Ch. 6 browser showing combination of the two themes C# only, VB is fine

tmulher · May 13th, 2015, 12:54 PM

Bullet 4 page 244 states "If you find that the page in the browser is showing a combination of the two themes, go back to VS, open Web.config, and remove the styleSheetTheme attribute from the <pages> element, leaving the theme attribute in place because it serves as the default for new visitors".

I did this:

Code:

    <!-- web.config -->
    <system.web>
      <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5.1" />
      <httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5.1" />
      <pages theme="Monochrome" />
    </system.web>
    
    <!-- BasePage -->
    private void Page_PreInit(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        HttpCookie preferredTheme = Request.Cookies.Get("PreferredTheme");
        if (preferredTheme != null)
        {
            string folder = Server.MapPath("~/App_Themes/" + preferredTheme.Value);
            if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(folder))
            {
                Page.Theme = preferredTheme.Value;
            }
        }
    }

The Monochrome theme is fine but when I switch to DarkGrey I get a jumble of both themes.

I am getting the same result using IE, Fox, or Chrome. Again, the VB version is switching between the themes as advertised. I would post a screen shot but for some reason [img] code is off and I cannot figure out how to enable it. Finally, I am using VS 2013 if that makes any difference.

Best Regards,
Tim Mulherin

Imar · May 15th, 2015, 02:39 AM

Hi there,

That's odd. Are you sure you updated the correct web.config?

Can you post the code for the following:

Master Page (Markup and Code Behind)
BasePage.cs
Webconfig

When you post code, please paste it in Notepad first to remove color coding, then copy and paste it in the editor here and use the Code button (#) to mark it as code.

Thanks,

Imar

tmulher · May 15th, 2015, 08:51 AM

Hi Imar,

I figured out the issue - it was related to what was going on in the Chapter 6 C# Code Seems to be Self Generating thread. My response to you in that thread explains everything. Almost.

Best regards,
Tim Mulherin