I apologise for entering a similar request but I think my first effort was in the wrong location. I would like to create a chatbox column on the right of my screen and don't have enough code knowledge to do it. I can't find a theme, skin or template that suits. Please check out the following site to see what I mean. http://www.photo-pic.co.uk. I'm presently using the 'Burning Film' theme on my site.
I can see the chatbox on the right side so I'm a bit confused by what it is you're after. It seems to work OK with the theme you have now so is your question on having a new theme?
The Photo-pic site is not my site. I am at www.norriesite.com, a brand new site and I'm just feeling my way around. Have loaded just a few pics and changed the theme to see how it was done, just can't figure how to set up a chatbox. I hope to start a local photography club and would use the site to interact with the members, much in the same way as the folk on Photo-pic do.
Here are a couple of shoutbox (chatbox) posts to help you get started.
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=27461.0 (http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=27461.0)
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=28746.0 (http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=28746.0)
Try searching the forum for more info.
Thanks for your help, will certainly try one of the mentioned applications. Had I known previously that it was SHOUT I was supposed to be looking for I could have saved us both a lot of time.