We are coming along.  So far, we can theme the download nodes as we like, but the layout isn't quite how I'd want it.  We need to create a new template file named views-view-fields--<view_tag_name>.tpl.php, or views-view-fields--downloads.tpl.php.  Note that I changed the name for the view tag to "downloads" as opposed to the singular "download" that we used for the node type.  This isn't necessary, and you may keep them consistent.  This file is actually a copy of views-view-fields.tpl.php, which is located in the modules/views/theme

We need to specify a custom template for download pages.  Make a copy of the template file "page.tpl.php" and rename it to "page-<node_type>.tpl.php," where <node-type> is the name we gave to the node type when we created the content type.  In our case, we would name the file page-download.tpl.php.

Open the new file in a text editor.  Around line 69 (just after the mission) add a new line and add

The most important thing to do in order to create the download manager is to create a node and view for the download content type.  This section will cover the technical aspects of the setup, and is essential to having this work.  In fact, this section alone will create a working download manager, but it won't have the visual appearance of DOCman yet.

At this point, you should have a menu item for your newly created downloads view.  However, if you click on it, you will see the "Downloads" title, and nothing else.  Let's go ahead and add some sample content.

Go to Create content->Download.  Enter a title for the download, and give it a description.  Under "File Name," browse for the file you want to add, and upload it.

Save the new entry.