[davidgreenberg]

I am a brand new user of x-cart and it seems a bit more complicated than i bargained for. I've never used php scripting before, and even though the cart system has a front end, Im still confused on how to customize the layout(color and placement) of the framework. I know Smarty is the answer, but how do I get started. I feel like I'm in friggin kindergarden.

Ive read some posts that say I can customize my (tlpfile?) in dreamweaver mx.

how does smarty work in relation to x-cart? i get from it that it creates the php code to enter into xcart. please help or point me to some help.