I am pretty new in linux and koha,though i have succesfully installed Koha,i don't know how to change the look and feel of the interfaces
Changing the look and feel of Koha is really easy, and you can do as much or as little was you'd like in order to get the look you want. I'll run down what the options are in the latest version. You've got different options depending on which template you use. Start by looking at System Preferences. The intranet (librarian interface) and OPAC (public interface) are controlled by separate preferences. To change the appearance of the intranet, look for the 'Intranet' tab. You have a few options here for changing the look and feel: - template -- allows you to switch between 3 options: default, npl, and ccfls - intranetcolorstylesheet [NPL template only] -- allows you to specify an alternate color stylesheet for use with the NPL templates. Current choices are colors.css and colors.npl.css. - intranetstylesheet [NPL template only] -- allows you to specify an alternate layout stylesheet for use with the NPL templates. Includes layout, fonts, borders, etc. Current choices are intranet.css and intranet.liblime.css Click over to the 'OPAC' tab and you'll find many choices for altering the public search interface: - opacthemes -- like the intranet's 'template' preference. Choose npl or css - opacheader [NPL template only] -- Allows you to enter custom HTML at the top of opac pages - opaccolorstylesheet [NPL template only] -- allows you to specify an alternate color stylesheet for use with the NPL templates. Choose opac-colors.afognak.css, opac-colors.css, opac-colors.nbbc.css, opac-colors.npl.css, opac-colors.smfpl.css, or opac-colors.wipo.css. - opaclayoutstylesheet [NPL template only] -- allows you to specify an alternate layout stylesheet for use with the NPL templates. Choose opac-layout.css, opac-layout.crru.css, opac-layout.liblime.css, opac-layout.nbbc.css, or opac-layout.smfpl.css. - opaclargeimage [default/fr template only] -- specify an image to appear on the main page of the opac - opacsmallimage -- specify a small image to appear at the top of opac pages alongside the library name - opacstylesheet -- specify an external stylesheet to completely supersede the stylesheets included with Koha. This option allows you a great deal of control, but requires that your web designer familiarize themselves with the markup generated by Koha. The final option for exercising the /most/ control over the Koha interface would be to develop your own set of custom templates. .tmpl and .inc files can be edited like HTML files as long as your web designer is familiar with the basics of HTML::Template. One thing to keep in mind, though: Creating your own set of templates means you must closely follow changes in each upgrade and make corresponding changes to your set of custom templates. This creates a lot of work! It's much easier to rely on custom stylesheets if you're looking to achieve a certain look and feel. I hope all that made sense. Feel free to reply with additional questions! -- Owen ---- Web Developer Nelsonville Public Library http://www.athenscounty.lib.oh.us