Adding a space in between sidebox entries

[mcsilvio]

in my main sidebox with the categories, id like to create a blank line. all the entries are close together and i would like one to stand out. a blank line would do this nicely. is this possible? couldnt find anything under the search. probably searching the wrong words.

thanks again,
M

[kuroi]

Make a copy of template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php in your customer template. Open it in your favourite editor and you will find instructions for what you want to do in lines 16-18 and example code ready to edit in lines 19-21.

[mcsilvio]

understood. however im new to css. how do i add a "new line" or <BR> in the class definition?

[mcsilvio]

and im totally not understanding how to do this either. the instructions in the comments i mean. they seem pretty technical.

[kuroi]

// to make a specific category stand out define a new class in the stylesheet example: A.category-holiday
// uncomment the select below and set the cPath=3 to the cPath= your_categories_id
// many variations of this can be done
// case ($box_categories_array[$i]['path'] == 'cPath=3'):
// $new_style = 'category-holiday';
// break;

Let's break it down.

If it doesn't already exist, create a new directory in YOUR_TEMPLATE called sideboxes and copy template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php into it.

Open the new file ready for editing.

In Admin > Categories/Products where you created the category you want to highlight, look in the left hand column and you will find the categories_id that will replace the number 3 in the first red line above.

Decide on a descriptive word for this special category and use it instead of holiday in the second red line above (and the CSS that I have written for you below).

Then remove the // at the beginning of each of the red lines.

Save and upload to your site.

Open your stylesheet and add the following at the bottom:

.category-holiday {

padding: 5px 0;
color: green;

}

This will add 5px of space above and below your special category and turn it green. There is no need for any <br /> tags.

[mcsilvio]

ok getting closer. but still not working.

first thx!

ok. ive edited the tpl_categories.php file properly (the override one). it now is uncommented, has the right category id and name of the class which i called "category-designs"

i think my problem is in the stylesheet.

I put your code at the bottom of the override stylesheet. but i didnt know which one to put it in.

stylesheet.css
stylesheet_original.css
stylesheet_new.css

then i tried putting it in them all and didnt get anything. can i ask you which stylesheet to put the code in?

oh fyi, i modified your code. the class is called category-designs and not holiday.

many many thx.
m