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hi

i writing own joomla 1.5 template (which purely css based ie. no tables (other joomla might insert guess!?) , behave way want to. (yes, think i'm bit of control freak too!). anyway...

(i'm doing on local installation. migrate online when it's finished)

it's going ok , i'm muddling through it, have realised title main menu (in left column) isn't displaying?

the way i've understood far, if put following code in index.php file:

code: select all

<?php if($this->countmodules('left')) : ?>
   <div id="sidebar_left" class="float">
      <jdoc:include type="modules" name="left" />
   </div>
<?php endif; ?>


....if module selected go in 'left' position, inserted , behave way it's parameters have been set in 'module manager' in joomla?

ie. show title

problem though, have given menu title of 'main menu' menu title isn't showing when preview in browser!?

aside basic formatting (margins, padding, colour etc) of 'div' box 'sidebar_left' column, there no further formatting, menu still displays in basic text type bulleted list. realise change need apply css formatting 'ul' , 'li' in 'sidebar_left' div. i'll sort out later...

can explain why 'title' isn't showing menu , how make display?

thanks.

ps. understand css reasonably , have done little bit of php programming (have written programs in past using vb, vba , sql etc). can nut things out perseverance.

check in html folder of beez template. there module file there should at. other files , folders in here tableless , if copy html folder here templates folder (/templates/yourtemplate/html) joomla totally tableless. these files override joomla output. can use offline.php file customize page , components file , more.

http://docs.joomla.org/understanding_output_overrides