Turn Off All sideboxes except shopping cart sidebox during checkout pages

[Ajeh]

If you look at that evil peice of code I gave you, you will notice that one list of the array has the page names and the other list has the sideboxes ...

Just add ... comma separate, without spaces, the additional pages you want those sideboxes skipped on ...

[dharma]

Just added the additional page to your evil script, works perfectly!

Thank you again!

[Ajeh]

You are most welcome ... glad that this could work for you ...

[dharma]

Oh! One last thing, Everything works great, however if someone wants to just log in (has no shopping cart) there is a empty sidebox frame in the left column (see jpeg)

Is there a way to get rid of this sidebox leftover? I have tried with my limited knowledge and the style sheet, but cant seem to get rid of it..

any suggestions?

[Ajeh]

I think I need to see your site to get a clue here ...

[Ajeh]

You would need to customize for your template the file:
/includes/templates/your_template_dir/common/tpl_main_page.php

Read through the file ... there is a similar array in there for when to turn off the left column ...

[Ajeh]

Note: created an account lately?

Do you want the sideboxes then?

[dharma]

Whoops!

I guess I need to add those pages to the list of no sideboxes except shopping cart.: if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'login,checkout_shipping,checkout_payme nt,checkout_confirmation')

Regarding the side box leftover, reading the tpl_main_page it looks like this is what I would add for the login, and now new account pages:

if ($current_page_base == 'login' and $cPath == '') {<br />
$flag_disable_left = true;<br />
}<br />

But wont this disable the left column completely during those pages? (no shopping cart)

[Ajeh]

Well ... yes ... pretty much kills that puppy right off ...

But you can also use this file to alter the criteria such as check to see if the cart is empty ... if empty kill it ... if not, show it ...

This is a handy dandy little variable:
$_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()

[dharma]

Not sure, what code/page I would add this variable to

$_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()

would it be added to the code from page one :
/includes/modules/your_template_dir/column_left.php

or on the main page:
/includes/templates/your_template_dir/common/tpl_main_page.php

with the code above?