Categories Dressing

[gjh42]

First, you are using the filenames to trigger foreground images, not background images. Hover cannot work on foreground images. The image names need to use the catbg3.gif format, not the catimg3.gif format.

Second, you need to use the "camel caps" format for class names in the stylesheet, like catBg3, not catbg3.

[gjh42]

With the release schedule announcement for Zen Cart v2.0, I want to state that I will be significantly rewriting the Categories Dressing mod beyond the core code changes, whatever they will be.

The new version will move most if not all individual heading and other settings to a language file. (This will have the side effect of automatic multi-language support.) I will likely also enable <ul> list display if I can make it fully functional in IE (the one stumbling block), if the base code does not do so.

I can't give any timetable, but expect to make this a priority so that v3.0 can be released soon after the final ZC v2.0 release.

[ben harry]

Hi, I have just installed this mod and for some reason all my links have squashed together rather than being in a list, could you tell me what i need to edit to get the links back to how they should appear,

also I have added the code to get the breakline to seperate the links but the line has too much space around the link, how can I get it too look like it does in the drop down menu's in admin.

Thanks
Ben

[gjh42]

I need to see your site to know what you have really done and how to correct it. The standard installation will not "squash" the links.

[ben harry]

Hello, blimey that was a quick reply. its www. bodykitsonline .co.uk sorry for the broken url, i just didnt want my site appearing in search engines. I have started to add the seperator line in between the links so most have now gone into a list, but for example Guages, Harnesses and accessories , Horns are all in one link block

[gjh42]

As I suspected might be the case, you have not used the display: block; stylesheet property.

Looking closer, I see that you are using Frontpage to edit your site. This is destroying the PHP content and stylesheet linkages, and putting everything in inline HTML formatting.
NEVER use Frontpage for PHP site editing. Hopefully you can restore your site to its original file condition.

[ben harry]

Thanks for the reply

As I suspected might be the case, you have not used the display: block; stylesheet property.

How do i use the display:block;stylesheet properly?

Looking closer, I see that you are using Frontpage to edit your site. This is destroying the PHP content and stylesheet linkages, and putting everything in inline HTML formatting.
NEVER use Frontpage for PHP site editing. Hopefully you can restore your site to its original file condition.

I dont use frontpage to edit the php I either use notepad+ or directly through the cpanel files, I made backups before uploading so I can very easily reverse all changes ive made.

[gjh42]

Well, whatever it is, you should have a list of stylesheets being referenced in the top of your page's view source, and there is none. Something about the way you have made edits has replaced the standard output with Frontpage output.

Maybe you are using Frontpage somehow to run the page display? I don't know how it works or what its abilities are supposed to be, only that it should never be used in conjunction with a PHP site.

The display property is part of stylesheet_categories_dressing.css, which automatically loads when you install Categories Dressing as directed. It may be resident in your site's folder structure, but it is not being looked for by the code as it is now.

[ben harry]

The category dressing css is in a seperste folder to my main css, should it be in the same folder.

[gjh42]

I just went to another page on your site, and now it displays correctly. For some reason, the Frontpage output persisted on the homepage, even after refreshing, until I navigated away and back to it.


Yes, all stylesheets used on your current template should be in the same folder.