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==Is there anyway to build horizontal navigation into the templates rather than vertical navigation?==
 
==Is there anyway to build horizontal navigation into the templates rather than vertical navigation?==
Yes. Not only can you use horizontal navigation, but you can pick from 2 different kinds of horizontal navigation: horizontal main-page links (#hmains) and/or horizontal sub-page links (#hsubs). Or as a third option you can just hard-code your links via the index.php?pr=Page_Name method. Note that you don't want to hard-code menu links if you're planning to sell on the Addons site...but if you're building a template for specific site only and you know exactly what links will be on the menu and that they're not going to change much, then it may be the way to go for you.
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Yes. You can do horizontal main-page links and/or horizontal sub-page links ([[Custom_Templates#Menu_systems|#HMAINS# and #HSUBS#]], respectively). Or as a third option you could just [[Custom_Templates#Hard-coded_page_links|hard-code your links]].
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==Do I have to build the template entirely within Soholaunch or can I still design in Photoshop, created slices, make CSS, build database, write php, etc like I'm used to?==
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Everything is the same except that when building a Soholaunch template you don't have to build the database or write the php like you're used to. Once you've created the .psd, sliced it up, and created the css/html, you're pretty much done (with the template).
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==What files do I need to include in my template zip? Just the files for the template, or do you need screenshots for the add-ons page as well?==
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Just the [[Custom_Templates#Template_folder_and_files|files for the template]]. You add/manage the screenshots that display on the Soholaunch Addons website through the Addons website. Specifically, Manage Account > My Addons > Manage Screenshots
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[[Category:Templates]]

Latest revision as of 09:25, 22 August 2007

Is there anyway to build horizontal navigation into the templates rather than vertical navigation?

Yes. You can do horizontal main-page links and/or horizontal sub-page links (#HMAINS# and #HSUBS#, respectively). Or as a third option you could just hard-code your links.

Do I have to build the template entirely within Soholaunch or can I still design in Photoshop, created slices, make CSS, build database, write php, etc like I'm used to?

Everything is the same except that when building a Soholaunch template you don't have to build the database or write the php like you're used to. Once you've created the .psd, sliced it up, and created the css/html, you're pretty much done (with the template).

What files do I need to include in my template zip? Just the files for the template, or do you need screenshots for the add-ons page as well?

Just the files for the template. You add/manage the screenshots that display on the Soholaunch Addons website through the Addons website. Specifically, Manage Account > My Addons > Manage Screenshots

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