How to change layout of templates

[wolfram.b]

hi,
I am using 1.410 (i will do the upgrade :-)).
in order to show pictures nicely so that nobody has to scroll down, I want make the part above the pictures in the displayimage.php shorter. I tried a few changes on the template html, but they do not work. my theme is waterdrop. website http://www.luposplanet.com/gallery

please give me a hint, how to reduce the spacing etc...

thanks wolfram

[Joachim Müller]

1) As suggested: upgrade. Don't take this lightheartedly - the upgrade is mandatory due to security issues. I'm reluctant to tell you anything that disturbs you from what should be your primary goal: upgrading

2) Don't use the theme names that come with coppermine out of the docs: rename the custom theme you use. See http://documentation.coppermine-gallery.net/theme_create.htm#theme_create_rename

3) Edit your custom theme's template.html (currently http://www.luposplanet.com/gallery/themes/water_drop/template.html, but as suggested you should rename your custom theme first): the table definition at the very top defines padding and spacing. Get rid of the deprecated HTML top padding/margin - find

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<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10">and replace with

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<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;">(you better ,move the extra style stuff into style.css - create a separate class for it.

4) Your menu fills two rows. Change

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{SYS_MENU}<br>{SUB_MENU}to

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{SYS_MENU}<br>{SUB_MENU}

5) Add anchors to the previous / next buttons as suggested in http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=35140.0

[wolfram.b]

Hello Gaugau,
thanks
2,3 and 4 worked.
5 I had a look over, but a little too tricky for me at the moment, I will have a look around it later.

for upgrading (1)....
never done it, cause my provider had coppermine "ready-to-install", just to click to start the installation.
I guess, I have to look it up in the forum "upgrading,..."
right,
thanks for your fast help.

Wolfram

[Joachim Müller]

never done it, cause my provider had coppermine "ready-to-install", just to click to start the installation.

Pre-made installs are not recommended. Quite frankly: they suck.

I guess, I have to look it up in the forum "upgrading,..."
right,

Yup. It's easy and painless - no need to be afraid.

2,3 and 4 worked.

OK, great: marking thread accordingly.