[taponitrof]

Regarding backward compatibility. Sometimes, developers have to dump the old code and start fresh, and that may mean leaving previous versions at a dead end. That's what apple did with with os x. They had to leave previous generations of their OS in the dust. And that's probably what Microsoft should have done with windows.

Everyone wants x-cart improved, but then when it's improved, everyone complains. Yes, it's disappointing when you just installed the previous version of x-cart and now there is a shiney new version. But as many have pointed out, unless there is a feature you can't live without, continue to use the old version.

I am very happy that x-cart now has a css-based template. Just the other day I needed to modify buttom.tpl. What a nightmare of tables that is. Nested table code is so confusing to work with. I am excited that I no longer have make extensive mods to templates to remove the tortuous table code each time I install x-cart.