On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Mahomed Hussein <maho...@custodiandc.com> wrote:
> Hi All > > OK, I've done a bit more "digging/experimenting". What I have done now: > > 1) Deleted the "Skin" documents in Main and in Xwiki "spaces/pages" (p.s. > I miss the spaces concept :) ) - This doesn't really seem to do a good job > of deleting the pages. There seems to be a "blank" placeholder for the > document. > > 2) I created a copy of the flamingo directory in /usr/lib/xwiki/skins/ and > named it CDCSkin2 > 3) I then set the Wiki Skin to be "CDCSkin2" (Administer Wiki > > Presentation > Skin and then I checked the different pages. I noticed that > the "Main" page still ignored the skin, but all the other pages were > loading the skin correctly. > > So for example > > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/admin/XWiki/XWikiPreferences?editor=globaladmin§ion=Presentation > = Working > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Accounts/ = Working > > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Main/ = Not working > > Even setting the skin directly on the Main page (Administer Page > > Presentation) was not working. After further investigation and testing, I > noticed that this was because the Custom Theme was set for that page. If I > set the Logo in the Theme, then it applied correctly everywhere. > > So it seems that the Theme logo now overrides the skin logo. > > But, if I set the Skin in Administer Wiki > Presentation > Skin to be > something like Main.CDCSkin3, I can see that any code in the Skin document > gets executed as per > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/Skins BUT the logo from > the skin doesn't get applied. It defaults to the logo in the Theme. > > > > So basically I went down a rabbit's hole thinking the skin was not working > because the logo was not being applied, but in fact the skin was working, > but the logo was being picked from the Theme because @logo in the theme was > still set to default. > The Getting Started Guide indicates that the logo should be changed from the Theme http://enterprise.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GettingStarted/ChangingTheLogoAndThePanels . > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > Mahomed Hussein > Custodian Data Centre > Email: maho...@custodiandc.com > http://www.CustodianDC.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: users [mailto:users-boun...@xwiki.org] On Behalf Of Mahomed Hussein > Sent: 27 May 2016 09:15 > To: XWiki Users <users@xwiki.org> > Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] xWiki 8.1 ignoring custom skin > > Hi > > Sorry to bump this up. I'm really stuck with this skin issue and would > really appreciate any pointers/help. > > Sadly there are some people who feel that not having the logo is the end > of the world :-) > > But more importantly, I do need some of the modifications/restrictions > I've put in with the .vm files. > > > Kind regards, > > > > Mahomed Hussein > Custodian Data Centre > Email: maho...@custodiandc.com > http://www.CustodianDC.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: users [mailto:users-boun...@xwiki.org] On Behalf Of Mahomed Hussein > Sent: 26 May 2016 15:19 > To: XWiki Users <users@xwiki.org> > Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] xWiki 8.1 ignoring custom skin > > I'm afraid that makes no difference. > > Would it be worth deleting and recreating a new skin? > > I have noticed that the "home" icon as well as other icons in the > applications panel have changed from the font-awesome type to colourful > type icons. But I still don't have the logo or any of the modifications > from the attached .vm files. > > I have downloaded the .vm files and I don't mind editing them again based > on the latest files. I just need to know how to create a new skin that I > can customise and be sure it'll work going forward. > > Please could you help me with specific instructions on how to do this if > it's possible? Thanks. > > > Kind regards, > > > > Mahomed Hussein > Custodian Data Centre > Email: maho...@custodiandc.com > http://www.CustodianDC.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: users [mailto:users-boun...@xwiki.org] On Behalf Of Vincent Massol > Sent: 26 May 2016 14:14 > To: XWiki Users <users@xwiki.org> > Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] xWiki 8.1 ignoring custom skin > > > > On 26 May 2016, at 15:08, Mahomed Hussein <maho...@custodiandc.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi Thomas > > > > Thanks for responding. > > > > The skin is called "CDCSkin". Which is sometimes shown as "Main.CDCSkin". > > > > The URL for it is: > > > > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Main/CDCSkin > > > > The title of the page is simply "Skin" and the breadcrumbs shows "Home > > Skin" > > > > I have tried the following URLS and none work: > > > > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?skin=CDCSkin > > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?skin=Main.CDCSkin > > http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?skin=Skin > > Could it be that your skin page is a nested page? > > Try http://xwiki.local:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?skin=Main.CDCSkin.WebHome > > Thanks > -Vincent > > > I have also checked in /usr/lib/xwiki/skins and the only directory in > there is "flamingo". Though I am pretty sure at some point it was changed > so that you didn't have to duplicate the folder, just had to create a > "skin" document (not sure document is the right word, but hopefully you > know what I mean). > > > > I've tried a search for "CDCSkin" on the server and it doesn't appear to > exist on the filesystem. > > > > Please let me know if you need any other info and thanks again for your > help. > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > > > > > Mahomed Hussein > > Custodian Data Centre > > Email: maho...@custodiandc.com > > http://www.CustodianDC.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: users [mailto:users-boun...@xwiki.org] On Behalf Of Thomas > > Mortagne > > Sent: 26 May 2016 13:44 > > To: XWiki Users <users@xwiki.org> > > Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] xWiki 8.1 ignoring custom skin > > > > The only thing that changed I can think of is that there is a default > base skin now in xwiki.cfg. Skin that were not indicated any parent skin > used to inherit directly from /templates/, maybe that's you issue. > > > > > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > thomas.morta...@xwiki.com> wrote: > >> ?skin= should always work. What and where is your skin exactly ? > >> > >> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Mahomed Hussein > >> <maho...@custodiandc.com> wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> It seems that 8.1 is ignoring my custom skin. I can tell because it > isn’t loading the skin or any of the overriding .vm files. > >>> > >>> Even if I use the “Test this Skin” link which specifically specifies > the ?skin=CDCSkin, it doesn’t make any difference. > >>> > >>> I have looked through: > >>> http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotesXWiki81 > >>> http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Skins > >>> But they weren’t much help. > >>> > >>> Some screenshots: > >>> https://snag.gy/9ZKXN2.jpg > >>> https://snag.gy/oYN3F4.jpg > >>> > >>> Any help would be sincerely appreciated. 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