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[schoolboy]

Exactly the same principle applies...

You would do well to use FIREFOX browser with Web Developer Toolkit and Firebug plugins.

These tools help you analyse and unpick a displayed page, so you can (amongst other things) identify what style classes and ID's apply to an element. Additionally, you can do offline edits to the stylesheets, thereby observing the effect of a stylechange in real-time.

When you have the desired style, you can "copy" the changes/additions and put them into the live stylesheet.

[derek53]

Exactly the same principle applies...

You would do well to use FIREFOX browser with Web Developer Toolkit and Firebug plugins.

These tools help you analyse and unpick a displayed page, so you can (amongst other things) identify what style classes and ID's apply to an element. Additionally, you can do offline edits to the stylesheets, thereby observing the effect of a stylechange in real-time.

When you have the desired style, you can "copy" the changes/additions and put them into the live stylesheet.

You have kindly answered another question - one of the uses of firefox and the web developers firebug plugin. Had not realised you could edit like that. Brilliant.

I nearly gave up with Zencart, but can now see some trees !! Even if i cannot see the sidebox wrapper

Your help is VERY appreciated

Derek

[schoolboy]

The code is very logical, and what you will start to see soon, are certain "patterns" (or conventions) that are common throughout the system.

When you start to understand these "conventions", your logic will say... "hang on... I did XYZ to a similar element a few days ago, and this one looks pretty much the same... perhaps XYZ will apply here too." In many cases it does...

I am quite ready to admit that I have a less than novice understanding of PHP - but I have contributed TWO zencart modules to the community.

So... look for the logic in the system... it will help you become a real whizz in no time.