Problem with Sort Order and Category Tab Simple Dropdown Menu Mod

[dbltoe]

I don't use this but wanted to fix the mod and, in the process, maybe learn something.

I seem to have everything but the alignment of the sub-menus working on netzencommerceDOTcom/zc4.

Take a look and see what you can do with firebug.

THANX

[niccol]

try this :

#navCatTabsDropdown * li ul
{
	display: block;
	visibility: hidden;
	position: absolute;
	padding: 0.5em;
	white-space: nowrap;
	z-index: 100;
left:0;

}

[dbltoe]

Sometimes you can't see the forest for the Interstate!
Now to play with the errors in the queries.

THANX

[niccol]

No problems. I have read your good advice many times on the forum. Nice to repay that just a little bit. Good luck with this.

[dbltoe]

Payback is the reason I'm here. Need to pay back a lot to the devs for what they've done.
And, as Ajeh says, "You might even learn something!"

[dbltoe]

I've compiled and repackaged the menu files.
The synopsis is:

• The original tpl file code had break tags outside the list tags that broke HTML validation.
• The original code maintained a div from the original tpl file that had embedded styles in the stylesheet that were fighting the styles in the mod. Rather than rename the div, it was simply removed.
• The code would not display properly without the break tags due to incorrect css.
• When nesting un-ordered lists, one must be careful in using the * in a style call. (i.e., using #myID * li ul { will also mess with #myID ul ( if one is not present.) A missing basic call was being controlled by one of the "*" styles.
• Adding a <style> call to any Zen Cart tpl file will automatically break HTML validation as the file is presented inside a <div>.
• The mod does NOT properly discover products that have been linked to a category and will only show products that were CREATED under that category.

So.... I

• Removed the style, div, and breaks from the tpl file.
• Created a catTabsMenu.css with the proper code that can either be uploaded or included in the main stylesheet.
• Felt that there was no reason to wait till the product discovery problems were fixed.
• Plan to address the query problems as soon as time permits.
• Verified that the mod now validates in a clean install of Zen Cart. (A clean install with demos has a problem with the #whatsNew being used twice.)
• Repackaged the mod with the new files and new instructions for the user.
• Want to thank niccol for the pointers and helping me see the trees.

Version 1.3.9 of the mod will be submitted to the Free Software Add-Ons section and is available here until it is approved.

[Amabelle]

Thank you so much dbltoe and niccol! You both do such amazing work on here and it really is appreciated.

[dbltoe]

The revised Category Tab Simple Dropdown Menu contribution is now available at http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1448.

I created a support thread at http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181612.