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19 Oct 2011, 5:16 AM
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Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

Not sure how to explain this. Link to site: https://www.mardiawebworks.com Zen Cart 1.3.9h, no addons except a blank sidebox. When clicking on Holiday Items your taken to a page of text links to categories of different holidays. There is way to much spacing between all the text links, as if there are images there when there are not. I tried using Firefox Firebug but honestly I get lost with it. It did show on the left side the html and it has transparent image (place holders, I guess) or I'm really not understanding. How do I fix this and get links all closer together and also not down so far? Thanks for any help!

19 Oct 2011, 7:10 AM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

go to admin >> configuration >> images and then set
Subcategory Image Width & Subcategory Image Height to 1

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19 Oct 2011, 7:16 AM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

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Not sure how to explain this. Link to site: www.mardiawebworks.com Zen Cart 1.3.9h, no addons except a blank sidebox. When clicking on Holiday Items your taken to a page of text links to categories of different holidays. There is way to much spacing between all the text links, as if there are images there when there are not. I tried using Firefox Firebug but honestly I get lost with it. It did show on the left side the html and it has transparent image (place holders, I guess) or I'm really not understanding. How do I fix this and get links all closer together and also not down so far? Thanks for any help!

These images are supposed to illustrate something about the category (Like a pumpkin for Halloween, Santa Claus for Christmas, etc.) and can be uploaded in admin at admin-> Catalog -> Categories/Products -> [pick a category and click the round icon with an "e" for edit]. Below the window for editing the category comments or description is a box labeled "Category Image:" That's where you can upload a replacement image

The pixel_trans.gif are simply placemarkers for your category images. Yours are sized 150 x 150 pixels. If you do not want any images you can either remove them or replace them with smaller transparent gifs.

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19 Oct 2011, 1:25 PM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

I understand what both of you are saying and Thank You Both for your help, it's greatly appreciated!! Options too in what to do.....gotta love it! :clap: Thanks again and wishing you both a great day!

19 Oct 2011, 1:40 PM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

Another thing you could do is set Configuration > Images > Image Required ->set to false, and possibly Product Image - No Image Status ->set to 0 and Product Image - No Image picture ->set to blank.
This will let missing images be ignored without substitution.

19 Oct 2011, 1:50 PM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

gjh42.....thanks to you also!! Another option and I'm so happy that I understand all of the options given. I've learned a lot from reading these forums and appreciate all the help that I've found!!
If I may ask another question that I forgot to ask earlier? With the same link: https://www.mardiawebworks.com when you click on All Products why is there so much white or blank space under the price and between the product description? Not that it looks bad but I wondered why it is that way....I'd think the product description ought to be in that space rather than below the image. I like having the line and spacing between the images though. Just wondering.

19 Oct 2011, 3:26 PM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

That is because the all products listing uses a different template which always puts the description below the image and other elements. Everything else can be moved around in the display with admin settings, but not the description. I believe this is an example of "legacy code", very old code which has not been updated to new practices as other listings have.

20 Oct 2011, 3:55 AM
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Re: Spacing of text links when click on subcategory

Thanks for the information about the All Products listing. It does look very neat as it is....I had just wondered if I had done anything wrong to get it that way. LOL Glad to know that is how it's currently suppose to be. Thanks for taking your time to respond. :smile: