Define Pages Generator addon - Support

[crabdance]

@crabdance <- don't feel like you are being an *ss for asking questions, none of my friends can program and when I try to explain it to them they don't understand. I wouldn't even like to think about how long I have spent learning programing languages. I spent a solid year learning virtually every nuance of C++ on government money and since then I can pick up a new language pretty quickly (although I still get very frustrated with CSS). Programing is hard, my philosphy is that anyone who is willing to give it a go deserves a little patience.

Hi Banswidthjunkie... thanks for making me feel better about the many questions. I understand about how much time you can put into learning programming languages. I have certainly spent a lot of time myself. I don't do it much anymore (by choice lol). Once I understand ZC (or at least enough of it), I hope that I can make contributions too.

If you don't mind... let me try at asking my question again. I understand that I can put: echo '<a href="' . $link_to_my_page . '">Link Text</a>'; in the
includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_header.php file in the navMain ID section.

Now I just need to know where I should put:
$link_to_my_page = zen_href_link( FILENAME_MY_PAGE, '' );
There must be a standard place where you put this. If you were going to put a link in the nav bar to your page, where would you put this code?

Once again... thanks for the patience and kindness.

[crabdance]

Oh... I love CSS. Almost all of my site was done with the CSS stylesheet. I still don't understand it really well but I think that it is cool how it works. Here's wishing you better times with the CSS files!

[banswidthjunkie]

personally, I would put
$link_to_my_page = zen_href_link( FILENAME_MY_PAGE, '' );
on the line above the line where i wrote
echo '<a href="' . $link_to_my_page . '">Link Text</a>';

You should think of php as a printer. Unlike C++, php is a lazyboy easy language. If you step even an inch out of line with C++ it puts you in your place and lets you know who's boss. But php lets you do what you want.

"echo" means print, everything other than echo is stuff you need to do to print.

By the way don't bother watchong Flock with Richard Gere, it's rubbish.

[yellow1912]

Or, why not just:
echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link( FILENAME_MY_PAGE, '' ) . '">Link Text</a>';

[crabdance]

Ok... I'm trying to get the one liner to work. Give me a bit to play around with it and I will either ask more questions or let you know how things are going.

[crabdance]

Ok... I have got it to work some. I have created a "4Fun" link in the nav bar and it takes me to "some" page but I'm not sure if it's the right one. Here is what the url window shows in FF: http://tranquillas.com/biz/index.php?main_page=4fun
I went into the "define pages editor" and changed the color of the sample text to red (my background is black)... but the sample text does not appear to show up.

Would either of you mind taking a look at my site and see what I'm talking about. Hey... I'm just tickled that I got something to show up on the nav bar <grin>

thanks for the help.

[crabdance]

I just noticed that my nav bar title is not working. Who do need to shoot in order to get that working lol...

I will be checking out the code(s) until I hear from either of you.

tanks

[yellow1912]

Seem like some files are not placed in the correct folder.
Make sure you input the correct name of your template when you create new "page".

[crabdance]

Seem like some files are not placed in the correct folder.
Make sure you input the correct name of your template when you create new "page".

The files MUST be in the right order because I just did a drag and drop in FileZilla. The correct name for the template is 4fun. Here's where my code is (if that helps).

<div id="navMain">
<ul class="back">
<li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a></li>
<?php if ($_SESSION['customer_id']) { ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGOFF, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF; ?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT; ?></a></li>
<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link( FILENAME_4FUN, '' ) . '">4Fun</a>'; ?>
<?php
} else {
if (STORE_STATUS == '0') {
?>

<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN; ?></a></li>
<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link( FILENAME_4FUN, '' ) . '">4Fun</a>'; ?>
<?php } } ?>

<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() != 0) { ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?></a></li>
<?php }?>
</ul>
</div>

Hope this helps. At least I made a little ground (smile).

[crabdance]

Just to let you know... I re-installed the files so that I was SURE that they were going into the right place. Behavior of the web page stays the same....