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sandwellmind
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WEB Template trauma! - 2/28/2002 7:31:17
Hi
I was just wondering how I'd go about making WEB Templates like the ones at www.shalltech.com
I don't want to use themes because I think that all the ones provided suck and don't look half as professional as the templates that I have seen.
I know I can modify the themes but I was wondering if there was another way?
Thanks
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abbeyvet
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RE: WEB Template trauma! - 2/28/2002 7:45:21
A template is really nothing more than a page, laid out as you want your site to look and then saved. Each new page is made by opening that page and doing File>Save as.
What distinguishes one template from another is the skill of the designer, probably in particular when it comes to use of graphics.
Troy, who owns that site is a whiz at these things and makes great templates. As far as I know he used Paintshop for his graphics mainly. Once the graphics are made they are cut up and placed in a page structure, where the page is (usually) laid out in tables.
A template may have a theme applied to it, or it may not. A theme is a way of controling how certain page elements appear, such as navigation bars, page banners and so on. They are often used in conjunction with a template but are not the same thing.
Where they are used it is done by opening a theme, modifying it and then saving it in the new name.
Basically there is no great skill involved in making either templates or themes - the skill lies in making good ones, and that comes with time, patience and practice.
Sometimes I think that for all the books, tutorials and so on out there, the most valuable learning you will do is with a real site that has been well and carefully made by someone familiar with what they are doing. In other words, by buying a template you get, for a very reasonable price, a structured minisite that you can play with, tear apart, examine and generally dissect to your hearts content. Once you have seen and understand how it is all done you will be well prepared for making your own.
Katherine
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Edited by - abbeyvet on 02/28/2002 07:48:59
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William Lee
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RE: WEB Template trauma! - 2/28/2002 9:22:48
There are WEB templates as well as PAGE templates.
I've read somewhere about a maker.dll add-in for FP2000/2002 that you can create a web template out of the current web in FP. And this web will be available from File>New>Web just like the Discussion Web if you put it in the template folder.
If this is what you mean, I will check for further info.
William Lee
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sandwellmind
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RE: WEB Template trauma! - 2/28/2002 9:50:55
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If this is what you mean, I will check for further info.
I'd be really grateful if you would.
Thanks very much
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