Prime theme Left+Right Boxes/Images

[Simon Bridges]

Although fairly experienced in the basics of catalog my experince lies mainly with smart theme. Now doing a Prime theme based site for a client and this issue is driving up the pole. I followed Bruce's guide for inserting following code above the "TopLevelSectionList"

<div id="prime-left-bar">
<div class="sidebox">
<div class="boxhead"> PRODUCT PAGES</div>

This works but I am pulling my hair out trying to:
a: apply some formatting to the text "PRODUCT PAGES"
b: apply a left hand side and bottom border of 1px

I have located the css controlling the background and borders but just don't understand how and what controls what! Box seems to be 'built' using theme_curve1,2,3,4 gifs but how? As you can tell I am still not up to speed with css but I trying hard to get my head round it. Thank god for firefox web developer add on otherwise I may have strangled someone by now.

See attached image of "what I really really want...."

Alternatively and preferably actually, I am more than happy just to insert a created image in place of the "prime left bar" (how, please) - All this is really just to solve the problem of Prime theme not generating a Product pages heading as the smart theme does.

I know that this is possible as I have seen it on Jim Daly's sto-it site http://www.sto-it.ie/index.html

Many thanks in advance
Simon

[leehack]

Highlight the 2 classes in question (double click on them), then right click and select 'look up in stylesheet'. You should get taken to the classes doing that styling. It's a wretched way to style things, but the text style will be in boxhead and the border will need to go on sidebox class i'd imagine, firebug should clear that up before you start though.

[Simon Bridges]

Thanks Lee,
I will give this a try. As another option can I just insert the "Standard Fragment Image" layout I used in another site? It wasn't a prime themed site (executive I think) but the layout is listed in the library. just a thought.
many thanks
Simon

[leehack]

I have no idea what you are talking about i'm afraid. You are addressing a sidebar heading issue as i understand, but thinking of using the fragment image layout that is used to control images added to fragments in the central area? That makes no sense, can you clarify what you mean?

[Simon Bridges]

Sorry Lee, complete brain fade on my behalf, I get easily confused with actinic layouts despite using the software for a while. Just wish it was a bit more intuitive sometimes.
I will try and work it out, don't want to waste any more of your time answering dumbass questions
Thanks
Simon

[leehack]

Why not show us the live site if you are stuck, we can take a look then?

[Simon Bridges]

Didn't want you to think I had ignored the post Lee, website is on the test server HERE. Have managed to solve the menu header problem using Norm's accordian menu which is great. I even managed to add colour themes as per his instructions.
All the best
Simon