Trying to get DHTML menu to show.

balinor · #11 03-10-2005, 12:59 PM

Read the instructions for that menu very carefully. You need to put some of that script in the <head> tag of home.tpl, some of it where you actually want the menu to display, and some more still before the closing <body> tag in home.tpl. You also need to upload the .js files to the x-cart directory. I usually put them in the root, easier to call that way.

KCAutosound · #12 03-10-2005, 02:30 PM

well I tried to place this code between the <head> tags

Code:

{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">var ace_path = '';
</script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript" src="acemenu_loader.js">
</script> 
{literal}

then I replaced { include file="customer/categories.tpl" } with

Code:

{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript" src="kcamenu.js"></script> 
{/literal}

then just before the </body> tag I placed

Code:

{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">ACEDisplayMenu();
</script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">ACECreateMenu();onload=ACELoadMenu;
</script>
{/literal}

but still nothing. Like brain surgery to me man..lol This is about the only thing keeping my site from going live.

balinor · #13 03-10-2005, 02:42 PM

Ok, you are close. You have the head right, but you have one extra line in the footer. This should go in categories.tpl:

Code:

{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript" src="kcamenu.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">ACEDisplayMenu();
</script>{/literal}

the one before the body should only be this:

Code:

{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">ACECreateMenu();onload=ACELoadMenu;
</script>
{/literal}

You might also have to change the var ace_path='' depending on where you put the javascript files. Same thing for where the acemenu_loader.js is.

If you get totally and completely stuck after trying these fixes, PM me and I can help you out...I've done a ton of these things. But try it out for yourself first.....

KCAutosound · #14 03-10-2005, 03:11 PM

Oh the suspense... almost there!!!

I left the code above the tag alone

Code:

<LINK rel="stylesheet" href="{$SkinDir}/tabs.css">

{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">var ace_path = '';
</script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript" src="acemenu_loader.js">
</script>
{/literal}

</HEAD>
<BODY leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bottomargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">

Just before the </body> tag.

Code:

</TABLE>
{ include file="rectangle_bottom.tpl" }
{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">ACECreateMenu();onload=ACELoadMenu;
</script>
{/literal}
</BODY>
</HTML>

I did move that code to the categories.tpl file

Code:

{* $Id: categories.tpl,v 1.23 2004/06/24 09:53:29 max Exp $ *}
{capture name=menu}
{literal}
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript" src="kcamenu.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">ACEDisplayMenu();
</script>{/literal}
{/capture}
{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_categories menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu }

I have went as far as placing the kcamenu.js and acemenu_loader.js files in every directory from root on..lol but still no menu showing.

Not quite sure on what setting I should have on that ace_path='' line though.

balinor · #15 03-10-2005, 03:52 PM

Ok, try this...put the required files in skin1/. Now change the head tags to read like this:

Code:

{literal}<script language="JavaScript1.2">var ace_path = 'skin1/';</script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="skin1/acemenu_loader.js"></script>
{/literal}

KCAutosound · #16 03-10-2005, 04:09 PM

doh!!!! No such luck.

balinor · #17 03-10-2005, 04:51 PM

PM me and I can take a look for you...

garry · #18 08-11-2005, 01:23 PM

I always put all the menu files in the root and the file that calls the menu in skin1, and then call the required file e.g.

{include file="menu.htm"}

Using this method there is no ned for the literal tags and always shows (well so far anyway)