Can't install theme (and other template queries)

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Can't install theme (and other template queries)

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Hi, I'm having trouble installing a theme - first time I've tried!

I downloaded the 'clean orange' theme and read the instructions.

It unzips to a 'clean_orange' folder in which there is an xml file, a simple_navigation.tpl template, and some images.

I backed up the existing simple_navigation.tpl and replaced it with the new one. I copied the images to the images folder, as instructed.

That leaves me with an xml file (inside a folder it has to be said) but no instructions what to do with it!

Can someone tell me PRECISELY how to install this theme?

Also, if you download the Panoramic theme, you just get a big xml file. What do you do with it?

I also can't install the Spaw Editor. Once again, imprecise instructions. It says unzip the SpawEditor module, which I do. thenit says download SpawEditor from Solmetra, which I do. Then it says unzip Spaw Editor inside the Spaw Editor module. OK, but inzipping Spaw Editor produces a folder called Spaw2. Well, I've done as instructed.

I make the Spaw Editor the preferrred editor in User Prefs, then call a page to edit it. Just a load of fileds full of html, no editor, and an error message which says "you don't install Spaw inside SPAWEditor module - see help for instructions". Well, if you see help for instructions, it says exactly the opposite!! It says you SHOULD install Spaw inside the SPAWEditor module  ;D

So what's going on? Very, very unclear instructions, I'm afraid. You know how important 'exact' code is, well it's just the same with instructions. Please be precise!

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Re: Can't install theme (and other template queries)

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Here is how to use the templates...

http://themes.cmsmadesimple.org/using_t ... lates.html

Never used the spaw editor...
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Re: Can't install theme (and other template queries)

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Thanks for that, Mark, got it working now!

Was duly able, also, to import the Panoramica theme - looks nice but won't show the main menu. Just get the following 'error' message at the top where the menu should be:
string(81) "Smarty error: unable to read resource: "module_db_tpl:MenuManager;pixalhaushoriz""
???

HJ
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