Categories Dressing

[sidewing]

What is your setting for Configuration > Layout Settings > Categories - Always show on Main Page ?
Or perhaps Configuration > Product Listing > Show subcategories when navigating.

You can adjust what levels of categories show in the sidebox with CAT_ACTIVE_LEVEL_MANAGE in categories_dressing_defines.php (see the readme for more info).

the layout -> always show on main page is set to 0 but i tried changing to 1 and it made no difference at all... the other show subcats when navigating is on... i vaguely recall there was a bug that it didnt show sub categories in the main area when the main category was clicked if there was not an image set on the sub category... i wonder if this is the issue...

ideally i'd like it to just say diaper cakes on the left category list... no sub categories, even when clicked... when diaper cakes is clicked i want it to open it as it does, but i want it to show the sub categories in the middle main area only... i will mess with the cat_active_level_manage and im sure i can get that part going, i just cant figure out why sub categories (boys girls neutral) arent showing in the main center part when main category (diaper cakes) is opened

[gjh42]

The subcategory listing in the center is not affected in any way by Categories Dressing or the categories sidebox. If you recall a bug related to image settings, you might try assigning some test images to subcats and see if that helps. If it does, it can be worked around. If not, it might be a template issue, better handled in a new thread.

[gjh42]

techiegirl -

Since your categories sidebox will only contain one subcategory's links, you can use the catGroup id to give it all a unique bg color. Like this:

#catGroup2_16_17 {background: #ff1122;}

This needs other rules to support it and let it work:

#categories {padding: 0;}

#categoriesHeading {display: none;}

#categories #catBoxDivider {display: none;} /*turn off Config > Layout Settings > Cat. Separator between links, & delete this rule */

#categoriesContent, #categories ul, #categories ul li, #categories ul ul {
    list-style: none;
    background: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    }

#categories ul li a {background: none;}

#categories ul#catGroup2_16_17 {background: #ff1122; height: 388px;}

#categories ul#catGroup2_24_25 {background: #22ff33; height: 388px;}

Adjust colors and height as required.

Since you are not using the chcategories option, you should delete stylesheet_chcategories_dressing.css, or rename it to stylesheet_chcategories_dressing.bak, so it does not confuse the styling.

[techiegirl]

--Totally Zenned

Thanks so much for the code to change the sidebox background color when selecting a subcategory! It worked perfectly!

I initially thought I would need to update the PHP code and the style, but it was much simpler.

I'm assuming to change the font color and location and spacing I would do the same thing with the styles.

Thanks again, I really appreciate it!

~techiegirl

[gjh42]

If you want font properties to change for each subcat, yes you would add rules similar to the ones I posted for each subcat. If you want all of them to have a certain setting, you can put it in one or two rules in the main section of the Cat Dressing stylesheet.

[techiegirl]

gjh42
So I've got the font styles created to change the font color, however, I cannot seem to increase the padding before the top of the category list. I want there to be a little space before the subcategory "Apparel" starts.

Right now when I increase the margin or padding the space in between each sub is increased only.

This should be really simple, and I don't know what I'm doing wrong!

[gjh42]

You would want to increase padding-top: in each main group, like

#categories ul#catGroup2_16_17 {padding-top: 2.0em;}

[sw09]

I am a newbie and I have been searching everywhere from the forum but I still cannot find an answer. I hope someone can help.
I wanted to remove my left category sidebox border and background. I try to edit the css but its still the same. I have try to use categories dressing but I did not see any changes from my site.
I try to add another new sidebox and style it from there but still cannot. I have been struggling for weeks. I really hope someone can help.

My website http://www.bruneipartyshop.com

[Shane78]

Ok,,, an embrasinly simple question, but one that I cannot workout!!

I have category dressing installed (1.3.9b).. all is great but I cannot for the life of me work out one tiny thing..

I want my top level categories to have the bullet and for that bullet to change when a top -level category is open to display the sub categories. As is when this mod is first installed. But I dont want sub-level categories to have any bullets at all! And I cannot work it out...

I either have all bullets or no bullets....

someone please help, im properly stuck!

[Shane78]

doesnt matter... sussed it

#categories ul ul a {/*subcategories*/
display: list-item;
list-style: none;
background: #ffddbb;
border: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}