How to edit templates and page layouts?

[ruffa]

Just wondering if someone could please post a list of the files which we would need to edit to customize the look of the website.
EG, main page, categories, photos, single video page view, buttons, layouts and so on.


I see a lot of references to editing .tpl files but can someone reccomend a good piece of software which edits TPL files in real view as opposed to in code. I am familiar with php but not .tpl files and always wondered what program to use to view +edit them as if viewing in a browser...


Is there a .tpl WYSIWYG editor? any suggestions apreciated.
same question for .php files

I basically just want to be able to customize the site to fit in with the sites content theme, so want to add pictures to sides of pages or extras add-ons, maybe hit counters, adsense, etc.



(I THINK I SHOULD HAVE POSTED THIS IN THE CUSTOMIZATION SECTION)

[Shave.]

you need to edit the tpl files in the selected template and there all writen in html so there very easy to modify, as for a program that does real time editing I've never heard or seen of such a program but im sure there will be somthing like it lying around the net.

[ruffa]

Thanks