Trying to split the 'tcat' table into three parts...

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I'm trying to change the look of 'tcat' by dividing the main table into three parts.

The default configuration is one long bar that can have a color or gradient applied to it.

I have three images, one as a cap on each end, plus a 1 pixel wide image as the background for the middle.

I've changed the 'forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost' template to:

<tbody>
	<tr>

<td background="http://www.rahlentertainment.com/livexchange/forums/images/trapazoid/tcat_left.jpg">&nbsp;</td>


		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
			<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
			<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
		</td>

<td width="36px" background="http://www.rahlentertainment.com/livexchange/forums/images/trapazoid/tcat_right.jpg">&nbsp;</td>


	</tr>
</tbody>

but this doesn't seem to work... any ideas?