problem with title bar info

I've been working on designing a new look for my website. I recently noticed the title bar (in the browser) reads

Checkout : iDyeMyHair blah blah.

on the main page, and account page, and probably other pages that aren't the actual Checkout page. It seems fine for product pages.

It seems to think the active page is the checkout page even when it isn't. This is probably due to some adjustments I made while trying to customize a template, but I'm not sure what would be causing this exactly. any help?

you can see it here:
http://www.idyemyhair.com/testing/

notice the main page title bar reads "Checkout"

thanks for any help on where the problem lies!

also, the header.php says

// added defines for header alt and text
define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'iDyeMyHair.com');
define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', '');
define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '292px');
define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '100px');
define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logo.png');

so that isn't where the problem is coming from

er, i mean meta_tags.php since i suppose that's what it would refer to:

// Site Tagline
define('SITE_TAGLINE', 'HAIR DYE | MANIC PANIC | SPECIAL EFFECTS | LA RICHE DIRECTIONS | SPLAT | FUDGE PAINTBOX | PUNKY COLOUR | HAIR COLOR');

not sure where it is getting "Checkout" from...

it seems that it has something to do with the $current_page_base or whatever, but i can't figure out what would be causing the confusion to think it's the checkout page.

html_header.php is where that info is output, though not initially generated... couldn't hurt to look at that and see if you have a modified template copy.
The page title can be generated in meta_tags.php. Do you have any specific ones around here?```php
// Per-Page meta-tags. Follow this pattern for individual pages you wish to override. This is useful mainly for additional pages.
// replace "page_name" with the UPPERCASE name of your main_page= value, such as ABOUT_US or SHIPPINGINFO etc.
// repeat pattern as necessary
define('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION_page_name','');
define('META_TAG_KEYWORDS_page_name','');
define('META_TAG_TITLE_page_name', '');

On another topic, I notice you have the header background switching colors for different pages - appropriate for a site on hair dyeing:)
But it flickers distractingly when switching. You actually use a new image loaded on the page for each one; it would work smoother and faster if you put all those backgrounds into one image file and used the "sprites" technique to show it as a background-image in your stylesheet, moving it to reveal the correct part for each page. Smart Backgrounds in Free Addons can help make this easy. (The current released version doesn't talk about sprites and requires the existence of separate files, but you don't have to use or load the rest; the style rules can all move a single bg image around.)

thanks for responding,

i checked to see if anything goofy going on with html_header.php, i don't have an override for that file and nothing should have changed with that.

and from meta_tags.php:

// Per-Page meta-tags. Follow this pattern for individual pages you wish to override. This is useful mainly for additional pages.
// replace "page_name" with the UPPERCASE name of your main_page= value, such as ABOUT_US or SHIPPINGINFO etc.
// repeat pattern as necessary
define('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION_page_name', '');
define('META_TAG_KEYWORDS_PAGE_page_name', '');
define('META_TAG_TITLE_PAGE_page_name', '');

nothing weird there either.

thanks for the suggestion about the rotating background image!! i will definitely look into that.

this is still driving me nuts i can't figure it out :(

i also noticed when i go to "my account"
it'll say
Step 3 of 3 - Order Confirmation
and then list the "my account" page as normal below it.

You haven't installed any enhanced checkout mods, have you? The symptoms certainly point to that being somehow the source of the problem.

yes i have installed the Fast and Easy Checkout mod. i suspected that might have been the cause, but i wasn't sure.

should have mentioned that. i went over the files for the mod and still can't figure out what went wrong though it seems like i uploaded everything correctly. and is only a problem with this template (i have the mod wrking properly on a diff template style to test)

i posted on the numinex forums hopefully they will have an idea of what i messed up... i'd hate to have to redo all of my template work since i don't know what is good and what's causing the issue.