Is there a way I can utilize the skinning functionality for the RadWindow, but instead of keeping the CSS files in the /skins/ folder (/skins/Window.css and /skins/MySkin/Window.MySkin.css), merge them into my site CSS file? I am working on site optimization and I would like to remove the 2 extra server calls.
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Hello Mark,
Yes, you could put base style and skin specific file to your own CSS file and to use it external resources, but it should be done very carefully in order to apply each different CSS in the right place in the right order. Otherwise some styles could be missed or overridden and the whole layout could be broken. Also if you use that way, you shoud be sure that RadWindow properties for embedded base stylesheet and embedded skins are set to false:
Also if you are using the Telerik Default (or any other skin) skin, you should specify it via the Skin property.
I would not recommend that way as I am not quite sure if it will work in practice the right way. I would suggest instead to use add RadStyleSheetManager to your application. RadStyleSheetManager control gives developers the advantage of a simple drag-and-drop to achieve the combination of resources to a single request. All you need is to add a RadStyleSheetManager to your page and the stylesheet requests will be combined into a single request.
Best wishes,
Bojo
the Telerik team
Yes, you could put base style and skin specific file to your own CSS file and to use it external resources, but it should be done very carefully in order to apply each different CSS in the right place in the right order. Otherwise some styles could be missed or overridden and the whole layout could be broken. Also if you use that way, you shoud be sure that RadWindow properties for embedded base stylesheet and embedded skins are set to false:
<telerik:RadWindow ID="rw1" runat="server" EnableEmbeddedBaseStylesheet="false" EnableEmbeddedSkins="false" Skin="Default"></telerik:RadWindow>Also if you are using the Telerik Default (or any other skin) skin, you should specify it via the Skin property.
I would not recommend that way as I am not quite sure if it will work in practice the right way. I would suggest instead to use add RadStyleSheetManager to your application. RadStyleSheetManager control gives developers the advantage of a simple drag-and-drop to achieve the combination of resources to a single request. All you need is to add a RadStyleSheetManager to your page and the stylesheet requests will be combined into a single request.
Best wishes,
Bojo
the Telerik team
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answered on 19 Apr 2011, 02:53 PM
Worked like a charm. Thanks for the help.