Apple Zen Support Thread

Like everyone else I think this template is great!

If I have a store with only 3 product categories (each category has a number of sub categories) Can I have each category listed as a drop down meno on the top rather than just one categorey box?

I apologize if this has been covered but I couldnt find this searching

thanks!

I soooooo new to zencart! I love the apple and am trying to install it on my site. I installed all the My_template files etc. :lookaroun But I am unsure how I upload the apple zen files.
Any help would be so greatly appreciated :smile:

Based on the shadow that I saw used on the Apple Zen template I am trying to add a border to the background on my own template. The effect I am looking for is to have the image pictured below (which has a darker purple border) as the background for the main part of my page which I think is refered to as the center column.
The background of the entire page which will show on either side and below this purple background can be viewed at http://oneposhshop.com/Shop

I sliced the purple background into pieces similar to the "shadow" pieces but when I tried placing them in the equivalent places in the css file no changes were reflected. I have the feeling that I'm missing some steps but I'm not sure what they are.

I've only been successful in putting in the background image slice in .centercolumn but not in the #centerColumnWrapper but even in the .centercolumn they aren't showing up as a continuous vertical line when I set it to repeat in the css style, actually you can see the pink of the main background showing through between each instance of the slice.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,

Rochel

j123:

Like everyone else I think this template is great!

If I have a store with only 3 product categories (each category has a number of sub categories) Can I have each category listed as a drop down meno on the top rather than just one categorey box?

I apologize if this has been covered but I couldnt find this searching

thanks!

Replacing the menu files with the menu files from this mod:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&cPath=40_47&products_id=523

May do what you're looking for.

wrapper:

I soooooo new to zencart! I love the apple and am trying to install it on my site. I installed all the My_template files etc. :lookaroun But I am unsure how I upload the apple zen files.
Any help would be so greatly appreciated :smile:

Hmmm. What are all the My_template files you are referring to? Do you have an ftp program to upload the files? How much have you done so far?

oneposhshop:

Based on the shadow that I saw used on the Apple Zen template I am trying to add a border to the background on my own template. The effect I am looking for is to have the image pictured below (which has a darker purple border) as the background for the main part of my page which I think is refered to as the center column.
The background of the entire page which will show on either side and below this purple background can be viewed at http://oneposhshop.com/Shop

I sliced the purple background into pieces similar to the "shadow" pieces but when I tried placing them in the equivalent places in the css file no changes were reflected. I have the feeling that I'm missing some steps but I'm not sure what they are.

I've only been successful in putting in the background image slice in .centercolumn but not in the #centerColumnWrapper but even in the .centercolumn they aren't showing up as a continuous vertical line when I set it to repeat in the css style, actually you can see the pink of the main background showing through between each instance of the slice.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,

Rochel
Hmm, this may be complicated, trying to get that to work with the Apple Zen Template. However, if you made images the exact same size as my original shadow images, uploaded them to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/, and made the name changes in the css, I guess you should see the changes.

I tried to look at your site to get a better idea of what you're trying to do, but I don't see any purple background anywhere, so I think maybe you're in the middle of a big adjustment. If you can get the site back where you had it, perhaps I can help more.

I did install an ftp...but I am not real sure how to use it. I tried and it said that it was closed and couldn't connect

I did the beginning how to customize your template here:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/faq.php?faq=template_customize

wrapper:

I did install an ftp...but I am not real sure how to use it. I tried and it said that it was closed and couldn't connect

I did the beginning how to customize your template here:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/faq.php?faq=template_customize

Wrapper, you need to sign in with your password and tel them which is your server so that it will connect to your host and then to your website. Btw, which ftp are you using?

jettrue:

I tried to look at your site to get a better idea of what you're trying to do, but I don't see any purple background anywhere, so I think maybe you're in the middle of a big adjustment. If you can get the site back where you had it, perhaps I can help more.

Ok, I made the following change to the css file:

#mainWrapper {
    background-color: #711C4F;
    text-align: left;
    width: 940px;
    vertical-align: top;
    }
```So now there is some sort of purple background which can be viewed at: <http://oneposhshop.com/Shop>

I'm not sure if I made the correct adjustment to the css file although it seems to have worked. Now what I want to do is to give the rounded effect to this square and include the darker border slices that I attached in the previous post.

Thank you for the quick reply! I took a look at that mod and the tpl_dropdown_menu appears to be the same as in the apple zen template? Are you saying that apple zen template cannot accomplish that?

More specifically if I have category 1, category 2 and category 3, I want to show those as buttons along the top and each of the sub categories that corresponds to category 1, category 2 and category 3 will fly out from each button. I'm just not sure how I code these links

wahooo I got the file in but where exactly does the file go. It doesn't seem to see it in the tools.
Thanks so very much for a great template and assistance.

wrapper:

wahooo I got the file in but where exactly does the file go. It doesn't seem to see it in the tools.

Are you talking about the apple_zen template files? If so, did you place the files and folders in the correct places like it says in the paths when you unzip the files? For example: the file "english.php" goes in "includes/languages/apple_zen/"
and in the folder "includes/languages/english/" you need to put the apple_zen folder that has the "header.php" file, etc.

If you have done this then make sure you have edited the "Template_info.php" file located in the "includes/templates/apple_zen/" folder. Once you edit this it should show up in the templates part of tools

I have uploaded the file for this template to my store. After installing there are a few files that were skipped. Is this normal? Here is the message that i get from my ftp.

/apple_zen/header.php" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.

/includes/modules/sideboxes/apple_zen/ezpages_drop_menu.php" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.

/includes/templates/apple_zen/css/stylesheet_header_menu.css" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.

/includes/templates/apple_zen/jscript/jscript_suckerfish.js" was skipped because the old remote file could not be deleted.

When I view my store i see the background and the header but the columns and sideboxes are not showing up. Is this because the files didnt load?

hmm think I will have to start over as I am not sure that they went in the right folders.
Ok so my new question is did I need to do the custom template in the beginning at all if I am using this template?

wrapper:

Ok so my new question is did I need to do the custom template in the beginning at all if I am using this template?

Well, it really depends on how much you are going to change in the template, if all you're doing is changing colors and basic things then you probably didn't need to make a all those custom folders like the tutorial said becuase you'll just use the ones that exist for apple_zen but if you are going to make a lot of changes and just use the apple_zen template as the basic outline, it might not be a bad idea to use the custom template that you setup and copy the relevant info from the apple_zen, that way you can use the apple_zen as a reference without making changes to it which you won't be able to undo easily. I hope that was clear.

jettrue:

The stylesheet. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

Do you get the same error at http://www.axlesforless.com/ vs. http://axlesforless.com/

Did you add the stuff from additions_to_.htaccess to your .htaccess file?

When I add these .htaccess, the websites won't even open properly in IE6 no images or background work (looks similar to the cached webpages from google)

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

Am I supposed to add these to the htaccess file in the public_html ? or the public_html/includes?

I have a feeling i am entering them in the wrong file in the wrong place :frusty:

oneposhshop:

Ok, I made the following change to the css file:

#mainWrapper {
background-color: #711C4F;
text-align: left;
width: 940px;
vertical-align: top;
}

> 
> I'm not sure if I made the correct adjustment to the css file although it seems to have worked. Now what I want to do is to give the rounded effect to this square and include the darker border slices that I attached in the previous post.

Ok, this will take some extra work by you, that's not included in the apple zen template. If you want your square box to expand as people increase their font size,  I would chop up four corners and add them via css. Here's a good method:
<http://kalsey.com/2003/07/rounded_corners_in_css/>. You'd have to probably create the containers for the corners in tpl_main_page.php.

Now, if you DON'T want your box to expand, then I would chop a top edge (all the way across) and a bottom edge (all the way across), and then you may not need to create new div's to hold them, you may be able to add them via css to already existing divs.

HelpMeSell:

When I add these .htaccess, the websites won't even open properly in IE6 no images or background work (looks similar to the cached webpages from google)

Am I supposed to add these to the htaccess file in the public_html ? or the public_html/includes?

I have a feeling i am entering them in the wrong file in the wrong place :frusty:

Ok I did a little bit more playing around with IE6 and the htaccess (I am pretty sure it's the file in the public_html which I had to add the additions to)

Whenever I added the lines below the website wouldn't open properly in IE6 (sort of like the google cached view )

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
AddType text/x-component .htc

So I decided to ditch the first part and just added this and what would happen is that I wouldn't have any errors about accessing csshover.htc but my drop down menus wouldn't work...

AddType text/x-component .htc

The weird thing which I found out is that if I directly go to the link http://axlesforless.com/index.php?main_page=index the drop down menu's work regardless of the "AddType text/x-component .htc" addition to htaccess

Still though, if i go directly to the links the drop down menu's don't work :(

Please disregard my previous post I wasn't paying attention to the www in the beginning of the URL :oops:

With no addition to the htaccess if I goto http://www.axlesforless.com/index.php I get csshover error and drop down menu's won't work
But if i goto http://axlesforless.com/index.php I get no errors and the drop down menu's work

j123:

Thank you for the quick reply! I took a look at that mod and the tpl_dropdown_menu appears to be the same as in the apple zen template? Are you saying that apple zen template cannot accomplish that?

More specifically if I have category 1, category 2 and category 3, I want to show those as buttons along the top and each of the sub categories that corresponds to category 1, category 2 and category 3 will fly out from each button. I'm just not sure how I code these links

The mod I linked you to is just for the drop down menu. The mod I linked you to, creates the categories across as you want, vs. the way I have them (all in one). It will have some of the same files as my template, but its not the whole template, just the drop down menu files. If you replace my files, you should get the new behavior.