jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

Thanks again for your prompt response and solution that worked like a charm. Your advice for using the Clone a Template plugin is also appreciated. I have made detailed notes pertaining to my changes but since I am a NEWB I was always worried I wouldn't remember what I did when the next update came along. I am going to start from scratch while my memory is fresh and take your advice it might be a little work now but will save me a lot in the future. I still have a lot of work before I go live.

Thanks again... you truly are "Totally Zenned"

Just a note, when you "clone" the responsive_classic template, you'll be pulling in/cloning that template with all your current changes.

Sorry but I am a little unclear on the procedure of cloning the template. After I clone my template, through admin, do I then select the cloned template as the master where I do my mods and re-clone that template after changes have been made or do I after cloning the original template, select the original template as the master and clone that one after after changes.

Thanks again.

@allmart, rather than cluttering this support thread, let's take your questions to the Clone a Template support thread.

will do

lat9,

You have been so helpful and was hoping you could provide a solution to this minor problem. Is it possible to have a fixed box height for the scrolling box. If the product name is wider than the column/box width, the text wraps which shifts everything below the box down because of the extra line and back up if the name is less than the box width.

allmart, I've used a couple of the "equal heights" jQuery scripts for other purposes. Let me investigate and I'll get back with you, since your request is one that I've had on my list for this plugin for a while now.

Was not able to get this to work with 1.5.5e without adding files to the newer overides directories.

Code:

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Copy the plugin's files to your store's file system.

1. /includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/scrolling_sideboxes.php
2. /includes/modules/sideboxes/best_sellers_scrolling.php
3. /includes/modules/sideboxes/featured_scrolling.php
4. /includes/modules/sideboxes/specials_scrolling.php
5. /includes/modules/sideboxes/whats_new_scrolling.php
6. /includes/templates/template_default/jscript/jscript_jquery_cdn.js
7. /includes/templates/template_default/jscript/jscript_sidebox_slider.js
8. /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_best_sellers_scrolling.php
9. /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_featured_scrolling.php
10. /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_specials_scrolling.php
11. /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_whats_new_scrolling.php

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works just fine as

Code:

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Copy the plugin's files to your store's file system.

1. /includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE/scrolling_sideboxes.php
2. /includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/best_sellers_scrolling.php
3. /includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/featured_scrolling.php
4. /includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/specials_scrolling.php
5. /includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/whats_new_scrolling.php
6. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/jscript/jscript_jquery_cdn.js
7. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/jscript/jscript_sidebox_slider.js
8. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_best_sellers_scrolling.php
9. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_featured_scrolling.php
10. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_specials_scrolling.php
11. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_whats_new_scrolling.php

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Note: with the responsive_classic, the boxes are properly centered in the mobile phone testing I've done.

@dbltoe, that's weird; I've been using those sideboxes on my site since 1.5.5a with a clone of the responsive_classic template.

In what way did it "not work" out-of-the-box?

Until i moved the files to the YOUR_TEMPLATE override folders, it was as if nothing had been loaded. Got all listings with no scroll.

Went back thru twice to verify files loaded, correct boxes turned on, etc.

Pulled out the old zc_overrides and said "hmmm, let me throw them all in the overrides." Worked first shot.