Customizing the header)

[DDolphins]

I am having trouble creating the header just the way I want it, and I don't know what the problem is other then that I suck at coding.

Basically I want the forums to be fluid as fixed isnt going work for me as i intend for the users to be allowed to post images within the post (not as attachments) On fixed this causes a problem if the image is larger then the width.

Regardless this is a photoshop example of what I want to do

http://www.dreamingdolphins.com/example.jpg

I want the logo/banner centered in the header, with a background image to be a gradiant filling in the empty space in the header. The Quicklinks bar (the gray bar) to be right below the header. Then the forums/body under it.

I've tried numerous code edits but everytime I've done it I cant get the bar to show up after editing. I can center the logo/banner but I'm stuck as I can't put a background image in the header to fill the empty space/repeat with it being in a fluid state.

Does anyone know what I can do or is there a template that exists thats similar to what I want to do so I can figure this out? Or is it really a lost cause?

I appreciate anyone's help in the matter and thank you for your time.

[Aken]

It's definitely do-able, just takes some creative templating.

In your HEADER template, replace the logo with a table containing two rows. The first row will be your logo with background. The second row will be your gray navbar.

Open the NAVBAR template, and remove all the navigation and related popup/javascript code with it, and place it in the second row inside your new table.

Then make sure $spacer_open is still at the bottom of your header, and you should be good to go. I know it sounds really broad, but it's the best I can describe it without taking a lot of time to sit and go into detail I'm sure you can manage.