Apple Zen Template Support Thread
I have uploaded the file for this template to my store. After installing there are a few files that were skipped. Is this normal? Here is the message that i get from my ftp.
/apple_zen/header.php" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
/includes/modules/sideboxes/apple_zen/ezpages_drop_menu.php" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
/includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet_header_menu.css" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
/includes/templates/apple_zen/jscript/jscript_suckerfish.js" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
When I view my store i see the background and the header but the columns and sideboxes are not showing up. Is this because the files didnt load?
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
hmm think I will have to start over as I am not sure that they went in the right folders.
Ok so my new question is did I need to do the custom template in the beginning at all if I am using this template?
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
wrapper
Ok so my new question is did I need to do the custom template in the beginning at all if I am using this template?
Well, it really depends on how much you are going to change in the template, if all you're doing is changing colors and basic things then you probably didn't need to make a all those custom folders like the tutorial said becuase you'll just use the ones that exist for apple_zen but if you are going to make a lot of changes and just use the apple_zen template as the basic outline, it might not be a bad idea to use the custom template that you setup and copy the relevant info from the apple_zen, that way you can use the apple_zen as a reference without making changes to it which you won't be able to undo easily. I hope that was clear.
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
jettrue
When I add these .htaccess, the websites won't even open properly in IE6 no images or background work (looks similar to the cached webpages from google)
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Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
Am I supposed to add these to the htaccess file in the public_html ? or the public_html/includes?
I have a feeling i am entering them in the wrong file in the wrong place :frusty:
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
oneposhshop
Ok, I made the following change to the css file:
Code:
#mainWrapper {
background-color: #711C4F;
text-align: left;
width: 940px;
vertical-align: top;
}
So now there is some sort of purple background which can be viewed at:
http://oneposhshop.com/Shop
I'm not sure if I made the correct adjustment to the css file although it seems to have worked. Now what I want to do is to give the rounded effect to this square and include the darker border slices that I attached in the previous post.
Ok, this will take some extra work by you, that's not included in the apple zen template. If you want your square box to expand as people increase their font size, I would chop up four corners and add them via css. Here's a good method:
http://kalsey.com/2003/07/rounded_corners_in_css/. You'd have to probably create the containers for the corners in tpl_main_page.php.
Now, if you DON'T want your box to expand, then I would chop a top edge (all the way across) and a bottom edge (all the way across), and then you may not need to create new div's to hold them, you may be able to add them via css to already existing divs.
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
HelpMeSell
When I add these .htaccess, the websites won't even open properly in IE6 no images or background work (looks similar to the cached webpages from google)
Am I supposed to add these to the htaccess file in the public_html ? or the public_html/includes?
I have a feeling i am entering them in the wrong file in the wrong place :frusty:
Ok I did a little bit more playing around with IE6 and the htaccess (I am pretty sure it's the file in the public_html which I had to add the additions to)
Whenever I added the lines below the website wouldn't open properly in IE6 (sort of like the google cached view )
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Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
AddType text/x-component .htc
So I decided to ditch the first part and just added this and what would happen is that I wouldn't have any errors about accessing csshover.htc but my drop down menus wouldn't work...
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AddType text/x-component .htc
The weird thing which I found out is that if I directly go to the link http://axlesforless.com/index.php?main_page=index the drop down menu's work regardless of the "AddType text/x-component .htc" addition to htaccess
Still though, if i go directly to the links the drop down menu's don't work :(
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
Please disregard my previous post I wasn't paying attention to the www in the beginning of the URL :oops:
With no addition to the htaccess if I goto http://www.axlesforless.com/index.php I get csshover error and drop down menu's won't work
But if i goto http://axlesforless.com/index.php I get no errors and the drop down menu's work
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
j123
Thank you for the quick reply! I took a look at that mod and the tpl_dropdown_menu appears to be the same as in the apple zen template? Are you saying that apple zen template cannot accomplish that?
More specifically if I have category 1, category 2 and category 3, I want to show those as buttons along the top and each of the sub categories that corresponds to category 1, category 2 and category 3 will fly out from each button. I'm just not sure how I code these links
The mod I linked you to is just for the drop down menu. The mod I linked you to, creates the categories across as you want, vs. the way I have them (all in one). It will have some of the same files as my template, but its not the whole template, just the drop down menu files. If you replace my files, you should get the new behavior.
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
cowgirl32
I have uploaded the file for this template to my store. After installing there are a few files that were skipped. Is this normal? Here is the message that i get from my ftp.
/apple_zen/header.php" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
/includes/modules/sideboxes/apple_zen/ezpages_drop_menu.php" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
/includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet_header_menu.css" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
/includes/templates/apple_zen/jscript/jscript_suckerfish.js" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.
When I view my store i see the background and the header but the columns and sideboxes are not showing up. Is this because the files didnt load?
Is this the second time you tried to upload this? Because it sounds like some files were already there? Can you see your remote files, and confirm that all files were uploaded?
Re: Apple Zen Template Support Thread
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Originally Posted by
wrapper
hmm think I will have to start over as I am not sure that they went in the right folders.
Ok so my new question is did I need to do the custom template in the beginning at all if I am using this template?
No, Apple Zen will become the "custom template" and any changes you make from now and till the future, while using the apple zen template, will be made in the apple zen folder structure. No need to make a template named "custom", because apple zen is your custom template.
