Apple Zen Support Thread

[jettrue]

Great job Jade . There's lot's of effortless-looking technical goodies in here (and I appreciate just how much effort you must have put into making them look effortless!). And I particularly like the way that you have also addressed the checkout area.

Thanks kuroi! You just don't even KNOW how much headache that header menu gave me. There was a module in the download section for it, but it had some serious bugs depending on the order of the categories and whether or not the first category listed had subcategories. Anyway, this template would have been done a lot sooner if not for that, LOL. Not to mention trying to create a layout that increases with font size along with drop shadows on both sides (won't be seen in IE prior to IE7) and a background for the categories that increases with font size too.... well, anyway, I enjoyed the challenge. Now comes the challenge to support it, LOL

I hope you have a suitably rude response prepared for the first person who asks who to turn this into a liquid layout or make it stretch all the way across the screen .

Don't EVEN suggest it! LMAO! Anyone who is reading this and wants the above... fuggitaboudit. Not gonna happen.

[Sunabac]

I just downloaded this beautiful template and would like to know how to make the stripe design to go all the way down and under the "middle display" area??

[kuroi]

You would have to make the /includes/templates/apple_zen/images/site-bg.gif very much longer, or if it aligns nicely, repeat it vertically as well as horizontally.

[samad64]

this is an amazing looking template! ill probably be using this whenever i go to redesign my site :) thanks!

[Sunabac]

Well I can see why you did not have it... one can get "dizzy" watching these stripes on wide screen...
Would I be the first "rude" person to ask where/how to increase the width of the middle?? I am new to this... so be nice :)

[jettrue]

Well I can see why you did not have it... one can get "dizzy" watching these stripes on wide screen...
Would I be the first "rude" person to ask where/how to increase the width of the middle?? I am new to this... so be nice :)

It's not rude to ask to increase the width, he was referring to make it a "fluid" layout, which means that the width would change depending on the width of the browser.

TO make the middle wider, you'd need to open up includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet.css and change all instances of:

"width:68em"

to another width. You'll have to test to see what works best for you. First, try adding 7em more. Replace all of the "width:68em" to "width:75em"

Then change all instances of

"width:69em"

to "width:76em" (which is 7em more).

Then open up includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet_header_menu.css

and change all instances of "width:68em"

to "width:75em".

[Sunabac]

TO make the middle wider, you'd need to open up includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet.css and change all instances of:

"width:68em"

to another width. You'll have to test to see what works best for you. First, try adding 7em more. Replace all of the "width:68em" to "width:75em"

Then change all instances of

"width:69em"

to "width:76em" (which is 7em more).

Then open up includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet_header_menu.css

and change all instances of "width:68em"

to "width:75em".

Thank you for your directions, but after switching display to 800 X 600 I don't think I will be touching it.. It looks fine with 1024 x 768 or higher. I wonder how many people still have 800 X600??? Or can we "ignore" them??

[DogTags]

You have the following in the apple_zen README:

2. Goto your Zen Cart administration...

Under the "Tools" menu choose
-Template Selection
-Edit
-Choose "Simple Zen" from the dropdown menu
-Click update

Should "Simple Zen" really be "Apple Zen" ?

HTH

[samad64]

Thank you for your directions, but after switching display to 800 X 600 I don't think I will be touching it.. It looks fine with 1024 x 768 or higher. I wonder how many people still have 800 X600??? Or can we "ignore" them??

about 5% of my visitors have 800x600.. according to google analytics

[jettrue]

Thank you for your directions, but after switching display to 800 X 600 I don't think I will be touching it.. It looks fine with 1024 x 768 or higher. I wonder how many people still have 800 X600??? Or can we "ignore" them??

The majority of people use 1024 x 768 now. Here are some stats:

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

It says 58% are at 1024, and 17% are at 800. I don't know that I would yet ignore that group, especially since it still looks fine for people at larger resolutions.