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I posted in the "non profit" forum, but I'm sure that I'll get more attention here...

I need help with a template - or modifying one.

I've won a small job with a not for profit (I did their original site using html and frontpage - it sux, but it worked...)

You can see what I have HERE

It's not bad, but the "artist" on their board sent THIS

Can anyone help me turn the template I'm using into what they're looking for?
I can put the banner on, of course, when they send me the jpg... it's the three column thing, with the 'decended' right column starting point, that has me...  I actually like the menu that I have in the template better than their concept so I want to keep that too...

They're not paying me much (my mother-in-law runs the museum) - and I've been donating hosting service to them for years now... but I could probably pay a tiny ($20??) sum to someone for help with this.  I know, that's almost insulting... but....

John

anyone?

You probably would be better off asking int he template development forum.

I'm sorry, I don't have time to do this work, but it really shouldn't be *that* complicated.

John,

did their artist provide you with images/photos of what he'd like in the template?

I'll be happy to help when time allows.

And if you don't like what I come up with, you can always drive down to Augusta and smack me around a bit

If you see the PDF, that's the 'layout' that they'd like.

The problem I have is that I don't want the "third / righthand" column on the pages when the user is in PHPshop....

John

John,

That's actually not that hard.  I do this all the time.  You can use the mosCountModules function in your template to only create the third column when the right side module position has more than 0 modules. 

Something like (please double check my syntax  :)):

 

By assigning the third column to the right module position and only displaying that module on the pages you need, it will make the third column appear and disappear at will.  If your having trouble, I'm sure that many people (including myself) can add the proper code to a completed index.php template file quite easily. 

Post back and let us know how you make out.

Yeah, but I think there is something about mambo_phpshop that does not "change" the content frame status or something... I can't remember...

john