Theme development

my original website had a template build around a flash banner. i tried to add this design to drumal theme Xtemplate
my using the Header settings i looks great but there a slight problem with my banner template overlapping some text on the page. heres a sample html code:

i tried using Namo Wededitor & Dreamweaver MX both of them display Xtemplate incorrect ive read the online doc which stated dreamweaver can be used to edit. Am i doing something wrong?

can i add a background image instead of using colors for the sidebars

}
#sidebar-left, #sidebar-right {
background-color: #ddd;
width: 16em;
/* padding in px not ex because IE messes up 100% width tables otherwise */
padding: 10px;
vertical-align: top;

i want to place a jpg background file there instead

I'm looking for someone who would be willing to create 2 CivicSpace/Drupal Themes for me one, one based on www.impactaction.org and the other for a church site (I'll provide the links if you contact me). I have all the source graphics.

I'm having trouble finding the time to do the project and would be happy to pay a fair amount for a quick job. (As a church-based non-profit we clearly don't have an unlimited budget!).

If you are interested or have questions, send me an e-mail to todd(at)moimpact(dot)org.

I'm a drupal newbye user with a good experience in php etc. I'd like to put a banner only in the full version of a content. Is'it possible? Any Idea?

Have a great day
Fabio

In most themes the title is declared in the function theme_page. I need to declare node titles in the function themes_node but still want to keep the title in theme_page so all other pages get there titles.

The problem is that you then end up with double titles on nodes (see also http://drupal.org/node/view/10034).

I use the following if statement in function theme_page to avoid double node titles. It seems to work but feels like a crude way to fix it. Any better suggestions?