-Tray-Icon.aspx if i'm wrong or overlooked something here please point it out to me :) as i really believe sprites are the best solution (if you can overcome the update problem) Can you specify why you use the existing icon sprite?

Don’t get me wrong, I am very fond of using sprites in theming a website, but in this occasion I have mixed feelings on this technique, as it can result in trouble when an Umbraco update ships with a new icon sprite overwriting your adjusted sprite.

read up more about the possible ways to implement an icon here:
http://forum.umbraco.org/yaf_postst9217_Adding-Custom-Tray-Icon.aspx

if i’m wrong or overlooked something here please point it out to me :) as i really believe sprites are the best solution (if you can overcome the update problem)

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