css editing program

Bearsnum34 · #1 02-10-2010, 01:37 PM

Hi Everyone,

I am a newbie to xcart and css, I was wondering if there was a program out there some where that I could use to edit my templetes.

Thanks,
Fel

balinor · #2 02-10-2010, 02:54 PM

Afraid not - you can't use a standard html editor because the templates are built on Smarty. There was a plug-in for Dreamweaver a while back, but I never found it to be fully functional. If you don't know CSS, it is very difficult to edit the X-Cart templates

Bearsnum34 · #3 02-10-2010, 03:06 PM

Thanks I guess I am stuck learning css....hope that doesn't take 2 years! LOL

Wait I found this will it work: http://www.blumentals.net/rapidcss/

Quote:

Originally Posted by balinor

Afraid not - you can't use a standard html editor because the templates are built on Smarty. There was a plug-in for Dreamweaver a while back, but I never found it to be fully functional. If you don't know CSS, it is very difficult to edit the X-Cart templates

balinor · #4 02-10-2010, 03:11 PM

Not really no. You should read through this, which refers to the older version of X-Cart, but the same principles still apply:

http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529

Bearsnum34 · #5 02-10-2010, 04:24 PM

Thank you I will read it!!!

Thanks for your help!

Quote:

Originally Posted by balinor

Not really no. You should read through this, which refers to the older version of X-Cart, but the same principles still apply:

http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=21529

ARW VISIONS · #6 02-10-2010, 06:08 PM

Been working with CSS for almost 10 years and still learn new tricks all the time.

It's a work in progress

hoosierglass · #7 02-10-2010, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashley

Been working with CSS for almost 10 years and still learn new tricks all the time.

Is that kind of like the old dog new trick saying?

Bearsnum34 · #8 02-10-2010, 06:26 PM

Ugg well this old dog better get cracking and learn it!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashley

Been working with CSS for almost 10 years and still learn new tricks all the time.

It's a work in progress

cflsystems · #9 02-10-2010, 08:03 PM

Get Notepad++. It has lots of addons/language support one of which is smarty tpl so when you open tpl file you get a nice highlighting of the text and code words

Sparks · #10 02-11-2010, 05:14 AM

If you use firefox then look for an addon called Firebug. This will allow you to inspect pages and css elements. I often get ideas on how to code by looking at other sites and then just tinkering.

It will also let you change the css on a given webpage in realtime so you can see what things will look like.