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drop down box for manufacturers?

Hi guys, I have a growing list of manufacturers so I have reduced the clutter on my top page by enabling a single link on the top page to the manufacturers page.

Instead I would like to have a drop down box where a customer can choose the manufacturer they want from the top page.

Does anyone know how to do this? is it straight forward?

Thanks

Re: drop down box for manufacturers?

Code:

<form method="get" action="manufacturers.php">

<select style="width:100%;" name="manufacturerid" onchange="this.form.submit()">

<option value="0" selected>{$lng.lbl_manufacturers}...</option>

{section name=mid loop=$manufacturers_menu}

<option value="{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturerid}">{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturer}</option>

{/section}

</select>

</form>

Re: drop down box for manufacturers?

Depending how many manufacturers you have even a drop down box may not be the answer. We use a scroll box instead. Here is our menu_manufacturers.tpl (v4.1.10 but should work for you also). It goes in skin1/modules/Manufacturers/menu_manufacturers.tpl

Code:

{* $Id: menu_manufacturers.tpl,v 1.1.2.7 2008/04/17 05:45:57 max Exp $ *}

{if $manufacturers_menu ne ''}

{capture name=menu}

<form name="form_manuf" method="get" action="manufacturers.php">

<select size="12" name="manufacturerid" onchange="document.form_manuf.submit()">

{section name=mid loop=$manufacturers_menu}

<option value="{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturerid}">{$manufacturers_menu[mid].manufacturer|truncate:18:"...":true}</option>

{/section}

</select>

</form>

{/capture}

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

{/if}

Changing the number in "select size=" will adjust how many manufacturers are displayed at one time, and "truncate:18:"...":true" will adjust the length of the manufacturers name displayed.

Re: drop down box for manufacturers?