RE: propose a code change in box structure

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[quote="cannuck1964"]It seems that any users when changing the box layout (template) would need to have a new css file made up[/quote]Why?  You only need 1 .css file : stylesheet.css in which all the .css are defined.

[quote]can a different file containing the css box info be used used for this?  And have the call for the file put into the columns files?[/quote]There is no need to do this.  

[quote]As well, you have solid colours in the heading, can this be changed with ease to use images instead?[/quote]Yes.[quote]Can the css hold php code?[/quote]Yes.[quote]If so, then to put the dynamics of the change in layouts might be achieved by putting in variables in the css definition of the box.[/quote]Yes, this is how my style switcher works - the surfer presses a button to change a piece of php which then does some stuff in the .css file.

[quote]Or use various info box definitions in the css file, all with different names (ie osc_info_box, bright_info_box ...etc).  By doing this, then the columns file could contain the dynamics to make the info boxes change with ease....[/quote]No need.  Judicious use of php can easily solve this.

[quote]The class structures do allow for dynamics that I am not sure the css does allows for, in css every box layout needs to be defined in a new css file/class, while in the osc class way of doing it, only the image file needs to be updated.  [/quote]No, .css is a million times more flexible than the present classes.

From what you've written, you are going to deep, everything that you want to do can be done using .css - no need for modules, extra calls, classes and so on.

http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp is a very good site for learning the basics of what .css can do.  

hth