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[ramcity]

Try version 4.1.0 RC4.

[Chuchen]

I just want to know if it is ok to download this last RC4 version for a "real" and commercial use ? Thanks.

[ramcity]

It's advisable to wait until the full 4.1.1 production release comes out. Even then it should be thoroughly tested before putting into production.

Rod

[Grumpy]

I see with the Australia Post interface it appears the product dimensions can only be entered once (or am I missing something) shouldn't there be a set of dimensions for each product, that allows for differing dimensions and a calculation of the overall dimensions for multiple products. Each product has weight (which I am presuming is totalled) so why not length, Width and Height and a tick box for standard dimensions?

Cheers

[ramcity]

Deleting the default master account from a fresh install of 4.1.0 RC4 blocks access to all the product pages thereafter. Here's the steps to reproduce the problem.

1. Fresh install - configured with Australian default settings
2. Login to /admin as master
3. Change master password, log out, log back in to /admin again.
4. Add a new administrator profile called Administrator
5. Log out of /admin and login as the new user administrator.
6. Delete the original master user
7. Now browsing the store as either an anonymous or logged in user, it is not possible to view any products. You can browse categories but once you get to the category containing the products the page says "There are no available products under this category".

I assume this is not supposed to happen.

cheers.

[svowl]

Below is a list of features that were supposed by shan and were satisfied:

Originally Posted by shan

IMAGES LOCATION

Nowhere here does it ask you or tell you where the images are going to be stored. This text will not help anyone

Im sure both dialog.tpl and menu.tpl could be simplified easily. one thing i change ever time is to remove the
from after the content of menu.tpl. just wastes space at the foot of the menu

PAYMENT METHODS
you could make the special instructions a text area instead of a text field. would make it easier to read

DONE

Originally Posted by shan

SEND TO FRIEND
please make this as a module that can be switched on and off

Such an option has already been implemented:

Tue Jan 25 17:25:09 MSK 2005[*] - max - Improvement: An option "The section 'Send to friend' on the Product details page is enabled" is added.

Originally Posted by shan

LANGUAGES

if theres only one language available can we not have to choose it from the first drop menu

GENERAL SETTINGS / MISCELLANEOUS

Enable tracking statistics: - Are these not linked to the advanced statistics

DONE

Originally Posted by shan

Parse Smarty tags in the content of embedded static pages: - Should this not be on the static pages page

The option in the 'Static pages' section duplicates the option in the General settings for easier access.

Originally Posted by shan

The full path to Perl - could this not be checked as an environmental variable and entered if found

When Perl is needed, a check up is performed to find out whether it exists. If the path to Perl is defined in the General settings, X-Cart uses this very path. If the option field is left empty, or if Perl cannot be found in the specified path, X-Cart tries to find Perl independently.

Originally Posted by shan

GENERAL SETTINGS / APPEARANCE OPTIONS
Display only featured products list in multicolumn format: could this be switched off as default

DONE

Originally Posted by shan

Where the phone number is shown please change US TOLL FREE to CALL US or something more generic

DONE

Originally Posted by shan

SEO OPTIONS
make the text field text areas instead. difficult to try and enter stuff in a tiny box

DONE

Originally Posted by shan

Make the site title something configurable instead of using your company name. The same goes for the root link of the navigation links

It is a label in 4.1 (lbl_site_name)

Originally Posted by shan

USER PROFILE OPTIONS
can you confirm if both billing and shipping first and last name are stored in their own row in the database and not joined.

can you confirm if both billing and shipping address1 & address 2are stored in their own row in the database and not joined.

This is from xcart_tables.sql:

CREATE TABLE xcart_customers (
...
b_title varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
b_firstname varchar(12 NOT NULL default '',
b_lastname varchar(12 NOT NULL default '',
b_address varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
...
title varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
firstname varchar(12 NOT NULL default '',
lastname varchar(12 NOT NULL default '',
...
s_title varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
s_firstname varchar(12 NOT NULL default '',
s_lastname varchar(12 NOT NULL default '',
s_address varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
...
) TYPE=MyISAM;

Originally Posted by shan

INVOICE
All ill say is that the invoice has always looked unprofesional and could so easily be cleaned up.

It would be so very helpful if you provided us with a professional-looking invoice so we can clean up ours

Originally Posted by shan

PRINT INVOICE - pity it shows in times romain and not verdana or whatever the main body font of the store is

DONE

Originally Posted by shan

ORDERS
ORDERS ORDER - Order must be shown with latest one first, NOT the other way round. Makes no sense

ORDERS DATE - please show this to include the hours and minutes too

DONE

The rest of your suggestions were not included into the 4.1.0, but we will consider them in our development plan in future.
Thank you.

[svowl]

Originally Posted by ramcity

Deleting the default master account from a fresh install of 4.1.0 RC4 blocks access to all the product pages thereafter. Here's the steps to reproduce the problem.

Fixed. Thank you.

[svowl]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

I see with the Australia Post interface it appears the product dimensions can only be entered once (or am I missing something) shouldn't there be a set of dimensions for each product, that allows for differing dimensions and a calculation of the overall dimensions for multiple products. Each product has weight (which I am presuming is totalled) so why not length, Width and Height and a tick box for standard dimensions?

Cheers

Unfortunately, the individual product length, width and heigh do not considered during the real time shipping rates calculation in 4.1 and all previous X-Cart releases. But we are going to include this functionality in future major release.

[Grumpy]

Why include the functionality if it only partially works?

[ramcity]

To duplicate this bug in 4.1.0 RC4 default install:

In Admin / General Settings / Company options, change the Company Name field, then click Save.

Note that new name is not reflected in the navigation breadcrumbs, but does appear in the customer invoice header.