Concept?
 

I understand the basic concept of styles, they are made up of the templates etc etc.

Say i made a xml file , and decided how i wanted my forum to look. What would i do next? Would i insert the navbar codes? or what ?

Do i need to create new templates for each custom style i build?

( Additional question: I know how to change the colours using CSS options but how would i create a nice looking gradient for the forum sections part(can't remember exact name) )

All information that you guys & gals would give me i would truly be thankful for. :p

You would need to modify the templates to tweak your style to exactly how you want it. Most notably these would include

• postbit
• forumhome
• navbar
• header
• footer

To create the gradient for the category strips you would need to make this in photshop or a similar package and upload to your server making note of the location then in the category strips section in the CSS add to your existing hex colour code ' url(path to gradient)' and that will then put the image in there.

i have tried to add the bars like this and it didnt seem to work? Also what if i wanted a better range of colours to use instead of the default CSS ones offered in the admincp?