ZX Slideshow support thread

[balihr]

You're missing the CSS file... Check if you forgot to upload it. It should go to includes/templates/RI_TEMPLATE_07/css/

[barendfaber]

I have this one installed (includes/templates/RI_TEMPLATE_07/css/index_home.css), I also tried to followed the advice above by yeroen. This did not help. Any other ideas please?

[balihr]

For some reason, that CSS file is not loading on your home page... Try disabling minify under Configuration->CSS/JS loader for starters.

P.S. Don't forget to install Image Handler...

[barendfaber]

I have disabled minify, and also just uploaded Image Handler 3 for my version of Zen Cart. Yes, for some reason this is still not picking up the CSS (just checked in Firefox). What could be the reason?

[balihr]

Honestly, I'm not sure. Can you test with classic template so we can rule out a template issue? Don't forget you'll need to upload the template files to your /classic/ directory...

[barendfaber]

OK, you can check, this works fine with the classic template. So this is a template issue? Is there anything else you could possibly think off? I really like your module, would love to use it!

[balihr]

Yup, obviously template related. Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing what's causing it.

A KISS method of fixing it would be to copy all content of index_home.css and paste it into your stylesheet.css - if you're OK with loading the extra (unnecessary) line of css throughout the site.

Another way would be to add the following to your includes/templates/RI_TEMPLATE_07/templates/zx_slideshow.php as the first line:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo($template->get_template_dir('index_home.css',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'css'). '/index_home.css'); ?>" media="screen" />

[seattleannie]

I am a web designer and I create a lot of Zen Carts. I loved the idea of this module and installed it to a 1.5.0 cart to use as a basic new client install. Some of my clients will want to use this slide show feature, and some will not. So it is crucial that the ability to turn the slide show off actually works. It doesn't! Most like up to this point, everyone show has installed this module didn't notice the problem because they planned to actually use it! Anyway, I found the error in the code. In the tpl_index_default.php file, there is the following line:
<?php if(ZX_SLIDESHOW_STATUS == true) { ?>
I changed that line in two tiny ways to:
<?php if (ZX_SLIDESHOW_STATUS == 'true') { ?>
and now I can turn off the slide show in admin/configuration/zx slideshow as it was designed to do. Posting this here so the author can correct the code, or other users who need to turn it off, can do so :)

[balihr]

I am a web designer and I create a lot of Zen Carts. I loved the idea of this module and installed it to a 1.5.0 cart to use as a basic new client install. Some of my clients will want to use this slide show feature, and some will not. So it is crucial that the ability to turn the slide show off actually works. It doesn't! Most like up to this point, everyone show has installed this module didn't notice the problem because they planned to actually use it! Anyway, I found the error in the code. In the tpl_index_default.php file, there is the following line:
<?php if(ZX_SLIDESHOW_STATUS == true) { ?>
I changed that line in two tiny ways to:
<?php if (ZX_SLIDESHOW_STATUS == 'true') { ?>
and now I can turn off the slide show in admin/configuration/zx slideshow as it was designed to do. Posting this here so the author can correct the code, or other users who need to turn it off, can do so :)

Thank you for pointing this out. I've already noticed that and it's changed in the new update (which will support themes). I'm still preparing it, but it's not ready yet because paying clients have precedence. Since nobody asked why it's not working, I didn't feel it needs to be mentioned... ;)

[SMacEwan]

Thanks balihr, works great... Looking forward to your update...