Prolite,
First let me say that I like what you've done with this template. Saw it a few days ago, liked it and still like it.
Second, I almost don't know what you mean, but here goes:
- Drop-Down navigation. Yes, this is possible and should be with this template. There are a couple of zencart drop down mods and Ann has recently offered one herself on her new Abbington Mega Menu template. My sister and I've have probably used all of them at one time or another and they all have pros and cons. Getting one to look exactly like your example, however, will be at the more difficult end, as I'm aware of no current zencart mod that produces like that. The closest is the one Anne used, but it would require some hand-building of the categories, unless you know how to code. (I assume that if you did, you wouldn't be asking :) ) I don't so I hand-built some categories with that particular drop down when testing a recent template.
Correction: the icAtheme template does have a built-in drop down similar to your example. Main categories across the top each dropping down with subcategories. So even that is possible...if one knew how to use it on another template. But it does not drop down in exactly the same way.
And come to think of it, there is a simple category drop down mod that works same way.
- Sale items in middle: Do you mean like the cross-sell/related products mod on my page here:
http://www.prommart.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=120_105&products_id=5634
- Product page layout: When we came to zencart some years ago we decided to re-arrange the product page layout. I did this using a table: usually Main photo in left cell and price, attributes, add to cart in the right cell across from main photo.
Additional images and description various places, but often at bottom below table.
I thought that a hack job, and it probably is, but I notice that some free templates use this table arrangement. Example: my product linked above. It came with such a table.
But looking at it now, it might use some further arrangement. Maybe move the gray add to cart area up just under price, with attributes below that. Move the model/mfr info under photo up there also. Leave additional photos where they are and either move description below add to cart area or put it outside the table, below with the additional photos.
A lot can be done even without much coding knowledge.
But when putting up my recent demo sites, installing the zencart demo products, I think I now understand why zencart's product layout is the way it is. It probably works best if you turn on almost every attribute combination possible, like on A Bug's Life.
Now, what are we going to do about those red x's at bottom left column? I keep meaning to look in to that on my demo site.
