i'm using drupal7 and i have created a custom content type (vessel) which has some fields e.g. vessel name, company, reg port, some dates (downloaded date module) and has also an image. I have also created a view that lists all vessels and checked the available table, grid etc solutions but they re not covering my needs.
i actually want to "format" somehow the way the fields of my content type (vessel name, company, image etc) are displayed when a node is displayed and also when the views itself is displayed. So for example i need to have the picture on the left and some of the fields (vessel name, company) right next to it (in the form of a table or something) and not below it as it does by default or in tabular format as displayed when selected with grid etc...
here's an example of what i need to have as a node:
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| | <vessel name> | <port> |
| <image> | <vessel company> | |
| | | |
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so far i have used cck (core drupal7) and views.
i have done some research and found some posts that are somewhat what i need but not really helped me. I understand that i need to somehow modify some .tpl.php files and place (or replace) them on the proper folders but i'm really confused. Which of all the .tpl.php files do i have to modify and where to place them given that i use Views and i'm not really sure if i have to place the file inside a \theme folder or the modules\views\theme folder or any other folder.
i'm kind of noob in both drupal and php but have a good s/w engineering background so i believe i can catch up things.
Anyone can help by saying a few words or giving some links/tutorials that does things from scratch. I almost understand how all this thing works but i guess i miss some parts (probably critical of all this).
sorry for the long post.
thank you in advance