Transmutable Software

Template Tutorial: The Basics

This tutorial steps through the process of creating a photo map template from scratch, with example templates for each step. You should be familiar with building HTML pages and understand the Velocity users' guide before reading this tutorial.

Table of Contents

• Step 1: A new template
  In which a new template set is born and our work begins.
• Step 2: A blank page
  In which we discuss Velocity and our context.
• Step 3: A map
  In which the first map appears, and the topic of coordinates is broached.
• Step 4: Location stickpins
  In which we add locations to the map.
• Step 5: Location pages
  In which we discuss how to create a page for each location.
• Step 6: Building images
  In which we build images in a variety of shapes and sizes.
• Step 7: Image pages
  In which we build multiple pages for each image.
• Step 8: Extras
  In which we briefly refer to a few additional possibilities.