Comstock Template

**clydejones** · 29 Aug 2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by damiantaylor

Hi all!
I've just started using zencart 1.3.8a and have downloaded the Comstock template....the best template I've seen by a mile :)

I've installed as per the instructions and everything seems to work but the site is left aligned rather than centered as it should be.
Also, the header image header_bg.jpg doesn't show.

I'm completely new to php so am struggling to make sense of it all!
Can anyone please take a look at my site and see if they can spot what I've done wrong?
Here's the URL http://snowrepublic.org.uk/shop/

Thanks for your help!
I'm off to have a look see if I can find some sort of php development software so I don't have to keep bothering you guys when I have a problem....wish me luck lol!

After just a quick look, it appears that the stylesheet.css is not being read correctly causing everything to be rendered incorrectly.

You might want to try uploading everything again.

**damiantaylor** · 29 Aug 2009, 04:30 PM

Thanks Clyde,
I reloaded everything and the problem remained, so I removed zencart, reinstalled then uploaded comstock again but the probelm still remains.
Is there a preferred location to download the template from? Just thinking maybe I have an old version or something?

Thanks,
Damian

**damiantaylor** · 29 Aug 2009, 04:38 PM

Just had a look using firefox and it is centered but still no heading image.
It looks like there may be a problem with IE8!

**clydejones** · 29 Aug 2009, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by damiantaylor

Just had a look using firefox and it is centered but still no heading image.
It looks like there may be a problem with IE8!

part of the problem may be the location of the google add stuff you have on the page.

It appears that it is located above the doctype information

and it should be located in the <head> </head> section of the page.

**damiantaylor** · 29 Aug 2009, 04:48 PM

Ah, that's a forced ad by my host.
I'll see if I can find another host that doesn't force ads to test the theory!

I'll let you know how I get on.....

**damiantaylor** · 29 Aug 2009, 06:11 PM

Hi again Clyde,
I've saved my page offline and removed the banner code, but it still renders the page incorrectly.
I'm having a look at the html to see if I can find what's wrong.

**clydejones** · 29 Aug 2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by damiantaylor

Hi again Clyde,
I've saved my page offline and removed the banner code, but it still renders the page incorrectly.
I'm having a look at the html to see if I can find what's wrong.

When I view the page source this is what I'm seeing: The highlighted portion should not be where it is. it should be located within the <head> </head> section.

<div id='d9608aeeae7903134f236ba81615b609' align='center'
style='position:absolute; z-index:100; margin-top:2px; vertical-align:middle; width:100%; line-height:25px; background-color:#F0F0F0; border:none'>
<table width='100%' height='15' align="center" border='0' bgcolor='#F0F0F0' style="margin:0px; margin-top:0px">
<tr align="center" valign="top" style="margin:0px; margin-top:0px">
<td width='100%' height='15' align="center" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" style="margin:0px; margin-top:0px">
<script type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script>
<a href="http://www.free-web-host.me/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px; margin-top:0px"><img style="margin:0px; margin-top:0px" src="http://www.free-web-host.me/FreeHosting.php" alt="Free Hosting" width="160" height="15" border="0" /></a>
</td></tr></table></div>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
var _571e4d938fce895f659315a68998b3f9 = ( document.compatMode.toLowerCase()=="css1compat" ) ? document.documentElement : document.body;
var _f5ea287e37175b40f6567eb0cf6878c7 = document.getElementById("d9608aeeae7903134f236ba81615b609").style;
function _d5f76104b737df719677726fe87a7525() {
_f5ea287e37175b40f6567eb0cf6878c7.top = ( _571e4d938fce895f659315a68998b3f9.scrollTop + _571e4d938fce895f659315a68998b3f9.clientHeight - 25 ) + "px";
_f5ea287e37175b40f6567eb0cf6878c7.left = "0px";
}
setInterval( '_d5f76104b737df719677726fe87a7525()' , 100 );
</script>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce</title>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="keywords" content="ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping " />
<meta name="description" content="Zen Cart! : - ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping" />
<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" />
<meta name="author" content="Snow Republic, Comstock Template Design by Clyde Jones, http://mysticmountainnaturals.com/testsite/" />
<meta name="generator" content="shopping cart program by Zen Cart™, http://www.zen-cart.com eCommerce" />

<base href="http://snowrepublic.org.uk/shop/" />

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="includes/templates/comstock/css/stylesheet.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="includes/templates/comstock/css/stylesheet_betterCategoriesEzInfo.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="includes/templates/comstock/css/stylesheet_css_buttons.css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" href="includes/templates/comstock/css/print_stylesheet.css" />
</head>

<body id="indexHomeBody">

**damiantaylor** · 29 Aug 2009, 07:37 PM

Just saved the code offline again and moved the <head> before the <div> as you stated and when trying it again it still renders left adjusted in IE8, however it does render correctly centered in Firefox so it looks like an IE8 problem. I'll see if I can make it work in IE8 and let you know, then it's just how to get the header_bg.jpg to show in both browsers......both jobs for tomorrow though......I need a drink

Thanks for your help so far Clyde and thanks again for the template

**clydejones** · 29 Aug 2009, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by damiantaylor

Just saved the code offline again and moved the <head> before the <div> as you stated and when trying it again it still renders left adjusted in IE8, however it does render correctly centered in Firefox so it looks like an IE8 problem. I'll see if I can make it work in IE8 and let you know, then it's just how to get the header_bg.jpg to show in both browsers......both jobs for tomorrow though......I need a drink

Thanks for your help so far Clyde and thanks again for the template

The view source still shows up as I indicated in my previous post.

I've also attached a screenshot of the site: It is not rendering the css correctly. Unless the large text is intentional.

Attachment 6387

**damiantaylor** · 29 Aug 2009, 08:19 PM

Sorry Clyde, when I moved the code I just tried it offline.
It's not to do with the template, it must be my installation of zen cart. As you mentioned, the text is too large and I've just changed back to the classic template and it also renders laft adjusted in IE8 and centered in Firefox.

I used Softaculous in my web host control panel to do the install for me.
I'll have to try a different host.

Thanks for all your help!!

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