Customizing output from core.SystemLinks

Hello,

I am trying to create a custom theme based on the Matrix theme, just to get to know how this sytem works. But i am searching for a couple hours now for a way to create a mootools dropdown top menu.

The folowing code produce this kind of HTML:
At templates/theme.tpl

<div class="gbSystemLinks">
 {g->block type="core.SystemLinks"
 order="core.SiteAdmin core.YourAccount core.Login core.Logout"
 othersAt=4}
</div>

The HTML code created:

<div class="gbSystemLinks">
<span class="block-core-SystemLink">
<a href="/main.php/admin/?g2_return=%2Fmain.php&amp;g2_returnName=album">Site Beheer</a>
</span>
<span class="block-core-SystemLink">
<a href="/main.php?g2_view=core.UserAdmin&amp;g2_subView=core.UserPreferences&amp;g2_return=%2Fmain.php&amp;g2_returnName=album">Uw account</a>
</span>
<span class="block-core-SystemLink">
<a href="/main.php?g2_controller=useralbum.UserAlbum&amp;g2_authToken=dadf57fd7314">Uw Album</a>
</span>
<span class="block-core-SystemLink">
<a href="/main.php?g2_controller=core.Logout&amp;g2_return=%2Fmain.php&amp;g2_returnName=album&amp;g2_authToken=dadf57fd7314">Uitloggen</a>
</span>
</div>

What I would like to get is just the link, so I can put that link inside a <a href=""> tag:

<ul>
<li><a href="' . core.SiteAdmin . '">Site admin</a></li>
</ul>

If any one knows this please tell me how to do this, I am willing to submit my new created them when it is finished.

Thanks,
Paul

Ok, so in the next version I can simply overide the default output from a block ??
I am currently on 2.2.3 so I have to find a workaround for this moment.

I will have a look to the page you gave.

Thanks for the reply b.t.w

Paul

EDIT:
I took al look at that page, and since I am not a programmer I have to study this a bit more. I more a guy of basic XHTML and CSS layouts

Don't you know Mootools ??
I would like to create a topmenu bar with all subitems on that bar in a dropdown menu. This can be done by Mootools.

I think I first finish my layout and then convert it to a gallery theme, this will be a circus trick for me but I'll do my best.

I'm looking to do something similar, but can't quite seem to find the code I need to edit...

At the top of the menu, where it currently reads "Site Admin Your Account Logout" I would like to add additional links - "Main Website, Forums," etc.

However, I looked in modules/core/templates/blocks/SystemLinks.tpl and I can't see the code that actually specifies the links themselves. Am I just missing it, or is it somewhere else?

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Geoffrey J. Schaller
http://gallery.knightrealms.com

Wonderful, just what I needed! Thank you!

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Geoffrey J. Schaller
http://gallery.knightrealms.com