Trying to create a custom layout.

Question

Hello. I am trying to create a custom layout. The
format I'm going for is three rows, with the top and
bottom row being comprised of three columns each. IE:
| X | X | X |
|     X     |
| X | X | X |
-------------I have written a corresponding .html.txt file for my
intended layout and it looks correct. However, the
actual layout file's end results looks like a horizontal
flow layout with line wrapping after every third column.
IE:
|     X     | X | X |
|     X     | X | X |
|     X     |
-------------The code I have created is as follows. Thanks for your
time and assistance.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<netuix:markupDefinition
xmlns:netuix="http://www.bea.com/servers/netuix/xsd/controls/netuix/1.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.bea.com/servers/netuix/xsd/controls/netuix/1.0.0 markup-netuix-1_0_0.xsd">
    <netuix:locale language="en"/>
    <netuix:markup>
    <netuix:borderLayout columns="3"
       title="Seven Layout" description="This layout has seven positions." rows="3"
                           htmlLayoutUri="/framework/markup/layout/seven.html.txt" layoutStrategy="title"
                           markupType="Layout" markupName="seven">
            <!--// Row One //-->
            <netuix:placeholder title="west" description="The left column in the first row."
                                width="33%" flow="horizontal" usingFlow="true"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowOneColumn_left">
            </netuix:placeholder>
            <netuix:placeholder title="center" description="The middle column in the first row."
                                width="34%" flow="horizontal" usingFlow="true"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowOneColumn_center">
            </netuix:placeholder>
            <netuix:placeholder title="east" description="The right column in the first row."
                                width="33%" flow="horizontal" usingFlow="true"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowOneColumn_right">
            </netuix:placeholder>
            <!--// Row Two //-->
            <netuix:placeholder title="center" description="The only column in the second row."
                                width="100%" flow="horizontal" usingFlow="true"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowTwoColumn_single">
            </netuix:placeholder>
            <!--// Row Three //-->
            <netuix:placeholder title="west" description="The left column in the third row."
                                width="33%" flow="horizontal"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowThreeColumn_left">
            </netuix:placeholder>
            <netuix:placeholder title="center" description="The middle column in the third row."
                                width="34%" flow="horizontal"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowThreeColumn_center">
            </netuix:placeholder>
            <netuix:placeholder title="east" description="The right column in the third row."
                                width="33%" flow="horizontal" usingFlow="true"
                                markupType="Placeholder" markupName="rowThreeColumn_right">
            </netuix:placeholder>
        </netuix:borderLayout>
    </netuix:markup>
</netuix:markupDefinition>

Answer 1

Have you created a custom skeleton file to render this particular layout ??
If not, create a skeleton file with cutom prepended to the layout name. And here , just go with any HTML-Table based layout you want. The portal designer may not pick it up , but when its rendered, the layout turns up fine.
HOpe this helps.
If u need more help , lemme know,
i will send over some files.