ZX Slideshow support thread

:shocking: OH My Gosh!
I forgot to change the height & width to the actual slide size in the ZX Slideshow Configuration in the Admin Area.
Total Brain Freeze going on here:blush:.

Thank you SO MUCH Design75:hug:.
I was at my wits end trying to figure this out.

Design75:

I think your problem lies here

First you tell the slider to be 165px high, which Chrome obeys.
Then you have your pictures with a height of 277, which Firefox uses

So changing the 165xp should solve the problem

Hi:

I installed the mod and I like it. It is a lot easier than the previous slideshow that I was using.

I am trying to make the background a color and have the slideshow images with a transparent background. That way if I want to change the background it is easy.

I have tried but am unable to get this right. Is this possible? Can someone help me?

Dave

top hatt:

Hi:

I installed the mod and I like it. It is a lot easier than the previous slideshow that I was using.

I am trying to make the background a color and have the slideshow images with a transparent background. That way if I want to change the background it is easy.

I have tried but am unable to get this right. Is this possible? Can someone help me?

Dave

No, transparent images are not possible. This module is based on Nivo slider and it doesn't support it, you can read it here.

OK. I can't use a transparent background on an image. Still, is it possible to have a background color?

What I want to do is have a radius on the border of the slider. With a background color and a radius so it fits a border with a radius I could make the image smaller so it wouldn't interfere with the border.

Dave

top hatt:

OK. I can't use a transparent background on an image. Still, is it possible to have a background color?

What I want to do is have a radius on the border of the slider. With a background color and a radius so it fits a border with a radius I could make the image smaller so it wouldn't interfere with the border.

Dave

Absolutely. Just make the parent div larger and child div smaller with some margins.
For example, you'd make <div class="slider-wrapper theme-default"> 800x400px and set your slideshow dimensions to 750x350px. Then add margin:25px; to .nivoSlider and background-color:#990066; to .slider-wrapper

edit: of course, 25px is quite a lot, i just used those numbers for you to get an idea what to do. :smile:

OK. I found the <div class="slider-wrapper theme-default"> in the zx_slideshow.php file but I'm not quite sure where to put the 800x400px.

I added this to the stylesheet:

.slider-wrapper {
background-color: #e5e5e5;
border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
}

Everything seems to be ok, but the length and width of the background.

Dave

OK. this is what I did. I put the following in the stylesheet.

.slider-wrapper {
margin:10px 26px 20px 26px;
background-color: #e5e5e5;
border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
border: 2px solid #1975ff;
border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;

}

I set the configuration/zx slideshow to 700 wide and 60 high

It seems to work but I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it or if there is a better way.

I would appreciate any feedback anyone can give me.

Dave

top hatt:

OK. this is what I did. I put the following in the stylesheet.

.slider-wrapper {
margin:10px 26px 20px 26px;
background-color: #e5e5e5;
border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
border: 2px solid #1975ff;
border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;

}

I set the configuration/zx slideshow to 700 wide and 60 high

It seems to work but I'm not sure if this is the right way to do it or if there is a better way.

I would appreciate any feedback anyone can give me.

Dave

Dave, you should realize that you're asking for advice about styling. The simplest way of getting such advice is by providing a link to your site so we can see what you have and what you're trying to do.
For example, I'm not sure why you have top margin 10px and bottom margin 20px... Plus, if it works and you tested with all browsers, then it's most likely a good solution. Perhaps there is a better solution, but if there's nothing wrong with what you've done, why ask for more? BTW, you don't need border-radius twice. :smile:

Hi There

can you pls tell me if this slide show will work on zen cart 1.38.a with category images on main page and if it will, which version is best to use, for my needs.

The banner group is header_banner which I wish to develop into s slide show.

Thanks
Regards
Renz

Renz:

Hi There

can you pls tell me if this slide show will work on zen cart 1.38.a with category images on main page and if it will, which version is best to use, for my needs.

The banner group is header_banner which I wish to develop into s slide show.

Thanks
Regards
Renz

This module is compatible with 1.3.8a, just use the correct sql file.

Since you're displaying categories on your homepage, please use the file attached (unzip and upload to your includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/ directory). This is a patch for cases where you display your categories on the main page.

As for banner group - you'll have to adapt your banners because this module creates 10 new banner groups (slide1 - slide10) as explained in the documentation.

balihr:

This module is compatible with 1.3.8a, just use the correct sql file.

Since you're displaying categories on your homepage, please use the file attached (unzip and upload to your includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/ directory). This is a patch for cases where you display your categories on the main page.

As for banner group - you'll have to adapt your banners because this module creates 10 new banner groups (slide1 - slide10) as explained in the documentation.

Many Thanks for your super fast response, I have downloaded this vs AJAX_banner_swapper_v1.0.1, as I cannot see any SQL's there I am assuming you are pointing me to use the latest vs found here http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1404 with the patch named...install-v1.3.x.sql Correct? Would you kindly take a look at my site and also confirm it will be ok for my application in the location of image called header_banner url is adult toys 4u dot com dot au a million thanks.

Renz:

Many Thanks for your super fast response, I have downloaded this vs AJAX_banner_swapper_v1.0.1, as I cannot see any SQL's there I am assuming you are pointing me to use the latest vs found here http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1404 with the patch named...install-v1.3.x.sql Correct? Would you kindly take a look at my site and also confirm it will be ok for my application in the location of image called header_banner url is adult toys 4u dot com dot au a million thanks.

I have no idea about AJAX banner swapper, never used it, I can only speak for my module. Yes, you'd use install-v1.3.x.sql since your site is from the 1.3.x series.

I took a quick look at your site and you should be able to use the ZX Slideshow module without any problems. Of course, some css styling will be required to get the same or similar look as you have now.

Have fun!

balihr:

I have no idea about AJAX banner swapper, never used it, I can only speak for my module. Yes, you'd use install-v1.3.x.sql since your site is from the 1.3.x series.

I took a quick look at your site and you should be able to use the ZX Slideshow module without any problems. Of course, some css styling will be required to get the same or similar look as you have now.

Have fun!

Ahh my apologies, yes I was referring to your Module bu accidentally copied the version of one of the other options I had looked at earlier in the day. I will install it tomorrow, can you elaborate on CSS possible problems, I may encounter (I will try it on a test version and see if I need further assistance)
Cheers
Regards
Renz

Renz:

Ahh my apologies, yes I was referring to your Module bu accidentally copied the version of one of the other options I had looked at earlier in the day. I will install it tomorrow, can you elaborate on CSS possible problems, I may encounter (I will try it on a test version and see if I need further assistance)
Cheers
Regards
Renz

Yeah, definitely try on a test copy of your site. The slider comes with some default styling (index_home.css) and you'll just have to play with dimensions and positioning to get the same layout as you currently have, only with the addition of a slideshow. For example, you'll most likely need some negative top margin or something like that. I don't know, I'm just guessing... Nothing major, just some simple styling will be required. At least I think it will be required, you might like it out of the box... :wink2:

So sorry to be a pain I did have a couple of question I forgot to ask.
If I put it in a test example myurl/test and use the sql in the live site
1 will I have any problems with my live site by running that sql
2 do you have a sql removal code I can have in case I need it
3 I take it any styling and adjusting required is only on this index_home.css correct? seems easy enough if I use the firefox css editor, I should get it just right unless I LOVE it out the box ;-)

Cheers fr your patience and prompt help once again.
Renz

Renz:

So sorry to be a pain I did have a couple of question I forgot to ask.
If I put it in a test example myurl/test and use the sql in the live site
1 will I have any problems with my live site by running that sql
2 do you have a sql removal code I can have in case I need it
3 I take it any styling and adjusting required is only on this index_home.css correct? seems easy enough if I use the firefox css editor, I should get it just right unless I LOVE it out the box ;-)

Cheers fr your patience and prompt help once again.
Renz

#1 - as always, make a backup of your database before installing ANY SQL patches. In case anything goes wrong, you can always just restore the backup and continue with whatever you're doing.
#2 - just read through this thread, I posted the removal code somewhere (and a link to the post is somewhere in the previous 1-2 pages)
#3 - yup, index_home.css should be all you need to edit. Play with it and I'm sure you'll find it simple enough.

Best,
L.

Hi,

First of all, I would like to thank you for sharing this excellent add-on.

It's working perfectly fine but one issue.

Even though I put Banner URL on Banner Manager page, the hyperlink does not work.
(only the first slide image has the link on when it loads, but after the image gets replaced with others, it just is not working - No more link - it's gone)

Does anybody have any idea why this is happening?

I would really appreciate it if somebody could figure this out.
Thanks!

roseniko:

Hi,

First of all, I would like to thank you for sharing this excellent add-on.

It's working perfectly fine but one issue.

Even though I put Banner URL on Banner Manager page, the hyperlink does not work.
(only the first slide image has the link on when it loads, but after the image gets replaced with others, it just is not working - No more link - it's gone)

Does anybody have any idea why this is happening?

I would really appreciate it if somebody could figure this out.
Thanks!

A link to your site would probably help... Everything else is just wild guessing.
BTW, did you add a link to each banner in the admin?

I just installed the module and the slides are not moving, I think it might be a jQuery problem ... Everything was installed where it supposed to go and the first image is shown static ...

If you wanna take a look just click my signature below

icecold:

I just installed the module and the slides are not moving, I think it might be a jQuery problem ... Everything was installed where it supposed to go and the first image is shown static ...

If you wanna take a look just click my signature below

Try removing jscript_jquery.js from includes/templates/apple_zen/jscript and see if it works w/o it.