Comstock Template

[EDN-inc]

Clyde, thank you so much for a quick response! Most everything works. However, for some reason my first issue is still existent. If I go to your website and look at the larger image for comstock, i see that the red and black bars go all the way across whereas on my site, it literally looks like a center window was pasted on top and the black bar at the top doesn't match up/line up with the red and black bars on either side. Can this be fixed?

[clydejones]

Clyde, thank you so much for a quick response! Most everything works. However, for some reason my first issue is still existent. If I go to your website and look at the larger image for comstock, i see that the red and black bars go all the way across whereas on my site, it literally looks like a center window was pasted on top and the black bar at the top doesn't match up/line up with the red and black bars on either side. Can this be fixed?

As I said you will need to turn on the EZ-Pages header: admin -> configuration -> EZ-Pages Settings -> EZ-Pages Display Status - HeaderBar (set to 1)

You may also need to add some "internal links" in the ez-pages.

admin -> tools -> ez-pages

if you don't want to show links in that bar then you'll need to open:

includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php find the following section of code and add the highlighted portion.

<div id="navEZPagesTop">&nbsp;
<?php for ($i=1, $n=sizeof($var_linksList); $i<=$n; $i++) {  ?>
  <a href="<?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['link']; ?>"><?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['name']; ?></a><?php echo ($i < $n ? EZPAGES_SEPARATOR_HEADER : '') . "\n"; ?>
<?php } // end FOR loop ?>
</div>

once you've made the edit save the file to includes/templates/comstock/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php and upload to your server.

[EDN-inc]

Ahh, I was wondering what that was to do... See I already did that, and in fact, it was set to 1 already.

I think maybe I didn't make it clear... I have no problem with the links, it's the box looking pasted (look at the link in my first post) on top, instead of flowing like it does on your website. And actually, having just looked again, the black bar I'm talking about has no links on it. Should I take screencaps to show you what I'm trying to describe? I'm lost, though, because the ezpages thing isn't it.

[clydejones]

Ahh, I was wondering what that was to do... See I already did that, and in fact, it was set to 1 already.

I think maybe I didn't make it clear... I have no problem with the links, it's the box looking pasted (look at the link in my first post) on top, instead of flowing like it does on your website. And actually, having just looked again, the black bar I'm talking about has no links on it. Should I take screencaps to show you what I'm trying to describe? I'm lost, though, because the ezpages thing isn't it.

It still appears that you haven't turned on the ex-pages header:

all I see when I view the source of the page is the following:

<!--bof-header ezpage links-->
<!--eof-header ezpage links-->

This indicates to me that the ez-pages header bar is not turned on or it is "empty" (ie. no links)

Check your PM (private message)

[EDN-inc]

I know I told you in PM but I wanted everyone to know, you rock, Clyde!
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[Giro26]

Hi All,

First of all, Comstock is awesome.

On another note, when using Internet Explorer 7 I observed an anomaly in the appearance of the category menu when I have exactly 10 categories. With 10 categories upon mouse-hover a gray box appeared and obscured most of the menu. When I added an 11th category, or disabled one (total of 9) the anomaly disappeared.

Just by sheer luck the first attempt to correct the problem worked. In Configuration > Layout Settings I set "Categories Separator between link Status" from 1 to 0 and the problem disappeared.

Trying to figure out what caused the problem in the first place would certainly be an interesting exercise. But I haven't the inclination to do so now that the problem is gone! Yippee!

Thought I'd mention it in case someone else observed something similar.

Cheers,
~G

[clydejones]

Hi All,

First of all, Comstock is awesome.

On another note, when using Internet Explorer 7 I observed an anomaly in the appearance of the category menu when I have exactly 10 categories. With 10 categories upon mouse-hover a gray box appeared and obscured most of the menu. When I added an 11th category, or disabled one (total of 9) the anomaly disappeared.

Just by sheer luck the first attempt to correct the problem worked. In Configuration > Layout Settings I set "Categories Separator between link Status" from 1 to 0 and the problem disappeared.

Trying to figure out what caused the problem in the first place would certainly be an interesting exercise. But I haven't the inclination to do so now that the problem is gone! Yippee!

Thought I'd mention it in case someone else observed something similar.

Cheers,
~G

This is from the "introducing the Comstock Template" information that appears on the front page after installing the template:

Additional Recommendations:

admin -> configuration -> layout settings

Column Width - Left Boxes (set to 150px) default
Column Width - Right Boxes (set to 150px) default
Column Width - Left (set to 160px)
Column Width - Right (set to 160px)
Define Breadcrumb Status 2 (Off for Home Page Only)
Categories Separator between links Status (set to 0)
Categories Separator between the Category Name and Count (delete the default setting)
Categories Separator between the Category Name and Sub Categories (delete the default setting)

[calixto]

Clyde,
just downloaded last version, site is www.itilcon.com/zipcart
still palying with the basics so what u see might not be the what i am referring to.
My question is why the Bestseller box keeps so stubbornly printing a blank line before the first line.
Even http://(sorry, site offline)/templates.html has the blank space between title and firts line which distorts the box.
The standard template still hast that space which the category box does not have for instance.
Please advice
thanks a lot
Calixto

[calixto]

Fixed,
there is in tpl_best_sellers.php
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">' . "\n";
calls for definition bestsellersContent which does not exist rather than bestsellers. I could rename it as well but removed the content piece and set needed top margin
I guess that is the same thing that happens in Bestseller box in general, that the browser assumes default top margin

[enddes]

Hi,
After installing this template the below picture shows what the site looks like. I then figured out that I had not reset the layout boxes - so that fixed that problem. However, the middle section of the site is still full page while the top & bottom are the usual width for a zen-cart store.
I also realized that the top of the middle section is to high up as it cuts through the red & black lines. Any ideas on how to fix this?