Welcome to xcart!
Webmaster mode will be your friend for these types of questions... please read up on webmaster mode and then you'll discover that...
the left menu is placed using the include:
file:
/skin/books_and_magazines/customer/content.tpl
Code:
<div id="left-bar">{include file="customer/left_bar.tpl"}</div>
as you can see, there is an IF statement surrounding the include:
Code:
{if ($main neq 'cart' or $cart_empty) and $main neq 'checkout'}
<div id="left-bar">{include file="customer/left_bar.tpl"}</div>
{/if}
IF $main is not 'cart'
OR cart is empty
and $main is not checkout, then show the left-bar
you will want to add an if to exclude the home page
read all about it here:
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=67270
This forum has every answer you probably will ask -- just have to learn how to ask (search). Google search is also your friend
(site:
http://forum.x-cart.com)
Good luck,
J