templating in 4.2.2 and folder structures
 

Hi,

I have built a number of xcart stores in 4.2.2 and have just started using 4.4.2 today.

From what I can see the skin folder now contains a common files and a folder for each template.

I can understand why this has been done, so that you can switch between the pre installed themes easily.

However, I am finding it difficult to implement a new custom theme as i have to find template files across two folder structures.

What decides if a file should be in common_files/customer or {yourtheme}/customer?

Should I not touch the files in common_files at all and just edit {yourtheme}/customer?

Is the idea that a file in your theme folder overrides a file in the common_files folder.

I have read through the latest menual updates and there is no explanation for this.

Any ideas?

Re: templating in 4.2.2 and folder structures
 

I think the way ot works is that XC is looking for the file in {yourtheme} - if it finds one will use it if not will use the one form common_files. You can leave common_files as is and any template you want to change just recreate files structure in {yourtheme} and have copy of that file there.

Re: templating in 4.2.2 and folder structures
 

Thanks for that.

Should have asked this from the beginning before hacking away at the common_files.

That all makes sense and much better way of doing it