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[hharadon]

We would like to put custom images in place of the titles in the sidebar (Categories, Designers, Shopping Cart, Specials). We use X-Cart version 4.3.1

Here is the site here:
http://www.deviantscrap.com


Would like it to be custom images like this site here:
http://www.shabbypickledesigns.com/boutique/home.php


Thanks for any help!

[akhilp]

I may be wrong (I am also very new to customization) but download FireFox, then download Firebug (for Firefox).

Then hopefully you know CSS? If so you can use the Select tool in Firebug, click on the Categories and try to understand how the images for that side bar item is created.

To create the white space show in that link (shabby) you can try transprencies or just create the image/modify the image to match what you want.

PS the deviant link does not show the image...so once again look at the CSS on how the background image is created behind the word "Categories" mind u the image must be cut/split into sections to allow it to repeat in the X axis.

Or the code needs to be modified to have 1 image as the background for these sidebars...which will require chaning the PHP code?

Otherwise if you can split the image into 2 or 3 parts like how the existing CSS code is then u can simply replace the names of the images with your images and u will be done.

You will need to modify the main.css file.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Akhil P.

[hharadon]

Yes there currently aren't any images at the Deviant link. That is what I am trying to do, put images in place of the text there like there is at the other links I provided.

I do have Firebug and have been trying to figure it out. Thanks for the input though. I appreciate the help.

[Shamun]

The titles (in 4.2 atleast) are captured in the template files. For example:

{include file="customer/menu_dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_authentication content=$smarty.capture.menu additional_class="menu-auth"}

The bolded text is the sidebox titles. That points to a language definition which can be found in the admin area.


Each sidebox has its own .tpl file. These are located in /skin1/customer/
The sidebar calls each template in /skin1/customer/home.tpl

[hharadon]

Thanks a lot Tal! Will go play with it.