So, the template. What should it have?
[list]
[*]Labeling/indication
- author
- authors website
- date added (can be done automatically?)
- application/language version(s)
- proper meta-tag and html titling (indicate page number if applicable)
[*]Formatting consistency
- use of text
- use of images
- code formatting (and when to and when not to use textareas)
- style sheets strongly recomended.
[*]Navigation consistency
- next and previous icons
- to have or not to have an index page and how to handle it.
[*]Source File handling
- make sure not BMPs are used as images
- how to handle images and external files used in the movie (keep them in the same directory as the tutorial itself? subdirectory)
- naming techniques as to not conflict with others (since it seems most images for tutorials are kept in a common folder if Im not mistaken)
[*]Restrictions
- max image size
- max width of the tutorial (do not screw with template format)
- content per page (when to start making new pages)
[*] etc.
[/list]
So there’s a start for some ideas.
Templates: I think it would be a good idea to have versions which are real templates too, preventing the editing of portions which are not to be edited 
Im not sure how frontpage handles them, but I know making a dreamweaver template is easy enough. A golive version would be a good idea too - frontpage, dreamweaver and golive, those are the biggies right? And Im not sure how you handle the inclusion of the menus and header/footers kirupa. But could that be made easier? Is there maybe some certain text string that could be used to make adding those in with a search and replace? like…
+--------------------------+
| [%%HEADERINCLUDE%%] |
+------------------+-------+
| | |
| [%%NAVINCLUDE%%] | |
| | (tut) |
| | |
| | |
+------------------+-------+
| [%%FOOTERINCLUDE%%] |
+------------------+-------+
so it can be all done in one swift multi-page search and replace. (I dont know if thats anything like what you do now or not - or maybe you use SSI, I dont know… which would actually make sense since the whole menu system has been changed throughout all the pages so maybe Im :crazy: )
Anywho. We can start from here. Lets spit out some ideas.
