Customizing header......

[Man_world]

HI everybody ! I hope tha you can understand me, because my english is bad !
I have one question, i dont know is that is possible, i have 2 header ( spanish-english) it is diferent about zencart, in ( includes/template/template_defautl/common/tpl_header.php
i did add in the first line (includes"myheader_es.php") of tpl_header.php,
ok for now all work ok. my own header and zencart, but i dont know how can i do for when the user cick in the language (flag) my header change too, because I dont know how can include 2 header (english-spanish) for respective language
when the user clik in your language the zencart change but my header dont. Wao ! I hope tha you can understand me
for example : this page (forum). if i includes in the first line this: includes"myheader_es.php" the look will be diferent without touch the code of this forum, do you understand me I hope tha someone can help me,
have nice day everybody

[kobra]

The tpl_header.php file is mainly just for the layout of the header and not the content text. This file I would think would be the same for both languages.

Where you want to include differences is in the includes/languages/english/header.php file & the english.php file then in the includes/languages/other_language/header.php file & other_language.php file.

This way when the language is changed ZenCart will load the alternative language files text but still lay it out as defined by the single tpl_header.php file.

And I hope that you can understand my response.

[Man_world]

The tpl_header.php file is mainly just for the layout of the header and not the content text. This file I would think would be the same for both languages.

Where you want to include differences is in the includes/languages/english/header.php file & the english.php file then in the includes/languages/other_language/header.php file & other_language.php file.

This way when the language is changed ZenCart will load the alternative language files text but still lay it out as defined by the single tpl_header.php file.

And I hope that you can understand my response.

Sorry, until now I see it your answers, I have been very busy. thanks you, I understand you perfectly…

[thomasw98]

Here's a twist on the above question which I can not seem to figure out:

I actually want to have two different tpl_header.php files depending on which language is selected by the visitor. I do not simply want to change the pictures (which I already know how to do), but I actually want the links and other header layout to be different.

I tried putting two language folders in the templates/mytemplate/common/ folder, but that did not seem to work (I was trying to copy the way the multi-language buttons are done).

Any ideas on this?

[thomasw98]

OK, I learned from another post that I can not do it this way. Dr Byte recommended adding some code to tpl_header.php in the form of an "if" statement based on the language being used. So I tested the following, and it worked:

<?php
if ($_SESSION['language'] == 'schinese')
{
echo "hellohellohello";
}
else
{
echo "monkeymonkey";
}
?>

So now I will add the links and layout that I want for the Chinese visitors into the code above instead of the line "echo "hellohellohello";" and I will add the links and layout that I want for English language visitors instead of the line "echo "monkeymonkey";"