Would like to create a customer header/side navigation

[nitrous_oxide_cowboy]

I have been working on a website in Zencart for some time now, and have been trying to figure out how to duplicate my design into Zencart, but am having a really hard time figuring it out. What I want to do is set up navigation around my centered logo, including a single drop down. With my side navigation, I have spent a tremendous amount of time getting the scripts and all that to work together(with a lot of outside help), and want to try and use it vs, the navigation that is included with Zencart. I think that where my problem lies is in the tpl_header.php file for the links around the logo, and no idea on the left side navigation.

Here is an example of what I want it to look like(as far as the header area and left side navigation)when it is done:

http://www.shopeaglered.com/practice3.htm

And a link to where I am at with the Zencart edits.

http://www.shopeaglered.com/zencart

Any help that can be given would be great. If I can make these edits I can really start going gang busters on the store to get it up and running. Thanks ahead of time for anyone that can help.

[stevesh]

I guess I have to ask - why don't you want to use Zencart's navigation, which, far as I can see, is perfedtly capable of doing what you want to do.

[nitrous_oxide_cowboy]

I don't know how to make it work and look the way I want it to. I suppose the side navigation might be possible with some css color changes, but its the header navigation that I can not get to even be anywhere close to how I want it to work. The navigation I am refering to, is the links/drop down to the left and right of the eagle logo. Does it require over rides to have there? Is it simply adding html to the right place(and where would that place be I might ask)? I truly am a newbie to this stuff, and have no clue how to work in php. Any insight would potentially help, as I would like to get this project over and done with. Thanks for your response.

[stevesh]

The way I would do that would be to edit tpl_header.php to move the navEZPagesTop up to where navMain is and use the EZ pages function to add those links.

The sidebox stuff might require a mod like this one: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1

I'm not suggesting this would be easy, but it's doable and you'll learn a lot about Zencart in the process.

[nitrous_oxide_cowboy]

Already lost me. How do I move stuff up in tpl_header? I think I might be able to figure out the EZ pages part, but I suppose I am a bit intimidated by the tpl file. I will check out the side box mod, and see what there is to see. Would you be willing to keep helping me with this? I appreciate your insight, I really do.

[fairestcape]

To be honest, your HTM site's navigation is perhaps one of the most IRRITATING I have used in ages. It dances about all over the place, is impossible to menu-select, and is extremely confusing. After playing the equivalent of screen pinball for three minutes, I gave up.

It may be a "geek-satisfier", but it is certainly not very user-friendly.

(geek-satisfier = a bit of code that makes a computer-nerd feel good about himself and how clever he is, but serves no useful purpose to the rest of humanity).