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WebGirl

Thanks for the rewrite will use it as it is more concise and very well written(credit in the source), find the .xml for the template attached.

To use the .xml.

Click to dowload, save to your comp., log in to your site, goto Layout » Theme Manager, second tab, Import, click Browse button find the saved .xml click it and it will show up in the Upload Theme window click Import button below that window, should take you back to first tab.

Then goto Layout » Templates and you will see the Active column under this is a X click to activate, get green check, then you can use it, make or edit a page and in the Template: drop down choose a template.

Some paths may need modification.

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string(81) "Smarty error: unable to read resource: "module_db_tpl:MenuManager;pixalhaushoriz""

hate it when that happens.....


love it when the solution it's as easy as renaming a template

mark: what font was used on the header image?

Hey Mark,

Thanks for the Panoramica download - it's my adventure for the weekend to set up my first website in CMSMS using this - I can't wait to get started!

PS - you're welcome to the words, anything to help out a cyber friend! 

Ciao ciao
WebGirl

Don't know about the font I just ported the template.

This template was in dispute at one of the open source web design sties OWD or OSWD not sure atm which, but the original designer was kind enough to let it out as OS so I contacted them before they offically let it out and they were kind enough to let me have it for us.

Yes the importing of templates can rename the strangest things.

All templates to be available on theme site soon, promise.

WebGirl
have fun, 

I just now realise how powerful xml must be. I did webdesigning up until 1999 and then got heavily involved in the music industry. My knowledge is still pretty much restricted to old fashioned html and tables. Nobody was using CSS back then and after playign around with it for a bit I must say this stuff is exciting
Am I assuming correctly that xml generates the header image serverside?

jan_hut Welcome back to web design and CMSMS

No .xml is just the way we can transfer Themes between CMSMS users, some modules come this way also.

All of my templates use HTML for template object inclusion and CSS for the placement and styling of those objects.

Hi Mark,

Good job on the templates. Was wondering if they work on the new 1.0 version, or does that take a lot of rewriting?

BTW they work excellent on 0.13.

Thank you, I love to do it.

I've imported one over to 1.0 with out a problem.

They are written the same way HTML and CSS so there should be no trouble.

Things can get renamed on import, if there is any trouble the first thing is to look at all thing related to the theme/template and correct any naming discrepancies.

mark wrote: tifosi
do you have a link to free css design?

Hi Mark

http://www.free-css-templates.com/

The solucija link is also good for the internet business series for sNews.


Stephen

Hi Mark,

I know this will probably sound dumb, but I've found a website layout which I like, and I just wanted an honest opinion about how hard it would be to set up something similar for one of my sites.  Bear in mind I haven't used CMSMS before, I'm a total newb, with html skills.  This is the site I like:

[url]http://www.%20xxx%20xxx[/url]

Does it look easy or hard?

Many thanks for opinions

Not that hard, you will need a couple of new menu templates so the child/sub pages can be put under the images for the main page and then a diff. template for the other pages.

The split menu on the top will have to be 2 menu calls 1 for the main and 1 for the about | contact menu which will be on every page...

left would be {cms_module module='menumanager' number_of_levels='1' items="home,buying,selling,etc."}

right {cms_module module='menumanager' number_of_levels='1' items="about us,contact"}

image menu {cms_module module='menumanager' template='newtemplate'} this will need a way to get the id's to put the images in the first level links.

The rest of the pages are just content block calls.

Ok maybe i'm making it sound too hard or easy?, guess I'm just used to how this works and I've only been using it since march, but you can't mess anything up, just an adventure, right.

Converting/porting this to CMSMS will give you a look into how it works, just try not to use a table layout like they do.

    Have fun 

ps. I would definitely use Firefox with the Wev Dev. toolbar for this as you can tweak the CSS in real time to help find the right calls and copy/paste the good stuff into the real CSS.

Thanks Mark!!  I'll give it a shot this weekend, jumping in feet first, eyes wide open. 

Will keep you posted.

string(81) "Smarty error: unable to read resource: "module_db_tpl:MenuManager;pixalhaushoriz""

mark wrote: Things can get renamed on import, if there is any trouble the first thing is to look at all thing related to the theme/template and correct any naming discrepancies.

I get the same error, I don't get where I have to look though, can someone please explain exactly where I have to look to rename things?

You would go to Layout » Menu Manager here you will see listed the menu templates that have been imported or ones that you've made/customized.

Click the name of the template and it opens a page where you can edit the file, rename it and clcik submit and it should work just fine.

If you need to rename anything else, look thru the template for paths that lead to images or JavaScripts eg,...

this will be in ./uploads/theme/imagename.jpg
theme may be the name of the theme or just theme.

The same would hold true for JS files
java or any other named folder will be theme or the name of the theme.

Look thru the CSS style sheets for any reference to images that might not be working, these may also be in the theme or theme named folder which can be found under Content » File Manager.

    HTH

Yup that's it. just rename to "pixalhousehoriz" and you should be up and running.

Hate to bother you again Mark but there's one thing I can't put my finger on. The template calls the submenu just as it should with

{cms_module module='menumanager' template='Panoramica : ellnav-vert'  start_level='2' collapse='1'}

The menu shows as it should also. However for some reason when I add content I see no way of adding it to the submenu. All paths and filenames seem to be ok.....any thoughts?