SID-01587: SKIN assignment based on the user's group

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.1.2	Perl version:	Perl 5.10.1
Category:	CategorySkin	Server OS:	GNU/Linux 2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64	Last update:	13 years ago

How do I assign a skin based on the users group?

I have created two different SKINS, which we will call BLUE and RED. And I have two User Groups with we will call BigGroup and LittleGroup. How can I ensure that members of BigGroup will get the BLUE skin and LittleGroup will get the RED skin?

Is this done in the template or in TWikiPreferences?

-- BobMellinger - 2012-11-16

Discussion and Answer

This is currently not possible, but here is a patch for twiki/lib/TWiki.pm:

--- TWiki.pm   (revision 24029)
+++ TWiki.pm   (working copy)
@@ -1144,6 +1144,11 @@
         $skinpath = $epidermis.','.$skinpath if $epidermis;
     }
 
+    if( $skinpath =~ /\%[A-Z]/ ) {
+        $skinpath = $this->handleCommonTags( $skinpath, $this->{webName},
+                                             $this->{topicName} );
+    }
+
     return $skinpath;
 }

Once the patch is applied you can add this setting:

   * Set SKIN = %IF{ "'%WIKINAME%' ingroup 'BigGroup'" then="blue" else="red" }%

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-11-17

I added feature proposal ConditionalSkin.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-11-17

Thanks Peter. One follow up question - after making the patch you provided, where do I add the Set SKIN setting so that each group gets the correct skin?

-- BobMellinger - 2012-11-17

Never mind. I looked at this topic with Raw View and saw the $IF coding you put in your reply. I'll give it a try and post how it worked.

Thanks.

-- BobMellinger - 2012-11-17

Made the patch to TWiki.pm, added the $IF coding to the Preferences and it works perfectly. Even went on to create a somewhat more complex $IF and it too worked. Thanks VERY much.

-- BobMellinger - 2012-11-17

Your welcome. I fixed the SKIN setting example.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-11-18

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