--- a/doc/customizing.txt	Thu Jul 25 02:10:20 2002 +0000
+++ b/doc/customizing.txt	Thu Jul 25 02:25:54 2002 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Customising Roundup
 ===================
 
-:Version: $Revision: 1.10 $
+:Version: $Revision: 1.11 $
 
 .. contents::
 
@@ -560,12 +560,13 @@
 Most customisation of the web view can be done by modifying the templates in
 the instance html directory. These are divided into index, item and newitem
 views. The newitem view is optional - the item view will be used if the newitem
-view doesn't exist.
+view doesn't exist. The header and footer that wrap the various views give the
+pages an overall look.
 
 Repurcussions of changing the instance schema
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If you choose to change_the_instance_schema you will need to ensure the web
+If you choose to change the `instance schema`_ you will need to ensure the web
 interface knows about it:
 
 1. Index, item and filter pages for the relevant classes may need to have
@@ -576,6 +577,16 @@
    values) you will need to implement your own pagehead() method in your
    instance's interfaces.py module.
 
+Overall Look - the Header and Footer
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The header and footer are generated by Python code. The default code is in
+roundup.cgi_client.Class. This class is mixed-in to your instance through the
+instance's interfaces module. This means you can override the header and
+footer with your own code. This allows you to use a sidebar navigation scheme,
+for example.
+
+
 Displaying Properties
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~