Theme development

Dear All,

I'm using Drupal 4.3.1, Polder theme and style.module. Currently, I do not use static CSS, but I keep using the default polder theme with activating logo image AND title text. My header is generated like this :

Hi all, I just finished my first theme (holiday season) which is just a modified version of XTemplate. It's pretty simple to change the apperance with colors, etc. But is there a way to add graphics to the different items? So, instead of the heading for Blog saying "Blog", there would be a picture of a scroll or something like that?

You can check out what I've done so far at www.sweetwatersea.com.

Thanks,

Steve

I'm 2 days new to Drupal, and love it already. I've been hacking away at xtemplate today to get the exact feel I'm looking for. I want to have a nice border around each "Story" published to the main page, just like the border in the UnConeD theme. Seeing that xTemplate does not use tables, I'm a beyond my understanding of how these themes work. Is what I desire still possible in a CSS driven template?

thank you.

Does a user need shell access to develop and upload themes? Or can they grab them, edit them locally, and transfer them into place with a file manager or FTP/SCP tool?

We require to use two templates at the same time. In detail:

We want to post some nodes inside a web page using template #1 (let's call it that). However, we require another template to a news main site (let's call it drupal.xxx.com) which requires to operate under a template #2. Both instances involve unauthenticated users.

Ive been playing with a theme, all css based. For me its easier than Xtemplate theme. 3 columns no tables etc.. How/Should I submit it?
Its running on my site www.baldy.za.net Have a look and let me know what you guys think.

Cheers
Laurence