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How do you edit the link menu and border colors?
Hey all...I am quite the novice when it comes to PHPNuke, but I have tried monkeying around with it as much as I could and still can't get it to do what I am wanting. It seems that there is a wealth of information regarding PHPNuke, but it is quite overwhelming to find answers to these issues I have currently. With that being the case, I was hoping that I might be able to get some help from those who might know better than myself. I have a total of three questions that I would like to ask...so any input would be greatly appreciated.
1) How do you edit Links Menu? - It seems that each PHPNuke theme has a standard fare links menu that is located on the upper left hand side of the page (under the banner location). If I wanted to change or delete some of those links, how or where would be the fastest and easiest place to do it?
2) Block border colors - Hopefully, my terminology in using blocks is right here. Each of the segmented areas (such as the links menu I mentioned above) in the PHPNuke theme has a border around it. In the case of the "smartDark" theme, it is a thin light grey border that surrounds each of the blocks. Where would be the appropriate spot to edit that border color? I have looked all through "style.css" and it doesn't appear that any modification that I make will change the color of those borders. I was, however, successful in changing to the color of the "bodyline" around the outside portion of the page.
3) Editing/creating banners - Is there a tool and/or recommended software for creating banners for a PHPNuke site? I was using Photoshop to generate a banner, but for some reason whenever I create an image...it is dwarved when I load it into the spot for the banner. This seems to be the case no matter how large I make the banner. Obviously, I am butchering something, but I am not sure about what I am doing wrong...or how I should correct the issue. Any suggestions on this would be gladly accepted.
Again, sorry to ask what are probably very basic questions. I have looked through volumes of information and just can't quite seem to find what I am after. Thanks in advance for the help!
You can edit the links menu one of 2 ways.
1. admin/modules or
2. Install
sommaire it's installation is simple and I think it's the best module ever invented for nuke.
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As far as changing the colors in a theme (borders, etal) it depends on the theme and how it was designed. If the border is an image you would need the original psd or png file(s) which I am sure the designer WON'T give you. I know I NEVER give them out. Too easy to steal the entire concept at that point. If it's just color code it can be done several ways I would be through the "style.css" or it can be hard coded in the "theme.php" or even possibly if it exists the "blocks.html" or "blocks.php" file. Sorry I can't give you a more direct answer about the theme you are trying to use but I do not have access to testing themes right at the moment. (dialup sucks)
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Using photoshop or any other graphics oriented program is fine for making banners. However keep in mind the size you can use is ultimately determined by how you choose to display the banner. Banners in center blocks have a max size of 468x60. Now if you are using a header or side block to display the banner then you are limited to what the theme allows some themes for example allow a max size of 234x60 while others still allow 468x60 in the header. Side blocks are also theme dependant as far as the recommended banner size, I try as a general rule to allow banners of a width of 120px in the themes I make.
