Help newbie: CSS to switch between templates

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©® - 28 Jul 2007 04:24 GMT

I would like to set up my website so that visitors can choose a
template/design on how the layout will look from say one or two designs.
I am very new to all this so was wondering if there is a tutorial on how I
can try it out. (Not even sure what this "feature" is called!)
Having the website remember the user's choice so when they return would be
helpful.
Any links/tuts appreciated. Thanks!

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dorayme - 28 Jul 2007 04:49 GMT

> I would like to set up my website so that visitors can choose a
> template/design on how the layout will look from say one or two designs.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> helpful.
> Any links/tuts appreciated. Thanks!

The simplest is to have a link on each of the templates that goes
to the other. You make two html files, with different names, and
each links to a different css sheet. So,

template1.html
template2.html

and

style1.css
style2.css

In template1.html you will have a line in the head of the doc
like

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style1.css">

and in the body in a convenient place a link like:

<a href="template2.html">See this page in a totally different
style</a>

while in template2.html you will have a line in the head of the
doc like

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style2.css">

and in the body in a convenient place a link like:

<a href="template1.html">See this page in a totally different
style</a>

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty - 28 Jul 2007 05:07 GMT

>> I would like to set up my website so that visitors can choose a
>> template/design on how the layout will look from say one or two
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> the other. You make two html files, with different names, and each
> links to a different css sheet. So,

The OP's requests sounds like http://csszengarden.com to me ... ;-)
one HTML file, multiple CSS files.

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dorayme - 28 Jul 2007 05:54 GMT

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> >> I would like to set up my website so that visitors can choose a
> >> template/design on how the layout will look from say one or two
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> The OP's requests sounds like http://csszengarden.com to me ... ;-)
> one HTML file, multiple CSS files.

I did have that thought but he did say one or two designs so I
know what I would find simplest in this situation and so I
project to others (a dangerous leap across species, I know. But
it is almost as if I am human while here on earth. Honest!). I
had meant to add that others will blind the OP with science, for
sure.

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