How do I change the buy button into a text link?

[joomoo79]

Hi,

I'm trying to change the look of my "add to cart" button. Instead of an image, I want it to be a simple text link.
But so far, no luck...

How do I change the zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IMAGE_IN_CART, BUTTON_IN_CART_ALT) part with a regular <a href></a> link?

<!--bof Add to Cart Box -->
<?php
if (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == 3 and TEXT_LOGIN_FOR_PRICE_BUTTON_REPLACE_SHOWROOM == '') {
  // do nothing
} else {
?>
            <?php
    $display_qty = (($flag_show_product_info_in_cart_qty == 1 and $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart($_GET['products_id'])) ? '<p>' . PRODUCTS_ORDER_QTY_TEXT_IN_CART . $_SESSION['cart']->get_quantity($_GET['products_id']) . '</p>' : '');
            if ($products_qty_box_status == 0 or $products_quantity_order_max== 1) {
              // hide the quantity box and default to 1
              $the_button = '<input type="hidden" name="cart_quantity" value="1" />' . zen_draw_hidden_field('products_id', (int)$_GET['products_id']) . zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IMAGE_IN_CART, BUTTON_IN_CART_ALT);
            } else {
              // show the quantity box
    $the_button = PRODUCTS_ORDER_QTY_TEXT . '<input type="text" name="cart_quantity" value="' . (zen_get_buy_now_qty($_GET['products_id'])) . '" maxlength="6" size="4" /><br />' . zen_get_products_quantity_min_units_display((int)$_GET['products_id']) . '<br />' . zen_draw_hidden_field('products_id', (int)$_GET['products_id']) . zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IMAGE_IN_CART, BUTTON_IN_CART_ALT);
            }
    $display_button = zen_get_buy_now_button($_GET['products_id'], $the_button);
  ?>
  <?php if ($display_qty != '' or $display_button != '') { ?>
    <div id="cartAdd">
    <?php
      echo $display_qty;
      echo $display_button;
            ?>
          </div>
  <?php } // display qty and button ?>
<?php } // CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == 3 ?>
<!--eof Add to Cart Box-->

[limelites]

Start with the file that generates the buttons in the first place...

/includes/languages/english/button_names.php

Edit that file and remove the button_buy_now.gif text from between the apostrophes... DON'T remove the apostrophes.

That way, the button wont display, but the define('BUTTON_BUY_NOW_ALT', 'Buy Now');

text in between those apostrophes will display instead.

[joomoo79]

Thanx for your help!!! Unfortunately that doesn't work... It does get rid of the image button, but the alt text doesn't become a text link...

In FF, it does appear as text, but doesn't listen to any css.

In IE, it appears in a box with that red cross icon saying a picture file is missing.

In Safari, you just get the question mark icon, also saying the picture file is missing...

Any other way?

[limelites]

Hmmm, ok try this:

replace;
$the_button = '<input type="hidden" name="cart_quantity" value="1" />' . zen_draw_hidden_field('products_id', (int)$_GET['products_id']) . zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IMAGE_IN_CART, BUTTON_IN_CART_ALT);

with;
$the_button = '<input type="hidden" name="cart_quantity" value="1" />' . zen_draw_hidden_field('products_id', (int)$_GET['products_id']) . zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IN_CART_ALT);

[joomoo79]

That didn't do the trick either, sorry.

In FF, I get nothing displayed
In IE, I just get the red cross icon
In Safari, I still get the question mark icon

[limelites]

In that case, my best solution would be to open the button image in Photoshop and redesign the actual button to something like this:

http://www.limelites.co.uk/button_add_selected_text.gif

There's probably another way to just change it to a text link, but my php just aint that good yet :-(