Categories Dressing

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Originally Posted by gjh42

weber -
By "all the tree" do you mean the active top cat and all its subs? And what do you want to show when no category is active?

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yes, no selection then top cates.

any how i like this mode, but still no idea how to play with it behaviors(not css part, but the logic for cates displaying)

There are about five different category display settings in categories_dressing_defines.php, so you can just try them one by one and see if you like the result. They are described briefly in the readme and the file comments, so you should have an idea of what to expect. Try option 2 for top cats when there is no selection.

It is always possible to create a new type of display logic in categories_dressing_functions.php if you know PHP.

I asked my question earlier but I didn't write it clearly.

Could you guys please help?

I am a Sr Linux Admin. (so I really understands the installation steps )
I have Version 1.3.8a Zecart and TemplateMonster installed.
(TM001). Everything is working fine.

However, I would like to use Category Dressing Module so I can use Uncollapsed Categories Tree and Category Dressing Feature.




The Category Dressing installation is asking for
"
/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/your_template/categories_dressing_defines.php
.
/includes/modules/sideboxes/your_template/ch_categories.php"


My TM001 is located in a different directory/folder path.
"/includes/modules/TM001"
and " /includes/templates/TM001/"

Is this case how will I able to install Category Dressing ?

"/includes/modules/sideboxes/classic" is empty


What do I do?

Thank you
:unsure:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by gjh42

There are about five different category display settings in categories_dressing_defines.php, so you can just try them one by one and see if you like the result. They are described briefly in the readme and the file comments, so you should have an idea of what to expect. Try option 2 for top cats when there is no selection.

It is always possible to create a new type of display logic in categories_dressing_functions.php if you know PHP.

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i found 'one problem'.

on product_info page, the active categories will collapse... i believe that you lost cPath on product info page?

one more question, with the ch_categories sidebox, how to css markup the active top cate?

digulu - You would use your TM template foldername in place of "your_template".

/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/TM_001/categories_dressing_defines.php
/includes/modules/sideboxes/TM_001/ch_categories.php

weber - If you have navigated to the product info page through categories/subcategories, Zen Cart by default will have a cPath in the URL. Some SEO mods may eliminate that and may not show how you got there, meaning that if the product is linked to two categories it is not possible to know the active category. A link to see your site will make it easier to advise on this problem.

Code:

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/*change  bullet/styling when a top category w/o bg image is open to subs:*/
#categories li.cat-top a.cat-parent-text {
    list-style: square inside url(../images/bullet2.gif);/*change to list-style: none; to remove bullet*/
    font-weight: bold;/*or any other styling desired*/
    }

/*change  bullet/styling when a top category w/o bg image is open to products:*/
#categories li.cat-top a.cat-selected-text {
    list-style: square inside url(../images/bullet3.gif);/*change to list-style: none; to remove bullet*/
    font-weight: bold;/*or any other styling desired*/
    }

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Hi gjh42
Thank you for your reply.!
>digulu - You would use your TM template foldername in place of >"your_template".
>/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/TM_001/categories_dressing_defines.php
>/includes/modules/sideboxes/TM_001/ch_categories.php

I will have to create a folder for
"/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/TM_001"
and
"/includes/modules/sideboxes/TM_001"
Since I don't have them.. Again, TM004 is installed in different directory or folder.

My TM001 is located in a different directory/folder path.
"/includes/modules/TM001"
and " /includes/templates/TM001/"
Is this still make senses?

Thank you.

What's this with TM004 and TM001? Whichever foldername is used for your template is the one to use for the mod files.
You may have an /includes/modules/TM001/ folder and an /includes/modules/sideboxes/TM001/ folder - they are meant to hold different files. You need to use the same kind of structure as the mod files are packaged with.

Hi gjh42:

Thank you for your help.

I have installed Category Dressing.

However, I only see on layout box controller is being added "sideboxes/theme227/ch_categories.php" when I go "Tool -> Layout Box Controller"
Is this mean I have successfully installed Category Dressing ?

My site is http://digulu.x10hosting.com/store/


I have read few time Category Dressing Readme about the application parts. I have still very confused. Could you please help me.. a little bit?
I mean how do I make my every main categoris example: "Audio Cables - Digital Coaxial" to have a Major Heading Bold look?

Currently I have three Categories but someone it only shows two categories. (Subcategories showed fine). Why is that?

Sorry I am not good at php programming..please give me some guideline.

thank you again!