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Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I tried your suggestions and still get the same problem. Im placing the {include file="flyouts/horiz.tpl"} in home.tpl. Im using one of Phil's early releases. I don't see any instructions on modifying the php file(s). Could that be the problem if so what php do I have to modify. Appreciate your help on this. Thanks

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by iblazed

Im using one of Phil's early releases. I don't see any instructions on modifying the php file(s).

That's probably your issue... your signature says you are using 4.1.2 and I would guess Phil's early version was not 4.1 friendly.

In my instructions, you have to modify /include/categories.php

I would contact Phil on this.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilJ

It's now free folks. See link in first post.

how can i get flyouts_v4.zip and is it still free

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I currently have latest version of Fancy Categories. However, this causes my page to load at about 3-4 seconds. I have 180 sub categories.

Can the Vertical Flyout Category menu perform better than Fanncy Categories with this many subcats? Is it recommended to use this product with this many subcats?

Thanks.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Does anyone have this working in 4.1.6? I can't get this to work write I copy and pasted the text in my head.tlp just like it said to do here is my link:

http://www.omagruene.com/xcart/home.php?cat=1

Please help

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Based on your link, it appears that your head.tpl is all messed up.

Please post your head.tpl file, and maybe someone can spot it.

OR -- try this... just for kicks --

BACKUP your current head.tpl; replace it with a stock one. Now what happens?

I think something's wrong with head.tpl, casing the entire site to bounce off-right.
ALSO, did you put the entire vFlyouts into its own table? You should. But I don't think your issue is related to that at this point. let's gte the head working first.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

PS -- the code you're pasting into head.tpl for the vFlyouts is the js link -- somehow, the table layout got knocked off its ass.
Non-related issues.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Carpeperdiem,
Ok restored the head.tpl and well nothing changed hmmmmm

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wambli

Ok restored the head.tpl and well nothing changed

Sure it did.

The page now renders correctly, but since there's no reference to the CSS for the flyouts, the flyouts don't work.

Are you viewing this in Firefox? Please do. Until your site works in Firefox, don't think about IE.

NOW -- go back and carefully put in the code into home.tpl that Phil gave you (exactly where he told you to put it, before the </head>) -- there should not be any vFlyout code in head.tpl

Now what happens?

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

One more thing -- in home.tpl, I think you have a clone of your categories.tpl include.

Please post your home.tpl and we can help you clean it up.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Ok here is my home.tlp I need all the help I can get I'm new at all of this

{* $Id: home.tpl,v 1.88.2.4 2006/10/13 10:41:21 svowl Exp $ *}
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
{if $printable ne ''}
{include file="customer/home_printable.tpl"}
{else}
{config_load file="$skin_config"}
<html>
<head>
<title>
{if $config.SEO.page_title_format eq "A"}
{section name=position loop=$location}
{$location[position].0|strip_tags|escape}
{if not %position.last%} :: {/if}
{/section}
{else}
{section name=position loop=$location step=-1}
{$location[position].0|strip_tags|escape}
{if not %position.last%} :: {/if}
{/section}
{/if}
</title>
{include file="meta.tpl" }
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{$SkinDir}/{#CSSFile#}" />

{ include file="meta.tpl" }
<LINK rel="stylesheet" href="{$SkinDir}/{#CSSFile#}">
<LINK rel="stylesheet" href="{$SkinDir}/flyouts/vert.css">
<SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.3 src="{$SkinDir}/flyouts/menu.js"></SCRIPT>

</head>
<body{$reading_direction_tag}{if $body_onload ne ''} onload="javascript: {$body_onload}"{/if}>
{include file="rectangle_top.tpl" }
{include file="head.tpl" }
{if $active_modules.SnS_connector}
{include file="modules/SnS_connector/header.tpl"}
{/if}

<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td class="VertMenuLeftColumn">
{if $categories ne "" and ($active_modules.Fancy_Categories ne "" or $config.General.root_categories eq "Y" or $subcategories ne "")}

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>{include file="flyouts/vert.tpl"}</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
{if $login eq "" }
{include file="auth.tpl" }
{else}
{include file="authbox.tpl" }
{/if}
<br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Bestsellers ne "" and $config.Bestsellers.bestsellers_menu eq "Y"}
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Manufacturers ne "" and $config.Manufacturers.manufacturers_menu eq "Y"}
{include file="modules/Manufacturers/menu_manufacturers.tpl" }
{/if}

{if $active_modules.Survey && $menu_surveys}
{foreach from=$menu_surveys item=menu_survey}
{include file="modules/Survey/menu_survey.tpl"}
<br />
{/foreach}
{/if}
{include file="help.tpl" }
<img src="{$ImagesDir}/spacer.gif" width="150" height="1" alt="" />
</td>
<td valign="top">

{include file="location.tpl"}

{if $gcheckout_enabled and $main ne "cart" and $main ne "checkout" and $main ne "anonymous_checkout" and $main ne "order_message"}
<div align="right">{include file="modules/Google_Checkout/gcheckout_button.tpl"}</div>
{/if}

{include file="dialog_message.tpl"}

{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne ""}
{include file="modules/Special_Offers/customer/new_offers_message.tpl"}
{/if}

{include file="customer/home_main.tpl"}

 
</td>
<td class="VertMenuRightColumn">
{if $active_modules.SnS_connector && $config.SnS_connector.sns_display_button eq 'Y' && $sns_collector_path_url ne ''}
{include file="modules/SnS_connector/button.tpl"}
<br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison ne "" && $comparison_products ne ''}
{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/product_list.tpl" }
<br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.XAffiliate ne ""}

<br />
{include file="partner/menu_affiliate.tpl" }
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Interneka ne ""}
<br />
{include file="modules/Interneka/menu_interneka.tpl" }
{/if}
<br />
{include file="poweredby.tpl" }
<br />
<img src="{$ImagesDir}/spacer.gif" width="150" height="1" alt="" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
{include file="rectangle_bottom.tpl" }
</body>
</html>
{/if}

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Carpeperdiem,

in a another post you said:
In my instructions, you have to modify /include/categories.php

I didn't modify my /include/categories.php? where are your instructions maybe I would have better luck to follow them.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

What problems are you having?

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Phily you can look at it here:

http://www.omagruene.com/xcart/home.php

my subcategories will not flayout (or show up at all) plus I have 3 categories and only two will show up I followed your README.file and it just won't work I think it is because I have x-cart 4.1.6 gold

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

That just ruined my eyesight, this old mod won't work with the newer versions of x-cart, PM me and I'll sort you out.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilJ

That just ruined my eyesight.

Phil, you had me rolling on the floor. :lol:

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

hmmmm thinking I should tone down my colors

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Holy crap, you aren't kidding

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I've checked out all the cool stuff at the xCart mods link in PhilJ's siggy, but I'm not seeing this download. :o None really fit the exact description of what's discussed here. I don't even mind paying for it! I'd really like to have this. :)

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Its there.. the first 2 links, depending on if you want vertical or horizontal menus

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

OK, so it IS the $49 option. I read in the first page of posts that it only went out one set of subcategories - which is all I need - but I may have missed the additional info in the last 8 pages of this thread. :) Thanks!

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Any way to speed up the menu, my submenu links load horrendously slow looks like it should preload them into cache first.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdheady

Any way to speed up the menu, my submenu links load horrendously slow looks like it should preload them into cache first.

Yes you can speed up the menu in the sdmenu.js.

I would also like to say, anyone thinking of getting this, it is WELL worth the money!! PhilJ gave me some of the best support I have had in a LONG time!!

His support is even quicker then X-Cart's support... :P

Really just wanted to say THANK YOU again Phil... I =D> your effort!!

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Phil, I got your mod and its working fine. I have 4.1.8 gold. I am trying to apply another mod to your mod, the redirect if there is only product in a category. ( http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=23339&highlight=redirect+if+only+ one+product+in+category ) I have tried a few different things but they aren't working, can you or anyone else help me out?

site is parked here while i work on it:
http://www.probotest3.com

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrQuietus

Are you using CDSEO? If so, see this post

I am using the one-product-one-category mod, with cdseo, with Phil's flyouts -- works perfectly.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I made a very silly mistake. The products were inputed as not available for sale, so they were obviously not being linked to it been corrected and everything is working like a champ now. Thanks for the reply though.

OK I have another one.

The company I am making this site for makes equipment for steel cable (exciting!!) in the fittings section they have their products divided into three categories, MS Spec Fittings, NAS Fittings and Boeing Spec Fittings. They don't have, and don't want info for these categories. My idea was to have empty categories, that are not linked to anything in Phil's flyout out, to serve as headings for the linked categories. I figured I could use the code for the redirect if only one product in the category and give the li a class and remove the link. This is not essential to the site, it is just for a little bit of added style.

This is a snippet of Phils (I hope I am not doing something I shouldn't for posting it, I left some stuff out in case) code:

[removed by cpd]

this is how I almost got it to work:

[removed by cpd]

It is applying the "nolink" style to all the categories, not just the ones with no products, so it is a problem with the {if $products|@count eq 0} part of the code I am guessing. How do I need to change it for this to work? I am sure there is a way to do this, I am just not knowledgable enough to pull it off.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Dave,

It would be best to contact the developer for permission before posting 3rd party code.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

well im sure im not getting helped now.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrQuietus

well im sure im not getting helped now.

Not so... contact Phil directly.

Also, please update your forum sig, 4.1.x can mean any of a dozen versions, and they are not all the same. Gold/Pro, etc...

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I just wanted to say i bought the mod from Phil - horizontal and vertical category menu and i love it. Phil was so helpful. I'd recommend getting it for sure.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I am unable to find out the file http://rapidshare.de/files/5558151/Flyouts_v4.zip.html please let me know where is the new location. i am in damn need of this kind of mod.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

You have to purchase it here:

http://www.xcartmods.co.uk/products-page/?product_id=17

I have it and LOVE it. You can see how I have it functioning in my store here:

http://www.dinnerandamurder.com/store/home.php

You can configure it in any way you want. I only use 2 levels as that is all I need.

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Hi,
please can any one you help me i have setup my category and working fine. How do set the sub category to show all the time under the root category, because at the moment it stop showing all the subcategories when i click on any sub category.

Many Thanks

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by eaglemobiles

http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=3242

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

This mod works great for what we have, but there is one thing... it doesn't validate to w3c. The problem appears to be nested tags.

I get the following error..
"Most likely, you nested tags and closed them in the wrong order. For example <p><em>...</p> is not acceptable, as <em> must be closed before <p>. Acceptable nesting is: <p><em>...</em></p>

Another possibility is that you used an element which requires a child element that you did not include. Hence the parent element is "not finished", not complete. For instance, in HTML the <head> element must contain a <title> child element, lists (ul, ol, dl) require list items (li, or dt, dd), and so on."......a total of 104 times! ;)

Is there any chance the author will update this mod so that it will validate?

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by shan

Download
http://rapidshare.de/files/5558151/Flyouts_v4.zip.html

WHY ADD A LINK TO A PHISHING SITE???

Re: Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Category Menu

I don't know, but rapidshare.de is not a phishing site.
Why click a link four years old and think its relevant to the version you are using?