X-Cart forums

[gregg]

Oups ... dont understant nothing !

When I try to get the html code, I get insted a bizarre code, named "Smarty". How do I manage it ? with Dreamweaver ? Is there anytghing special to manage this code ?

Help , and thanks !!!

[blue-dreamer]

Hi gregg

X-cart pages are made up of lots of small chunks of html which you will find under "Edit templates" in X-cart admin.

For instance, the template file head.tpl controls what appears at the top of the page, and skin1.css is the css file for the whole site.

Personally I edit code directly in the template editor, I believe you can edit templates in Dreamweaver but make sure it doesn't interfere with the code or you might stop your store working. Using a text editor is usually the best bet.

[gregg]

Thanks !

So you must choose in the .tpl file the html and let the Smarty code as it is ?
It is very complicated don't you think ?

And you have to change EVERY page of the site when you want to implement a new design ?

[shan]

Greg,

you can see what smarty is all about at http://smarty.php.net

also check the forum faq , xcart faq and xcart manual for lots of tips on how to get started

[Arther]

Listen I would like the ability to edit these X-cart things but I am NOT a code person.. I am a Macromedia see what you get and redesign it person.

So is this possible with X-Cart.. I mean is there something out there that will let us idiots edit the way it looks?

Jay

[balinor]

Sorry Jay, you really need to know how HTML works in order to edit the templates. Dreamweaver and other WYSIWYG editors don't understand Smarty.

[alliememaggies]

You can also copy the code from the .tpl file to a page in dreamweaver and edit the way you want, compare the smarty codes (see if they haven't changed) and copy/paste into the .tpl file

You see the result in Dreamweaver (quite) and the coding is still ok.

good luck!

[gregg]

When I import to Dreamweaver I get the 2 codes : Smarty AND html ... what a mess !

[balinor]

Yea, if you are going to edit the templates in Dreamweaver, you really need to at least understand the concept of Smarty so that you don't break the {if}{else} type conditions as well as the rest of the Smarty tags. It isn't as tough as you might think...after a while it'll be second nature to you

[adpboss]

UltraEdit is a better tool than DW. It has markup and highlighting for smarty tags.