Have you tries to include the _msgform.disp.php in your new skin's folder? and is this snippet in your index.main.php...

<?php
		// -------------- MAIN CONTENT TEMPLATE INCLUDED HERE (Based on $disp) --------------
		skin_include( '$disp$', array(
			) );
		// Note: you can customize any of the sub templates included here by
		// copying the matching php file into your skin directory.
		// ------------------------- END OF MAIN CONTENT TEMPLATE ---------------------------
	?>

BTW, It's a very nice skin

Hi John

Many thanks for your quick response. Glad you like the skin. If I can get it working I will make it available for people.

I already have that code snippet in my index.main.php file and I have now copied the _msgform.disp.php from the skins folder to the folder of my new skin but it didn't seem to make any difference.

Very confused......

Lee

Is message.send.php in your htsvr folder?

Yes, I have a message_send.php in my htsvr folder. I can only think that is it something I have missed in the creation of the skin because if I change to something like the glossyblue skin the contact form displays fine.

I'll have to go through each skin and see what is different.

Thanks
Lee

For contacting the owner of the blog use

$Blog->contact_link( array(
		'before' => ' • ',
		'after' => '',
		'text' => T_('Contact'),
		'title' => T_('Send a message to the owner of this blog...'),
	) );

only without the arrows ;)

To have a contact link associated with each post use

$Item->msgform_link();

Both of these snippets would be in your *.main.php file :)

Thanks Edb and John for your help

I have sorted it out now after comparing my new skin with the glossyblue one. It was all to do with my index.main.php file. It did have the skin_include( '$disp$', array( ) ); call in it but it also had a load of other stuff - pretty much the same as the posts.main.php file to be honest. When I chopped out all the other bits it worked just fine.

I think I am starting to get my head around the skin system a little better now :-) Thanks again for your help.

Lee