Dreamweaver Fluid Layout and Zen

I have a fluid layout for the rest of my website and would like to make it standard across into Zen.
It is based on a page template and corresponding css.

Has anyone here done this type of conversion before or am I the lucky one to chance my arm first?

Dreamweaver is mainly for creating/editing html pages
Most here do not recommend using it to edit php files

If we could see the site we might be able to offer some advice.

I did it years ago here.

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?53712-Lavender-Template-Support-Thread&p=879099#post879099

Its still good for v1.51.

A fluid layout does not in any way depend on recoding the PHP files; it can be done with the stylesheet alone. The solution above may be required for the "footer always at bottom of screen", but that is not relevant to matching a Dreamweaver-generated layout.

You cannot apply an external template file directly to Zen Cart; you need to translate its styling effects into the Zen Cart template structure.

The new template can be seen at http://whatwouldwaltdo.com/pages/pins/newest.html

What you have posted does not appear to be a Fluid Layout....
It looks to be of fixed width and a bit stodgy

It is a fluid layout (% of browser width), but a 20 years outdated style, usable perhaps as a schematic layout concept to be fleshed out and made appealing.

I would be interested in what you guys discover about fluid layouts using DW CS6. I am currently working on such a project (the site itself is built on the fluid layout) and was trying to figure out how to apply the fluid layout to Zen Cart

shadowpdx:

I am currently working on such a project (the site itself is built on the fluid layout) and was trying to figure out how to apply the fluid layout to Zen Cart
Best if you do not use dreamweaver for zencart

Just use your design as a guide to translate the design into a ZenCart template

how to apply the fluid layout to Zen Cart All you need is a stylesheet rule giving the width of the element in percent instead of a fixed quantity. At the most basic, this rule would cover #mainWrapper since everything else fits in that, and there could be many other elements to style depending on the exact effect you want.

The pmob fluid design for websites is explained in detail at:

http://www.pmob.co.uk/temp/3colfixedtest_explained.htm

gjh42:

It is a fluid layout (% of browser width), but a 20 years outdated style, usable perhaps as a schematic layout concept to be fleshed out and made appealing.

I am open to suggestions!

I'm still not sure exactly what you're asking. Took me three tries to get past your (unnecessary, IMO) captcha, only to be greeted by a message about the program's inability to access the database. Looking at the main site, though, my suggestion would be to start over, using Zencart as your whole site, with EZ pages to hold the non-shopping content. Look in the Plugins area for free templates, especially those by Picaflor Azul.