Software to design phpLD templates

[slincoln]

What type of software do you need to design a phpLD template? I see most templates are designed with Smarty, is there anything else out there?
Will Smarty run on a standard desktop version of Qubuntu?

[James]

smarty is not software in the sense your thinking of it. Its a template language that *bridges* the gap between programmers and designers.

you just need a good design and notepad to create your tpl files.

I suggest looking at the default template and then say the Singe template to get a feel for what it takes to do your own template

[slincoln]

Yeah, I was thinking it was like a Dreamweaver application. Looking at the tpl files, it is out of my ballpark. I'll just do my thing in Dreamweaver and not spread the peanut butter to thin.

[David]

I've done some limited editing of tpl files in dreamweaver, but you really do need to get at least some intermediate level html experience to edit these files properly.

[slincoln]

I probably should dig out my HTML book again and do a refresh course on straight HTML coding.

I was hoping that my current skill set would allow me to make some basic templates, which I could contribute to the members of the phpLD project.

I believe that I do a fair job of HTML web design, so I just need to learn how to bridge the gap. Probably be a hard learning curve, since I do not have much experience with PHP coding.

But, with all said. You gotta, start somewhere.