Ok...I have 2 xcart sites up and running. I am installing a 3rd for a new customer. They want it moderately customized. So I start looking at the templates and trying to figure out how to move stuff around. Then I see Smarty. I read about it, look over the websites that give tutorials, try to find some information. I am not a programmer, but I am not stupid. Or am I? I find myself still wanting answers to some very basic questions about Smarty. Maybe there is a big "link" that I'm missing or something, but I can't figure this Smarty out. Ok, stupid or not, here they are:
1. Are there any screen shots of what using Smarty looks like?
2. If there is a Smarty folder in the xcart directory, does that mean that Smarty is already installed on the server and is usable?
3. How do I start Smarty and start using it?
4. Being fairly new with php and templates, should I even TRY Smarty?
5. Will I mess anything up if I try it?
6. Will Smarty help me modify the an xcart site and move the components around?
7. What other information would someone new to Smarty need to get started, without royally screwing the xcart code up.
Yes I HAVE read most of the info I can find on Smarty. It still doesn't make sense to me. I am lost. Sorry for asking what are probably stupid questions.
Thanks