May 2005
Beginner
336 pages
10h 14m
English
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Creating Site Definitions
It is interesting to note that if you don't change a built-in page, SharePoint doesn't include it in the custom template. In that case, the built-in page comes from the SharePoint site definition.
Figure 3-5. Viewing changed pages in a template file
Site definitions are how SharePoint provides predefined templates. These definitions are made up of a number of files that reside on the SharePoint server's file system. You can view the site definitions by browsing the SharePoint server's C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60\TEMPLATE folder.
SharePoint groups the site definitions into two subfolders: .\1033\STS contains the site definition for the Team, Document Workspace, and Blank site templates; .\1033\MPS contains the site definition for the Meeting workspace site templates. Table 3-3 lists the files SharePoint uses to locate, define, and set the content for its site definitions.
Table 3-3. SharePoint site-definition files
|
File(s) |
Use to |
Location |
|---|---|---|
|
DocIcon.xml |
Add file types and control how those files are opened from all sites. |
.\XML |
|
WebTemp.xml |
Add or hide site definitions. |
.\1033\XML |
|
Default.aspx |
Define scripts and layout of the home page for the site. |
.\1033\STS or .\1033\MPS |
|
ONet.xml |
Define the navigation areas, list definitions, document templates, default lists, configurations, and modules for ... |
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