I'm attempting to help out a client who's using x-cart Version 3.3.2 on linux. They're redesigning their site which has x-cart integrated into the site. They want to have x-cart look as much as possible like the rest of the site. Just modifying existing CSS won't do it, though I'm hoping to retain that functionality as much as possible to make future changes easier.
I'm totally new to x-cart and linux, but have a lot of experience with windows and various scripting/templating systems. I've poked around x-cart and the Smarty system looks pretty easy to understand.
My real question is, can I define a Skin2 (I see there's currently a Skin1 directory) and somehow selectively apply that skin to certain pages/templates without messing up the existing store's look and feel. I guess what I'm hoping for is something like:
http://myclient.com/store/xcart/customer/home.php?cat=248&skin=skin2
to selectively apply a skin.
What I probably really need is a development environment. Are there any licensing issues associated with setting up a dev environment (I'm not crazy about doing this given my lack of Linux knowledge, but it may be the only way to do what I want to do.)
Thanks in advance.