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does anyone know how to get the drop down menu to sit inside the say Manufacturers box? Ive asked this a while ago in this thread but no responses as yet?? See www.supplementzone.com.au
thanks so much!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by shealey

I'm usig x-cart gold 4.0.13 and ths script works fine.

Code:

{* $Id: menu_manufacturers.tpl,v 1.4 2004/06/22 05:38:52 max Exp $ *}

{if $manufacturers_menu ne ''}

{capture name=menu}

<FORM NAME="formManufacturer">

<SELECT NAME="listManufacturer" onchange="window.location=this.options[selectedIndex].value">

<OPTION VALUE="">- select -</OPTION>

{section name=mid loop=$manufacturers_menu}

<OPTION VALUE="manufacturers.php?manufacturerid={$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturerid}"><font  class="VertMenuItems">{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturer}</font></OPTION>

{/section}

</SELECT>

</FORM>

{if $show_other_manufacturers}






{$lng.lbl_other_manufacturers}




{/if}

{/capture}

{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_manufacturers menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu}






{/if}

Just replace everything in /modules/Manufacturers/menu_manufacturers.tpl with the above code and make sure to make a backup copy of the original file just in case you need to revert.

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnifold

I'm usig x-cart gold 4.0.13 and ths script works fine.

Defiantly an improvement than the default menu list, but I wanted all of the mfr's listed and the other mfr. link removed. I also truncated long mfr names to keep the drop down menu small.

kudos!

Code:

{if $manufacturers_menu ne ''} 

{capture name=menu} 

<FORM NAME="formManufacturer"> 

<SELECT NAME="listManufacturer" onchange="window.location=this.options[selectedIndex].value"> 

<OPTION VALUE="">Select Mfr.</OPTION> 

{section name=mid loop=$manufacturers} 

{if $manufacturers[mid].manufacturerid ne 0}

<OPTION VALUE="manufacturers.php?manufacturerid={$manufacturers[mid].manufacturerid}"><font class="VertMenuItems">{$manufacturers[mid].manufacturer|truncate:25:"..."}</font></OPTION> 

{/if}

{/section} 

</SELECT> 

</FORM> 

{*if $show_other_manufacturers} 



 

{$lng.lbl_other_manufacturers}

 

{/if*} 

{/capture} 

{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_manufacturers menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu} 



 

{/if}

anyone managed to do a drop-down search for the subcategories?

I'm using the code listed two posts before mine (Boomer).

There seems to be a minor bug though...

- Go to http://www.southernhotrod.com/store/
You will see manufacturers in a dropdown. Works Great.

- Now click on "About Us" (top menu).
The manufacturers menu is now blank.

* the manufacturers menu is blank on all pages in the 'help' section.

Can someone please suggest a fix?

:Stacey

Try changing any instance: $manufacturers to $manufacturers_menu

That did the trick :D

Thanks Boomer!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilJ

Category Search Drop Down (v4.x)

This is great - any chance there's a way to manipulate this so it shows all of the manufacturers/products in the drop down but the standard 10/20 categories beneath it?

I've already combined the two into my menus so the drop down appears above the links. Just looking for that little added bonus. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by donavichi

anyone managed to do a drop-down search for the subcategories?

yeh im after getting the full list all catagories, not just the main ones. any ideas on what to change on the code?

Code:

<form name="form_cat" method="get" action="home.php"> 

    <select name="cat" onChange="document.form_cat.submit()"> 

      <option value="0" selected>Search By Category</option> 

      {section name=cat_num loop=$categories} 

      <option value="{$categories[cat_num].categoryid}">{$categories[cat_num].category}</option> 

      {/section} 

    </select> 

</form>

Manufacturers menu drop down! By Marcelo

X-cart 4.1.1
1. Create manufactures.tpl in skin1/customer (blank file)

2. Now drop this code:

{* $Id: menu_manufacturers.tpl,v 1.5 2005/11/17 06:55:47 max Exp $ *}
{if $manufacturers_menu ne ''}
{capture name=menu}
<form name="form_manuf" method="get" action="manufacturers.php">
<select name="manufacturerid" onChange="document.form_manuf.submit()">
<option value="0" selected>Search By Manufacturer</option>
{section name=mid loop=$manufacturers_menu}
<option value="{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturerid}">{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturer}</option>
{/section}
</select>
</form>
{*if $show_other_manufacturers}

{$lng.lbl_other_manufacturers}

{/if*}
{/capture}
{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_manufacturers menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu}

{/if}

3. Save

4. In the skin1/customer/home.tpl change this line:

{ include file="modules/Manufacturers/menu_manufacturers.tpl" }
for this one
{ include file="customer/manufacturers.tpl" }

5. Done (works with php and html catalog)