Do you absolutely need Dreamweaver to skin phpvms?
No, but it helps.
Cheers
Dan C
No, I just use it to mark where the header and footer.tpl files will be; when you add an editable area when you create a dreamweaver template, basically everything above that editable area goes into header.tpl, everything below into footer.tpl
Are there any free programs available that would allow me to skin phpVMS?
I dunno, I do everything by hand.
Microsoft’s Expression Web Designer is free, you can download that
I edit my files with Notepad++
Nabeel, where can I download that at? All I can find is Expression Web 2, which costs money.
See if you’re eligible for Dreamspark:
https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx
This is free:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd/
Expression Web 2 and the above are essentially the same
Now that I have the program, how do I get the files to come up like in the tutorial videos?
Just open them. I don’t use VWD, but you can probably make a project or something.
I’m not sure what editor Roger uses.
Ok. I think I misunderstood something. Am I supposed to use the files that are already on my computer to skin, then upload them to the server?
Yep, watch the skinning tutorial by Roger, also:
Ok. I have watched it, I just couldn’t figure out where to find the files. Now I know, I’ll post how it turns out soon.
I am watching your tutorial. I have ran into a problem. Whenever I try to create the header and footer.tpl files it just stays as a text document. What am I doing wrong?
In Explorer, goto the Folder and Layout options, and in the View tab, uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”
Thanks alot!
Ok, I have it done, but I have a few questions. First, how can I change the background Colors? Two, how can I create a new “banner” for where the current picture is? Thanks for all of your help. The website is: http://www.patva1.comli.com/phpvms
You’ll have to check the stylesheet (that .css file). There tutorials on how to use and manipulate CSS files, sitepoint.com is a good place