Sidebox Customization

[atsdotha]

I've tried to come with the best way to ask this, and I can't figure it out...so I'll just attach two screenshots on what I am trying to accomplish.

The jist is to be able to have the background change ONLY when in a certain set of subcategories.

Here's how it is now...
http://www.ats-dothan.com/precisionpet/pp_cat_now.gif

Here's what I want...
http://www.ats-dothan.com/precisionpet/ppp_cat_Want.gif

any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

[johnny43]

There is a way to make a specific category stand out check out the css file for an example, not sure it will fully accomplish your request, but a good place to start....

[atsdotha]

nothing in there that I know of that accomplishes what I need...

[kobra]

These look to be sub-cats all under "dog" with some on blue and some not.

You would have to develop a way to delineate these and I do not know of a way. Can you rearrange do that when a top level cat is selected that all sub-cats then become highlighted versus only some??

[atsdotha]

they are all sub cats

Dog (main cat)
Beds (sub cat of dog)
Traditional (sub of beds)

i want jsut the sub, of the subs hilighted, if that makes sense

[Escaport]

Check out the notes at the top of includes>template_default>sideboxes>tpl_categories.php

"// 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;"

You maybe able to define a new class that handles only the sub-categories. i.e.

.subcategories {
background-color: #66FFFF;
}

Just a guess. This is only my third day of messing with zencart however, and I'm crap with PHP.