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#1 problem:
i've been trying create syte navigation menu time, unfotunately wasn't successful... have created 2 menu items "left-navigation" , "right-navigation", both have few sections hold categories articles. i've used category blog layout method.
this part of left navigation. works pretty well...

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                  <div id="left-column">
                           <ul class="menu"><li class="item65"><a href="/anime.html"><span>anime</span></a></li></ul>      </div>


except part...

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<a href="/anime.html">

want there link category, articles (lets anime articles).it should

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<a>index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35</a>

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i'm still learning php , joomla takes me while fix problems this...so thought hand experts on making joomla modules/templates.

this code modules.php generates left-column:

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function modchrome_hedrixleft($module, &$params, &$attribs)
{
   $headerlevel == 0;
   if (!empty ($module->content)) : ?>
      <div id="left-column<?php echo $params->get('moduleclass_sfx'); ?>">
         <?php if ($module->showtitle) : ?>
         <?php endif; ?>
         <?php echo $module->content; ?>
      </div>
   <?php endif;

#2 problem:
first 1 problem more serious one, it's still worth asking.
at first, before i've started integrating joomla , creating joomla template site, created html/css template, static front page, see how should look. how navigation should look:

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<div id="left-column">
   <ul class="nav-left">
   <li><a class="home" href="#"></a></li>
       <li><a class="anime" href="#"></a></li>
       <li><a class="comics" href="#"></a></li>
   </ul>
</div>

<div id="right-column">
  <ul class="nav-right">
   <li><a class="rss" href="#"></a></li>
       <li><a class="movies" href="#"></a></li>
       <li><a class="games"  href="#"></a></li>
  </ul> 
</div>

problem via standart joomla legacy.php script menu items (buttons) same.
all of them looks this:

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<ul class="menu"><li class="item#"><a href="/#.html"><span>#</span></a></li></ul>

and navigation (first 1 code) every <a> has own class, different button. thats because i've created button , text ps, ofcourse can use button background , let php write names, doesn't good...so question is, possible make php generate 6 buttons different background?
p.s use joomla ver. 1.5.14

ok, after long time, want continue working on matter, don't have enough experience php coding, need help.

maybe didn't make cleare enough:

i want create site navigation: 6 buttons, half of them left , other half right side of site.
those buttons link categories (or sections) hold articles. exp: anime button (link anime category) articles anime be.

i've created custom menus (left , right), left menu item -> 3 buttons, right menu item -> 3buttons. buttons menu items, linking categories (as explained above). may seem easy, thought too...but when created menu items, i've faced 1 problem...
*those menu items aren't linking categories* if create menu item called "anime", instead of link anime category, anime.html.

on other hand, while creating menu item (through joomla admin menu) can see link category, , if manually edit .php file , put link in navigation, works...

this i'm talking about:

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<div id="left-column">
  <ul class="menu">
      <li class="item65"><a href="/anime.html"><span>anime</span</a></li>
  </ul>      
</div>


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<div id="left-column">
  <ul class="menu">
      <li class="item65"><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35"></a></li>
  </ul>
</div>


if have advices or material (modules, scripts) can me, post here ^^

edit: forgot mention, categories updated, adding new articles. what's more, every article connected comment system (tho don't know how that, it's future plan), people comment, share opinions.