Update I went into the css, layout.css and changed the following
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#inner{
width:100%;
padding-top:300px;
/* previous orginal was 143 needed to make room for header*/
}
#header{
position:absolute;
top:0px;
left:0px;
width:776px;
height:300px;
/*previous orginal was 93 room needed to make room for header*/
z-index:74;
background: url(images/
newheaderformodx2.jpg) no-repeat left top;
}
#ajaxmenu{
position:absolute;
top:260px;
/*previous orginal was 93 room for header dropped to increase header graphic*/
left:0px;
width:776px;
height:43px;
z-index:65;
background: url(images/header_776x43.jpg) no-repeat left top;
}
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on the graphic /newheaderformodx2.jpg , I opened it in gimp and used the selection tool and filled a small band I created and filled the area with the color black. similar to the template background color
http://desertmessenger.myphotos.cc/modx/
work in progress.
