Product Type Book (by moku)

[bearaman]

Hi Hareslade,
I've added your book product type and it's looks great. Thanks for your work on this. I also visited your site and I really liked your grid layout once I clicked on 'Mystery Books'. How do I get this layout?
I tried to install the grid layout that comes with Moku's extended book download but that didn't seem to work. Now I'm thinking it may be the Gallery_JPH download under your ZC-1.3.7 link. Can you tell me which will work for me?
Thanks,
Bearaman

[hareslade]

Hi
bearaman
I am not sure what the original moku book version does, you could apply the dr.byte grid layout contribution to it and get grid, but thats not what I did...

The 1.3.7 version you see on my hareslade site is as you say, the 'jph' one that is in the downloads section on my site, and the page grid design is css controlled so you need a copy of stylesheet_list_columns.css from the classic folder if you're not using classic template.
http://www.hareslade.com/zc/index.ph...roducts_id=482

For some reason I control each grid (book block) in the product listing with a px pixel value, which you'll find settable in admin, under edit layout of book type.

In the file package there is the basic fileset (and sql in 'RUN_THIS_SQLPATCH_FOR_DATABASE') that creates the book type, all in folder 'EXTENDED_BOOK_MAIN_FILES'. Use \catalogue...

Then there is another folder 'EXTENDED_BOOK_OPTIONAL_GRID_LAYOUT_FILES' which you upload as well after the above files. This second folder has the grid modifications files, and another small sql patch.

In order to enable the grid layout, just for books, you lastly need to add/edit the 'product type' of each zc category that your books are in, to 'product book only' (or similar). Grid layout won't fire up without that being done.

(Somewhere in the 'defines' files is the numeric setting for equalling the book product type value in the database, but you won't need to alter that unless you have changed the numeric setting for the book product type itself.)

btw my replies may be intermittent, I'm out and about just now

[bearaman]

Hi Again,
Got the grid layout working and it looks great! Just a word on how I actually installed it. I first had to install Dr. Byte's grid contribution. Once I got this working, I then added your own grid files. This gave me the grid layout that can be seen on your site. Not sure if this is the correct way to do it but it worked anyway!
One last thing - how do I get a "buy" button to appear on each book on the grid?
Thanks again,
Bearaman

[hareslade]

bearaman
look in admin | configuration | product listing | Display Product Add to Cart Button (0=off; 1=on; ....

That can turn on buy now

Note the fields displayed (ISBN, Author) are handled by a special book 'observer' file using the zencart system.

Also includes\modules\product_listing.php has some preset true/false settings at the top, but ignore the 'gallery' ones. That file matches my gallery contrib if anyone ever installs both book and gallery product types, this file controls the product listing display of course..

[bearaman]

Perfect. Looks great! Thanks for your help.
One thing I can suggest; if you set the height in your css file to height:150px; then you can get all your book product boxes to have the same height.
Thanks,
Bearaman

[hareslade]

Hi bearaman
got a demo anywhere of the 'set the height mod'? Why didn't I think of that...

[bearaman]

Sorry for the delay...to get all the boxes into and equal height and also add a nice dashed border, just update the stylesheet_list_columns.css with the following:

/* contents */
div.centerBoxContentsProductsCols{
	margin: 5px;
    	padding: 5px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border:4px;
	text-align:center;
	height:290px;
	border-style:dashed;
}

I haven't checked it out of FF but it looks fine on IE6.

[bearaman]

OK, now for my question. How do I change the width of the columns on your grid display? I tried changing the value in config - product listing - column width but that didn't do anything. I also tried running the sql script with my new value but I got an error and the change was ignored. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Bearaman

[hareslade]

bearaman, expect you found it
I think display block column width is defined in the book type edit layout, look for a '170 px' in the list

[hareslade]

Hi
Announcing Version 3 which replaces my Version 2 for zencart 1.3.7

What you need to know is:

BETA1 (but fully working) download zip is at:
http://www.hareslade.com/zc125/downl..._V_3_LANGS.zip

SINGLE LANGUAGE DEMO:
http://www.hareslade.com/zc137_t4bk/...roducts_id=183

MULTI-LANGUAGE DEMO (note, the English labels for book were just prefixed for other languages display, e.g with 'SC' on schinese pages):
http://www.hareslade.com/zc137_t5bkm...roducts_id=181

You can use the V3 in Single language, but its fully equipped to handle multiple languages. Its a full install pack, with grid option as V2 was.

If you are running my previous version 2, you can (but backup the existing database!) use an included upgrade SQL patch, and just overlay the V3 files over your V2 installation. I did this on my book site:
http://www.hareslade.com/zc/index.ph...=index&cPath=3

What I need from people is, test V3 out, p.m me if there are any sql hiccups or identifiable bugs, then i can issue the proper V3 download fileset in a while.

V3 has been tested by me, but I need to do other things just now, and if anyone can get it together to convert the 'extra' defines needed for book display (firstly cart, secondly admin pages) into ANY other languages ...I would really appreciate that! Dreamweaver is best for that process on those php files..

There is a sub-folder in the pack that has the 'english' defines extra set needed for book, these need going through and properly converting to equivalent other languages.

Do give me converted 'book' defines, ideally matching one of the 'official' 1.3.7 language packs languages?

Enjoy... test...be happy...