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EnriqueHavoc

08-04-2004 01:05 AM

Changing the look of "blocks".. im confused

How do you edit the html of an ENTIRE block such as menu_cart.tpl? Im looking to make structural changes through html and not just change the colors through CSS. As far as I can tell the outer table data is kept in {capture name=menu} somehow but i have no understanding how that works... (without that code the block expands to fill the whole page and the functionality breaks)

Editing menu_cart.tpl only seems to change the structure inside the cell where the cart data goes.

i cant for the life of me figure out how to access the top table row(where it says "Your Cart"). Where is the actual outer table html kept or how can I modify it? Is this even possible? :P

I am using X-Cart 4.0

shan	08-04-2004 02:24 AM

the menus and the center box's have a template wrapped round them

the menus ues - menu.tpl
the center box's use - dialog.tpl

edit those and your good to go

if you want to change just one instance then make a new wrapper and edit the code that calls it at the bottom of the item

eg

Code:

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

EnriqueHavoc

08-04-2004 12:51 PM

Thank You!!

CC	08-12-2004 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shan

Code:

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

I see what ur saying, but I dont quite follow, is there any chance you could explain a little more please?
How can I change the title of the boxes to an image instead?

I want to remove the backround orange for instance and the text: "Categories" with the dingbat, and just replace this with an image of a tab instead.
How would I go about this?

Thanks.

pmstudios

08-12-2004 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC

I want to remove the backround orange for instance and the text: "Categories" with the dingbat, and just replace this with an image of a tab instead.
How would I go about this?

Thanks.

Just create a new variable and you can use it in the template.

Example:

Code:

{include file="menu.tpl" image="mytab.gif"}

Then you can use your variable in the template like so:

Code:

<TABLE cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">

<TR>

   <TD>[img]{$ImagesDir}/{$image}[/img]</TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

If you use a fixed width and height for all of your tabs you can do it like the example above. But if they will vary in size, you should use something like this:

Code:

{include file="menu.tpl" image="mytab.gif" width="120" height="35"}

And use the width/height settings in the template like width="{$width}" and height="{$height}"

CC	08-12-2004 01:16 PM

Argh, ok I see what your saying.

So where would the variable be stored?
In the template itself? Or is there a location for all veriables in X-Cart?

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