Lavender Template Support Thread

Hi
I'm using the stunning lavender template...THANKS!
wanted it green so named mine includes/template/evergreen
using the latest Zen 1.3.8
the site I'm working on is www.evergreenparenting.co.za/shop

I want to show a different logo on each language but my logo doesn't show so i've put it in the wrong place or not refered correctly...
I have added
#logo {
margin: 0em;
/* float: left; */
text-align: center;
padding-top: 0px;
background-image: url(http://www.evergreenparenting.co.za/shop/includes/templates/evergreen/images/logoaf.jpg)
background-repeat: no-repeat
}
to the stylesheet and saved it as afrikaans_stylesheet.css
and also with the english...logoen.jpg
and added the images to includes/evergreen/images

where did I go wrong? am I misunderstanding how I should do the custom templates?:blush:
I can not find another reference to the logo.gif (originally in lavender)
made it 800 wide...read that thats the limit?? is that correct

ALSO
I am trying to do my own language files and have named it
afrikaans in the languages folder.... the changes I made to the files shows on my website but in the admin it say
MISSING LANGUAGE FILES OR DIRECTORIES ... Afrikaans Afrikaans

is it just the define... 'translate words' that I will have to change or must I also change other more technical stuff?
I will upload it for others to use aswell but can not find 'a list' of what I need to zip and upload. I will download another language to disect but if there is a link to a FAQ that i did not see please refer me to it

thanks... any help appreciated
T

I realised that my picture was too big and made it smaller:oops:
I checked my link and thats fine now
but
I think I have put the picture in the background and not as the logo on top of the background. There is a x with the alt text of the link and logo
also it is now left aligned and the background colour still white
I know this ranks me high on the idiots list, and that you learn by slogging through the problem but please can someone just put me out of my misery and tell me where to insert the logo for the lavender template... http://www.evergreenparenting.co.za/shop/index.php?main_page=index&language=af

thanks

Tharina,

Bad link when I checked

thanks Kobra
fixed my link... I also realised that I just had to change the

// added defines for header alt and text
define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'EvergreenParenting [home]');
define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '780px');
define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '175px');
define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logoaf.jpg');

includes/languages/ENGLISH/CUSTOM/header.php

and not the css files as I thought

I managed to not display the headers Information, Languages, Currency etc. but can't seem to get Sponsors and More Information gone....
any ideas wht I must call it to not display it?

I tried to use the names as it is called in my layout manager of the admin but can't get them gone

#more_informationHeading {
display: none;
}

#sponsorsHeading {
display: none;
}

any ideas please?

Try this
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=48

Thanks... but I just needed the Heading 'More Information' above the more information sidebox gone
but in the end I just left the
define('BOX_HEADING_MORE_INFORMATION', '');
and that worked...

I want to link to a page that will also display in the main frame but it must not have a navigation in the sidebox.

so eg. Background or page_3.php (nav) will have text and a readmore>> link to next page (page_3_hettie.php)
how do I add this page other than just creating it in the same folder as the original...
it must have a reference somewhere to open it?

http://www.evergreenparenting.co.za/shop/

On my Header Bar where you have login and Home
The links display white on green but only half horisontally
and on the rollover also just half of the words show horisontally
(so for instance you don't see the bottom curl of the g)

How can I fix this?

If I understand what you are asking...
You can use page_# to add the page in the admin...

Load it once to determine the url and then in admin > config > define pages > turn it off

Now where you want, you can use an anchor & href with the url you grabbed earlier

thanks... that makes a lot of sense... will do that

I am battling to get new pages in the define pages editor of my admin though so.....found this that you gave someone else
am going to try it first to create new page and I think it will be easier then to reference to that page

Create/clone these as page_5
/includes/modules/pages/page_2/header_php.php
/includes/languages/english/page_2.php
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_page_2_default.php

Add/edit these to include page_5
/includes/modules/sideboxes/more_information.php
/includes/languages/english.php
/includes/filenames.php

Create define_page_5.php in both of these folders
/includes/languages/html_includes
/includes/languages/html_includes/your_template

This should net you a generic page_5 in the "More Information" sidebox

You can then begin using this in your overrides areas

Is there something else I have to do to see the new pages that I created.... in config>>define pages I only see up to page_4

I have gone through the list and do not understand what I am missing...

There is a module in the downloads area by charmedbytina that might assist in your adding pages

kobra:

There is a module in the downloads area by charmedbytina that might assist in your adding pages
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1125

If I compare the seminars page (http://www.evergreenparenting.co.za/shop/index.php?main_page=page_2)
with for instance the tip of the week page
(http://www.evergreenparenting.co.za/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2)

one have a white strip on top and scrolls horizontally and the other is perfect with no space and no scroll

any idea what I did to mess it up? or where I can start to look for a solution!
I feel like a bull in a china shop!

I just downloaded the lavender template. I followed the instructions provided and I have activated it in the Tools---template selection. When I refresh the home page, i get a blank page. Is it pointing to the wrong place?? When I switch it back to the classic green template all is good and the site works fine again. I am just trying to get the purple look going on. The site name is http://www.tzines.com.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

Check the uploaded template files on your server for any that might be "0" bytes in size...
There is nothing in this template itself that is a cause of a blank page...

What is your FTP client?

Thanks for the response kobra. I have looked at all the files listed on my server and all the files are present and none have a value of 0. For FTP, I use Filezilla and never had a problem. I have even reloaded it 3 times to see if something was missed.

On the same note, I loaded the purpleshades template and basically followed the same instructions while loading and everything works fine on that one (ie - no blank page). I am perplexed at why this is only happening with the lavender template.

Any other suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks!

Without viewing your files & install structure I have no other ideas as this is designed to be installed and is compatible with 1.3.8a as can be seen HERE for an example.

kikboxr777
I had the same problem at the beginning... when you make amendments to the english.php file it should be saved in your CUSTOM (or in this case LAVENDER) file... includes/language/LAVENDER/english.php.... this is as I understood the overide system
In my case I always got a blank page then... I edited the english.php file and will just have to make a note for updates that I must not replace without comparing...

I do not know if it makes sense or even if it will help...
It is a great template to use! so I hope you get it working