Changing Drupal module template doesn't take effect - drupal-6

Okay, this could be a stupid question but I'm kind of new to this Drupal-stuff so I have to ask it anyway :)
I'm trying to implement the FBSS-module (FaceBook Style Status). It all works just fine. I was even able to change some colors and stuff in the CSS-file.
The thing is that I want to do some changes to the template, need to add and remove some stuff. I could hide stuff with CSS, but that sounds like a crappy solution.
I tried to edit:
/sites/all/modules/facebook_status/templates/facebook-status-item.tpl.php
But it has no effect what so ever. I tried to move it to my theme-folder. Same thing.
And yes, I've cleared the cache.
Update: Is there any way to find out if the module is actually using this template-file?

first, move it back to the module page - I bet this template is used by module.
secondly, if you change templates, it might require theme registry cache reset, so
go to /admin/build/themes.
You don't have to actually switch themes.
Do you have cache enabled? while developing, it's would be helpful to do 2 things:
1) disable cache
2) go to theme settings, and turn on "rebuild theme registry on every page load" or something that sounds like this.
and to be 100% sure, if you added new template you need to:
1) clear cache
2) go to admin/build/modules (that will rescan template files, etc)
3) go to admin/build/modules (that will rescan info about theme).
in the case of editing existing template, this also can help.

I've found, and I'm not sure if this solution would suit, that I apply a different theme and then re-apply my adjusted theme and all the changes propagate. No idea why but sometimes I don't see any changes until I do this.
Like I said, this may be isolated to myself, but it's worth a try to help you hit your deadline!

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After reading your question, I'm not sure whether it is about disabling automatic fixes, or just make them more local.
What you're talking about, is called Code Cleanup. You can disable parts of that in the ReSharper options, including the "Optimize Using directives", which you were talking about.
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Pretty dumb question I know,
I want to know if there is a way to assign a particular color to a method of my choice in .cs file.
So that i donot even accidently go and write or change anything there.
No, Visual Studio does not support this behavior natively (though someone could write an extension that did it).
Some ideas, though...
My first suggestion is to use version control so that any changes you make can be reviewed and reverted.
My second is, in C# you could use a partial class to keep all the code that should never change in one file and the code you can change in another file. You could even go further and set the readonly flag on the file you never want to change (though check how this affects your source control system).
But use version control either way.

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What I specifically wanted to do was to have the logo to the left and the menu to the right (see here for the OOB behaviour) and this was the way that I achieved it.
I'm sure if there are any updates to this theme then the customisations will be overwritten hence the question about a supported way to achieve this.
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This page should describe how that is done
http://docs.orchardproject.net/Documentation/Customizing-the-default-theme
This is how themes are customized.

how to add editing live website on the website?

if you have ever worked with IPB Forums you will know that you can make changes to your site in the ACP (admin control panel) well what im wanting to do is make something like the one that they use for the "look & feel" part of the forums where you can make changes to the entire website from the one small area i want to add that to my ACP on my main site to make it easier to make changes.
yes i already own a copy of IPB its v3.2.3 if it makes any difference
i appreciate any and all help
Look into adding a "edit in place" function somewhere in your website/forum. Check out:
http://www.appelsiini.net/projects/jeditable
As long as you understand super basic mySQL, PHP, and heard of jQuery/know how to add jQuery plugins to your code, then you are set!
Here is their (link provided above's) demo page:
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ReSharper - Is there a disable command I can add to a file that will not allow reorder of type members?

Much like
// ReSharper disable ConvertToAutoProperty
I would like to know what, if existing, I can add to particular files (and only particular files) so that fields are not sorted on code cleanup.
For more information:
I know there are settings one can set in R# itself. This needs to work even where I don't control settings (like on other people's computers)
I know I can make a setting to disable sorting for particular types in TypeMembersLayout. This also will not work due to the same reason.
I only want this to happen on files I care that it doesn't happen with, not a global setting.
I've been using Resharper for years, and can say with confidence this option doesn't exist. Good idea though..
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