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(1) In Drupal, admin>>site building>>menus>>select menu>>new item
Past the full civicrm URL for the path.

(2) Pretty-fying the URL is one more step.
In Drupal, admin>>site building>>URL aliases>>add alias
Then instead of the CiviCRM URL, put the pretty drupal URL in step 1

Theming the CiviCRM profile is a whole nother ball game.
http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Customize+Built-in+and+Profile+Screens

You can't really put that interface "into" a drupal page... not sure what the use case for that would be.

Take a look at that existing system path... usually there is a "/civicrm/" in there, but verify the path is an exact match for what is displayed in your browser.

http://rivernetwork.org/rn/civicrm/profile&gid=2&force=1
resolves, so if you change the system path, the alias should work.

This works in Drupal 6.x Civicrm 2.x

I think what you are needing is Drupal's path redirect module. Found here http://drupal.org/project/path_redirect

Basically, you can accomplish what you need by making a "pretty" URL like mysite.org/donate redirect to civicrm/contribute/...etc.

The good thing with this module is that the "alias" you create, in the example above (donate), does not need to be an existing drupal path for a node.

hope this helps

@dharmatech  Thanks for the recommendation for path_redirect.  Unfortunately I installed the module, activated it, and it doesn't work.  It's a no show in the menus.  I spend almost an hour reviewing the non-existent docs for this module as well as the string of support issues for the module.   Chalk it up to but it doesn't work.

@geilhufe  Thanks for your recommendation.  I ended up using the Javascript redirect, which I find bizarre that the solution for a simple problem with such powerful software would be ... Javascript.

As for getting accustomed to the menu and redirects, menuing 'basics' I know you meant no offense, but I am slightly miffed that you would make the assumption that I don't know the basics.  In fact we've created a menu system of hundreds of pages and hundreds of URL redirects.  I'm not a 'guru' but I do have a good working knowledge of Drupal menus.  The problem here is the software - the fact that URL aliases in Drupal 5.x and CiviCRM 2.0.x don't work together.

As for upgrading to 2.1 (currently in Alpha stages) I am not going to upgrade a production site to an alpha version of any software, it's bad practice.

As for the theming, I am still confused about how to get a Profile page in CiviCRM to have the same menu format as the Drupal pages... in other words ... to integrate a CiviCRM Profile into Drupal next to Drupal pages and have the integration be seamless - as a navigation item that maintains navigation state as you view the Profile.

@Anyone Any ideas about seamless CiviCRM profile integration into Drupal alongside Drupal pages please chip in.
 

Thank you for the login to your demo site.

You're right.   I logged in.  I get it.   Your site works great!

Mine doesn't!

It's actually not because I don't understand what a URL redirect is or how to create one....it's because I installed and enabled the module and it's non-functional.  I'm actually pretty diligent and resourceful when it comes to exploring my options and I've got 10 years experience as a programmer.   By 'non-functional' I mean the module doesn't even show up in my Admin > Site Building menu.  I tried to make this clear but I guess I failed.  So just so you believe me, I'm going to include some screenshots.   

As for embedding the Profile in a page, that would be great, however I am using the profile as a Search Result, not as an add/edit form, and unless I am mistaken, you can only embed a Form by using "Code for Stand-alone HTML Form" and cannot embed a search result.  If I am incorrect and you CAN imbed a search result like mine:  http://rivernetwork.org/rn/civicrm/profile&gid=2&force=1  (check it out!) please tell me how! 

Thanks!

Doh!  That's it!  Now it's my turn to apologize.  Permissions...permissions...permissions.   Now I can use it now that I've given myself permission to use it... wow.

Ok but still the "embed the profile within a page" issue remains.  I would appreciate any thoughts you have.  As you can see we have a directory of over 600 contacts and I'd like to have the drupal navigation remain consistent on that profile when viewing it.

stoob- no offense meant... generally people figure out that volunteers like me on forums are trying to lend them a hand.

Since the profile formatting question is still open, is it correct for me to assume that
(1) You've reviewed the doc links (http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Customize+Built-in+and+Profile+Screens) and understand the differences between how Drupal builds a page and CiviCRM builds a page? And understand how the tpls provided by each system get combined into a single html page delivered to the user?
(2) You've identified the tpl file that drives the search results display (following the instructions in the doc for that page on rivernetworks, that would be

<!-- .tpl file invoked: CRM/Profile/Page/Listings.tpl. Call via form.tpl if we have a form in the page. -->

(3) You've created a new .tpl for the Listings.tpl or form.tpl if that is your concern, set up the overrides and that did not deliver the formatting control you were looking for?

The tpl mod only controls the CiviCRM part of the page.

For the drupal part of the page, drupal navigation is sometimes provided by blocks as darmatech mentioned.... often times blocks are configured to be displayed or hidden on civicrm/* paths... this can make the default navigation a bit funky since civicrm/profile is a public facing page and civicrm/admin is an admin facing page. You can modify those paths to accomplish a variety of goals.

And finally, more precise detail on what you are trying to accomplish with links and descriptions to what you have tried already will allow folks to get you on the right path.