Can anyone lend a thought...
I installed the Selectable side bar as downloaded 1/12/03. Made all changes to DB and files as requested... and yes I uploaded the tmpl files in /temlates/default. I think I triple check all changes

. I verified DB change through phpMyAdmin.
I get no errors and no sidebars.
Since users were originally set to 0, I adjusted my options and tried both right and left sidebar settings in editdisplay. I also verified the changes made here in the DB... so I belive this function is working.
I also logged out and cleaned cookies... no change... no sidebar.
I thought the sidebar width maybe set somewhere to zero? I tried to override the width by placing a fixed width in the sidebar_leftopen.tmpl... still nothing, so I did re load the original 'open' file.
If anyone has any ides... I'll listen. Other wise I'll restory the files to original and try again. Oh.. what is the file file that would effect the actual display in the Main Index? Since I htink all the other stuff is working, maybe I can start there.