How to go from XHTML & CSS to Pixelpost

[kidleethal]

Hi all,

Having recently done a crash course in XHTML & CSS, I am somewhat confident about building my own page template from scratch. However, there is one thing that still confuses me..maybe it's because I just haven't made the conceptual leap yet.

This may sound silly but, how do I go from having something I coded with XHTML/CSS, to something that is both recognised and works within the Pixelpost framework? Is there any difference?

At the moment I have a webpage template nicely laid out, but I'm confused as to how I get it to 'mesh' with Pixelpost features like thumbnails, archives, etc.

If anyone can point me in the direction of something I can read to alleviate my stupidity, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks/

[se.nsuo.us]

The below is presuming you hand coded XHTML/CSS

#1 Pixel Post templates are HTML files with some additional tags see the file pixelpost-tags.txt in the docs folder of pixelpost to understand what each of these tags mean and do.

#2 Open the image_template.html file of the simple template to see an exampel where the new tags are placed - try to co-related the tags with what is rendered in the browser

#3 try creating your own template by copying the files in a new directory and tweaking them to your liking

#4 Write a tutorial on how to create a Pixelpost template

#5 Bask in the reflected glory

#6 Enjoy

[kidleethal]

Thanks very much. I think I now understand a little better how it all fits together.

So, if I add the Pixelpost tags correctly into the HTML file (e.g. image_template.html), Pixelpost will pick up on it and do it's thing? That's the only requirement to get the two to work together?

[se.nsuo.us]

So, if I add the Pixelpost tags correctly into the HTML file (e.g. image_template.html), Pixelpost will pick up on it and do it's thing? That's the only requirement to get the two to work together?

Yes thats right...