"ZenCart Zen" Template Support

notageek:

This white space problem is on my WAMP test server offline.

Well, this morning I see the obvious answer is that I have not upgraded my site to 1.3.9.

The uninstall would of course remove the template entirely, so
I will just either restore my test site from a backup or tackle the Zen Cart upgrade. I assume I should restore, do the upgrade, then upgrade the template, then replace the header.php file, in that order.

However, if the template upgrade will add the lines around the various sideboxes, I might prefer to leave the https://www.riverfrontsouth.com site as is.

Will the old 1.3.8 template continue to work with 1.3.9 without the upgrade of the Zencart_Zen template?

If not, how would I remove the outlines for each box to get that "soft," less delineated look?

Or, if they seem okay, will those outlines also appear on the banners which at present do not have outlines?

Thanks.

if you want to remove the border from around the center boxes,

find the following declaration in the stylesheet.css and remove the highlighted portion

.centerBoxWrapper {
border: 1px solid #9a9a9a;
height: 1%;
margin: 1.1em 0;
}

Clyde,

Is it possible to extend the margin of the centerbox all the way to the right as with the Cold Steel template?

I tried setting the right sidebox to zero but the template still reserves the 160px for the right sideboxes.

I may alternatively be able to use the right sidebox for a category picture or banner, but would like to have the choice of hiding it and using the space as part of the centerbox.

Thanks.

notageek:

Clyde,

Is it possible to extend the margin of the centerbox all the way to the right as with the Cold Steel template?

I tried setting the right sidebox to zero but the template still reserves the 160px for the right sideboxes.

I may alternatively be able to use the right sidebox for a category picture or banner, but would like to have the choice of hiding it and using the space as part of the centerbox.

Thanks.

You can turn the right column off completely in:

admin -> configuration -> layout settings

Column Right Status - Global set to 0

Thanks. I was able to turn off the left column. However, the center column doesn't fill in the space, so there is a blank white space where the turned-off column would be. It doesn't seem to let me decrease the size of the column to less than 150. I have tried zero and 10. Any other ideas?

Notageek

notageek:

Thanks. I was able to turn off the left column. However, the center column doesn't fill in the space, so there is a blank white space where the turned-off column would be. It doesn't seem to let me decrease the size of the column to less than 150. I have tried zero and 10. Any other ideas?

Notageek

open the stylesheet.css

find the following declaration and adjust the width to what you need.

.centerColumn {
margin: 0 10px;
padding: 1em;
font-size: 1.2em;
width: 620px;
}

Clyde,

I upgraded to 1.39d on my WAMP test server today. In doing so, the right sideboxes disappeared, but I can turn those on again. I was wondering if the "reset" would be the way to turn those on. I suppose I will try this if I do not hear back from you first.

Next, I received the same problem as when I downloaded the template upgrade to my 1.38a site: Everything is moved to below the left sideboxes.

Is there a way to bring the index.php text back up to the top of my site beside the left sideboxes?

Previously you asked where you could view this website. I'm afraid the only way for you to actually view what is happening is for you to see my offline test site via Mikogo; so if you are interested in doing that, I will let you know my contact information offline.

Thanks for your help.

Notageek

notageek:

Clyde,

I upgraded to 1.39d on my WAMP test server today. In doing so, the right sideboxes disappeared, but I can turn those on again. I was wondering if the "reset" would be the way to turn those on. I suppose I will try this if I do not hear back from you first.

Next, I received the same problem as when I downloaded the template upgrade to my 1.38a site: Everything is moved to below the left sideboxes.

Is there a way to bring the index.php text back up to the top of my site beside the left sideboxes?

Previously you asked where you could view this website. I'm afraid the only way for you to actually view what is happening is for you to see my offline test site via Mikogo; so if you are interested in doing that, I will let you know my contact information offline.

Thanks for your help.

Notageek

Whenever you change/install/upgrade a template you will need to reset the sideboxes.

if things are moving below the left sidebox then you will need to change the width setting of the .centerColumn in the stylesheet.

Clyde,

The Admin->Tools->Layout Boxes Controller, reset had no effect.

The includes/templates/zencart_zen/css/stylesheet.css had only the following code: > .centerColumn{

padding: 0.8em;
font-size: 1.2em;
}

I have not done the step-by-step file comparisons needed with the 1.39d upgrade, so when I have time I will try to get that underway and maybe will find something relevant.

Just for clarity, regarding a new site I am developing, I asked above about changing the width of the center column. Before trying the 1.39d and Zencart_zen upgrades, I had not yet tried changing the center column width, and now am not sure which file would be changed, since the code is not in the Zencart_zen template.

It's just chance that the 1.39d and Zencart_zen upgrades affected the center column just when I was considering widening it. I do have Numinix's centerbox module added to my site, so I need to check for that module's compatibility with these upgrades.

I am sorry to pose mysteries to you and then not have the time to follow through to discover the solutions, but I will post if solved.

notageek:

Clyde,

The Admin->Tools->Layout Boxes Controller, reset had no effect.

The includes/templates/zencart_zen/css/stylesheet.css had only the following code:

I have not done the step-by-step file comparisons needed with the 1.39d upgrade, so when I have time I will try to get that underway and maybe will find something relevant.

Just for clarity, regarding a new site I am developing, I asked above about changing the width of the center column. Before trying the 1.39d and Zencart_zen upgrades, I had not yet tried changing the center column width, and now am not sure which file would be changed, since the code is not in the Zencart_zen template.

It's just chance that the 1.39d and Zencart_zen upgrades affected the center column just when I was considering widening it. I do have Numinix's centerbox module added to my site, so I need to check for that module's compatibility with these upgrades.

I am sorry to pose mysteries to you and then not have the time to follow through to discover the solutions, but I will post if solved.

on this new site are you installing zencart zen as a new template?

if so you should be using the files from the "new_install" folder and not the "upgrade" folder.

I have this template installed on my test site. I would like to move or delete the date up at the top. I don't see any reference to it in the header.php file that I've been playing with. Where can I change that bit of information? TIA! :)

laurelsstitchery:

I have this template installed on my test site. I would like to move or delete the date up at the top. I don't see any reference to it in the header.php file that I've been playing with. Where can I change that bit of information? TIA! :)

You have 2 choices:

1. open includes/templates/zencart_zen/css/stylesheet.css

find the following and add the highlighted portion:

.date {
display:none;
padding-left:5px;
position: absolute;
top: 5px;
right: 20px;
color:#000;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: left;
font-size: 1.2em;
line-height:normal;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #DFDFDF;
filter: Shadow(Color:#DFDFDF, Direction:135, Strength:2);
}

2. open includes/templates/zencart_zen/common/tpl_header.php

find and delete the following line of code.

i have a question. Whenever i do a product description and use any kind of . ' - its always shows a question mark. Please advise.

If you want to see what i mean scroll through my site at: https://www.hottfixx.com and it will show it

lcarlo1507:

i have a question. Whenever i do a product description and use any kind of . ' - its always shows a question mark. Please advise.

If you want to see what i mean scroll through my site at: https://www.hottfixx.com and it will show it

open includes/languages/zencart_zen/english.php

find the following line of code:

  @setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_US.utf8');

and replace it with:

  @setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_US.ISO_8859-1');

find the following line of code:

  define('CHARSET', 'utf-8');

and replace it with:

  define('CHARSET', 'iso-8859-1');

Thank you so much. I love this site you did. Thank you so much.

I do have one more question. You have on the index stylesheets you have a code for custum slide show.

can you tell me if i can have one and what to do.

lcarlo1507:

Thank you so much. I love this site you did. Thank you so much.

I do have one more question. You have on the index stylesheets you have a code for custum slide show.

can you tell me if i can have one and what to do.

By default the Zencart Zen template does not contain a slideshow.

That is something you will have to add on your own.

Clyde,

Concerning my comments above, I am doing a new 1.3.9d site and used the new install version of the updated Zencart_Zen template as well as trying to upgrade my first site, which brought on the problems I discussed above, not remedied yet but I will get to that.

My present glitch: on the Contact Us" page it shows "star.gif" three times and = Required information without the asterisk.

In the Cold Steel thread at entry #479 I found the fix::

to correct this issue open includes/languages/cold_steel/english.php

find the following lines of code and make the indicated changes.

define('FORM_REQUIRED_INFORMATION', '* Required information');
define('ENTRY_REQUIRED_SYMBOL', '*');

I changed the english.php file accordingly and the asterisks show correctly now. Thanks.

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does anyone know how to get rid of the shadow in zencart zen template. Its very hard to read.

thank you

please press reply, answer as many of the posting tips as you can, and be more specific about the "shadow".

lcarlo1507:

does anyone know how to get rid of the shadow in zencart zen template. Its very hard to read.

thank you

Did you check the support thread for the template: www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56009

A link to your site would be useful