Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Any know how to make the catorgery flyout boxes wider
as thes chop off the menu names

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

This should as far as I know, align correctly (And as you say should not "Chop off") if using any of the x-cart Official Templates that are supported with 4.3.0 gold..

Unless I stand corrected.

More than likely a template modification issue..
Just here trying to help.

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Just went to your site > http://www.mobile-phone-batteries.co.uk/home.php

Have you tested your site in IE7 for example, things are breaking up, and your left and columns break up, and drag to centre content, also bottom box on your home page, borders break up.

Obviously this is only visual and as far as I can see it doesn't effect anything technical, but there are a lot of users that still use IE6/7/8

And a good visual site is important in most major browsers, Juts trying to help.

BTW:
What browser are you using to view and design etc?

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

I am testing in ff 3.5.6 and safari 4.0.4 and IE 8
and its the same in them

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

look at http://www.mobile-phone-batteries.eu

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Ok I will leave you to it.
Your .eu site is same.....
Was just trying to make you aware of what I see in ie7/8 (Visually)

IMAGE ATTACHED

As to your original post maybe someone else can help you on this, as I cannot duplicate what you are seeing...

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

you should def test in IE 7 also.

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

It appears there is a width setting for your flyout in .fancycat-icons-e ul in skin1/modules/Flyout_Menus/Icons/main.css - you might try making that larger.

You can see it with Firefox/Firebug

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Sorry miss-read your last post

I will have to look at this
any ideas where to start
thanks

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Ok Now stuck
I am running Windows7 and i get a message that this software version dont support IE7 and IE6

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Now you have completely lost me, your on a windows 7 pc or laptop right? and your saying "This software doesn't support ie6/7" what do you mean?


As to your question any suggestions, you really need to know your css, and more importantly html together to make sure your design works well, although as I stated it's only visual, but visual appearance is everything to most visitors.
Nothing personal, as your shop is up to sell products.

It would be very complex for any users here to say do this, and do that, if you give specifics, etc I am sure most users will help where they can.

Someone posted about your flyout menus, to maybe correct issues. (I would focus on that) Or revert back to your normal design and see if the flyouts work ok.. Or even use the tree category rather than the flyout menus.

Here to help like I said where and when I can.

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Thanks for that, but did not seem to make any differace to the width of the box

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Thanks Alan
I see you found bugs with the demo site for IE6/7
in a post mentioned under bugs and fixes
with me not being able to display these early browsers I will have to ask qualiteam to look
thank you for your welcome input - Lewis

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

Your welcome.
You say you'll contact x-cart, but out of the box templates for 4.3.0 from what I have tested at home on my test server, all seem to be fine apart from Browser issues as mentioned.

If you have applied modification (Your rounded border boxes) it may be an issue with them, note I say "Maybe"

This is why I said on previous post to test your site on an out of the box supported 4.3.0 template from (X-cart) with no edits, as for me fly outs work a treat as far as I am aware.

As to editing the fly outs, there is quite a bit of complex css within just them. (It took me about 5 hours just to get it right on my test designs) to be compatible with all browsers to compliment my custom designs, so that it looks great with me design both with flyout and tree view.. I could mess around with css on flyouts but have better things to do.

I am not saying I am a genius as I am getting to learn x-cart again after a long break, and to me some of the css edits can be frustrating to find, even with firebug. But I enjoy html, css designing, which is what I do and also Java, especially tabs and content.

At the end of the day sometimes it pays to have a great looking site viewable properly in all browsers, with no issues. Imagine going to play.com and seeing a badly compatible and design site, that would look unpro.

My personal advice:
Buy from a modder that knows there design inside and out, with great styling where you don't have to do any edits, Or use x-carts templates and do very light edits, that can give you a more personal design, this way you have an out of the box great looking site for the extra cost (But may be worth it at the end of the day)

I am currently working on 4.3.0 designs, with custom tabs, boxes, accordion styles with rounded boxes, using jquery my own custom designs etc, and complete visual changes on where various things are placed, and also working on text and Image adverts, and trying to fill a lot of what I call white space (Wasted space) when viewing a lot of x-cart areas, to accommodate more selling options.

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

That should have worked for you in Firefox.

I just took a quick look at IE8 - you will also have to make the same changes to the width in skin1/modules/Flyout_Menus/Icons/main.IE7.css

For IE7 - you can use the IE Developer Tools to look at css, html & javascript.

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

It adjusted the box for me (X-Cart 4.3.1) modifying the main.css in skin1 flyouts menu but only for Chrome, not for Firefox (3.6.3) nor IE8.
I'm still looking for a resolution for IE and FF.

Re: Fly out Boxes V4.3
 

That adjustment worked for me... but in the intended way. I played with the width of .fancycat-icons-e ul and can make it wide enough to accomodate my categories, but then the box/container edge gets covered and looks bad as well.

I somehow need to make the box wider on that side.