Catagory Width - Sorry, new to this whole thing

[jtlswan]

I am new to this whole template style changing thing. I have been searching the forum for the past 6 days looking for an answer to this question, so I'm sorry if this has been posted before, but I can't find the answer anywhere. I understand that my problem can be fixed in the css file of the template but it's not clear to me as to where its at or what its called. I want to change the width of the left side catagory colum. The catagory column is on the left side of the page, so, I want to make the right side of the catagory column wider to fit longer catagory words instead of them going to a new line. I hope I am making sense? Despite what my wife would say, I hope so. Thank for anyones help on this.

[superprg]

You would change the width here in
includes\templates\classic\common\tpl_box_default_left.php

<!--// bof: <?php echo $box_id; ?> //-->
<table width="<?php echo $column_width; ?>" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="leftbox" id="<?php echo str_replace('_', '-', $box_id) . '-table'; ?>">
  <tr class="leftboxheading" id="<?php echo str_replace('_', '-', $box_id) . '-heading-tr'; ?>">

in place of $column_width, say 160 etc

[jtlswan]

It's still not working. Plus, my tpl_box_default_ left.php is located in includes\templates\template_default\common. I think I should have mentioned that I am using another template (Sage). Sorry. That does not have a file called tpl_box_default_left.php in it either. I also am using the latest ZenCart as well.

[jtlswan]

ok, i found the left column width, changed it and it works, but the category width that is contained in the left column is still the same...thats my main concern to change it's width

[kobra]

It would be easier to not touch the files. Use the admin functions instead.

admin > config > Layout Settings > Column Width - Left Boxes

and


admin > config > Layout Settings > Column Width - Left

Just insure that the Column Width is greater or equal to the box width

[jtlswan]

Cool!!! Thank you!!! That did it!!!