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I was assuming a clean, validating static site would be a good starting for a new drupal site. If you already have a static site up an running that you like the design of, why would someone use a Zen subtheme or other base theme and make it look like your old static site instead of starting with a new page.tpl.php file and modifying it directly?
Any suggestions?
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If you start with Zen or one
If you start with Zen or one of the other starter themes you have framework that already has taken Drupal into consideration. Also a number of the starter themes have advanced features that can make certain tasks easier.
If you start with you static html you have exactly the html you want but you need to integrate with Drupal so you need to understand how theming works.
Both are valid starting points, different people have different preferences.
"taking Drupal into consideration"?
By "taking Drupal into consideration" do you mean that you get to see the divs and classes drupal uses when generating a page?
In the end a template file is
In the end a template file is html with php to print the dynamic parts and a theme is a collection of template files. The starter kits know about the dynamic parts. You might want to read Anatomy of a Drupal 6 theme