[phpBB] Step-By-Step Instructions to creating a new template

chrisrules99 · 05-01-2006, 03:10 PM

This is an awesome guide. Thanks

**Kate** · 05-01-2006, 03:42 PM

np - welcome to the community btw

**Fragalot** · 05-01-2006, 08:10 PM

ooh, i never knew this was here :s

cewl

gdalla11 · 07-12-2006, 09:37 PM

hi, i think your templates and community are awesome. im trying to build my first skin and was looking for some pointers. been reading about the whole skinning phpBB thing. and have grasped the basics. my trouble is when i want to add in nice global borders like you have with clanzdarkness 2 theme. am i correct in saying i need to edit the overall header tpl to do this? how do i know how big to make my borders so that they fit exactly around the actual forum. i have attached a pic perhaps spmeone could explain how all the parts were intergrated (where i have pointed arrows) thanks.

**Sean** · 07-12-2006, 11:24 PM

I did this by creating another table around the main forum.
Because the style is meant to expand with all browser sizes i used the width="100%" in my table settings instead of a fixed width like width="500"

gdalla11 · 07-13-2006, 12:40 AM

hi, thanks for the quick response. so you say you did this by creating another table around the main forum? is it the overall header tpl i should be editing when you refer to adding another table around the main forum?

excuse my ignorance

thanks

**Fragalot** · 07-13-2006, 02:52 AM

the overall header and footer needs to be edited if i'm correct.

**Sean** · 07-13-2006, 11:40 AM

u could either do it by editing the main index template, but then u would have to edit every other page. Or u can do it via the header and footer like Fragalot said and which is done in the darkness template.

What u do is add the top section and left side in the header template, and the btoom and right side of the table in the footer template

gdalla11 · 07-13-2006, 07:57 PM

cheers mate. so did you just design the top and side in say photoshop, then did you slice it with imageready or something? then did you create another table "width="100%"" then pop your images in the correct cells? i.e top and left. how did you get the sort of cross hatch effect on th e left too? dooes the footer cover the bottom and the left side or something, like the heade covers the right and top? or am i talking nonsense!! lol

again, great work on that skin by the way. its awesome.

gdalla11 · 07-13-2006, 08:00 PM

perhaps could i see your PSD/image ready files to see exactly how you went about this? if you mind, then no worries, but if you dont, then my email is griogairdallasATyahoo.co.uk where AT = @

thanks again