Double Line Breaks <br> in Text Area

zacsmith · #1 01-27-2004, 09:37 AM

I'm loading up my site with content and have been working on the Category Description text areas.

When I try to put in some HTML text, all line breaks are doubled, that is, regardless of whether I use a </p> or
at the end of the line, a new
is put in at the beginning of the next line. The effect is all lines are double-spaced.

Other HTML tags, such as [i] and table commands work just fine.

I've searched the forums and can't find anything addressing this issue. Any thoughts or advice?

Thanks!

Gary

zacsmith · #2 01-28-2004, 06:27 AM

OK, I've found some references in the forum in which files such as product_modify.php supposedly have a function that replaces "\n" with "
", so I looked through all the files pertaining to categories I could find to see if something similar was happening.

No joy, yet. I am not finding the function (not that I really know what I am looking for...just looking for
commands within the code).

I'd really like to see if X-Cart can sell my products any better than the SHTML/Paypal hacks I currently have, but I am beginning to have doubts because of things like this.

Anyone have ideas ... anyone?

gary

shan · #3 01-28-2004, 08:15 AM

visit http://smarty.php.net and search for regex or replace.

Youll see how its done there

zacsmith · #4 01-28-2004, 08:36 AM

Thanks, I'm off to see the wizard of Smarty!

zacsmith · #5 01-28-2004, 09:16 AM

Just got back from smarty.php.net and found a regex_replace in the subcategories.tpl file. Took out the
that was to be put in at each new line and it worked like a charm.

Thanks very much!

Plus, the Smarty site is fascinating. I can see I'm going to spend a lot of time there!

gary