Apple Zen Support Thread

hllight:

To allow more viewable area for products, I have set Applezen to have NO sideboxes by setting Column Right Status - Global to 0. I cannot seem to make use of the left sidebox area and the right sidebox area has a very light gray background. Can these problems be corrected?

Change .centerColumn to width:95%.

To address the issue of not enough space at the bottom of the template, you can change the padding of .centerColumn to:

padding:0 2% 2% 2%;

To address the add to cart box, you'd need to open up includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_product_info_display.php to move the add to cart section below the attributes section. :cool:

This is really a great template. I will play with your recommendations today! Thank you very much!

Thanks for the contribution.

I have a question.

I have my Zen Cart settings so that people are forced to login in order to browse and order.

I also have the settings to hide the header and the footer, but with the Apple Zen Template all of this information is viewable by the public.

Can I hide the header/footer/menu?

Thanks

Jettrue:
Where can I make a financial contribution for your efforts?
Your suggestions corrected all issues with the excepiton of removing the light gray area from the right sidebox area.
I found the following in your stylesheet.css file:
#centerColumnWrapper {
background:url(../images/shadowRight.png) repeat-y 100% 0;
width:71em;
}
I changed the setting to "repeat-y 0 0" like the shadowLeft.png thinking that would remove the shading. It did not work. I also changed 71em to 0 and that didn't do anything either. Any suggestions? I suppose I could edit the .png file and make it white, but that is cheating. ;-)

Just noticed you did not address the language box question. Since I posted several questions in separate messages it could have easily been overlooked. Without sideboxes can it be located in the header area or someplace else?

I'm back. Still loving the template!

I do have a problem with my background image.

I don't like the way the image "operates" .

When the page is opened, the image shown is perfect, but as you scroll down the page, the image repeats so you end up with the feet (bottom of image) over the head (top of image).

Is there any way to stop this so the image stays FIXED as the text is scrolled?

I hope you can follow this!

Thanks.

PS - Why is the footer messed up now? See how BIG it got?

http://charmsandmore.charmedbytina.com

makes_cents:

Thanks for the contribution.

I have a question.

I have my Zen Cart settings so that people are forced to login in order to browse and order.

I also have the settings to hide the header and the footer, but with the Apple Zen Template all of this information is viewable by the public.

Can I hide the header/footer/menu?

Thanks

I would ask this in the general zen cart forum, as I'm not sure of the answer. I tried turning off the header, with both my apple zen template and the classic template, under "Configuration", "Customer Details", "Customer Authorization: Hide Header" set to true, and it would not work.

However, under the configuration "Website Maintenance" section, if I hide the header there, and turn website maintenance on, then the header does hide. So that tells me its something to with something other than the template, that I'm not sure of. :huh:

hllight:

Jettrue:
Where can I make a financial contribution for your efforts?
Your suggestions corrected all issues with the excepiton of removing the light gray area from the right sidebox area.
I found the following in your stylesheet.css file:
#centerColumnWrapper {
background:url(../images/shadowRight.png) repeat-y 100% 0;
width:71em;
}
I changed the setting to "repeat-y 0 0" like the shadowLeft.png thinking that would remove the shading. It did not work. I also changed 71em to 0 and that didn't do anything either. Any suggestions? I suppose I could edit the .png file and make it white, but that is cheating. ;-)

Ah, no, the light gray color is found in the image content_bg.gif, you have to open up the image, and change the color to what you'd like, or if you want it solid white, change #centerColumnWrapper2 to this:

#centerColumnWrapper2{
background: #ffffff;
}

As for your languages box, you can try something like this, add this to includes/templates/your_template/common/tpl_header.php, perhaps right after or before the search header section (<div id="navMainSearch"><?php require(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'sideboxes/search_header.php'); ?></div>):

<div id="navMainLang"><?php require(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'sideboxes/languages.php'); ?></div>

Then you will probably have to make some adjustments to the stylesheet, and perhaps even includes/modules/sideboxes/your_template/languages.php

Yes, actually open the above file up, and change line 29 from:

require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);

to

require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_box_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_box_header.php');

There may be more to it than that, but that'll get you going in the right direction.

charmedbytina2:

I'm back. Still loving the template!

I do have a problem with my background image.

I don't like the way the image "operates" .

When the page is opened, the image shown is perfect, but as you scroll down the page, the image repeats so you end up with the feet (bottom of image) over the head (top of image).

Is there any way to stop this so the image stays FIXED as the text is scrolled?

I hope you can follow this!

Thanks.

PS - Why is the footer messed up now? See how BIG it got?

http://charmsandmore.charmedbytina.com

As for the image, you actually have it "fixed" now, and you need it "un-fixed". Remove background-attachment: fixed; from that section.

It looks like perhaps you didn't close a <font size=4> somewhere, as the font on your site is quite big after "one charm at a time".

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
:hug:

I have been playing with that image and just couldn't get it right!

She looks great now!

Hello -

I am running Apple Zen Template and have made an error I have been unable to correct.

IN my INFORMATION drop down menu I am getting HEADER_TITLE_ABOUT_ showing and I assume it should be reading about us. Also the link is bad and I am getting a page not found error.

Any help solving this would be appreciated.

Running 1.3.7

http://www.ezskratch.com/store/index.php?main_page=index

I have problem with the about_us page. I have installed the about_us mod but the alignment is off. On the top left of the page, there is the 'Shipping sample text'. How do I remove them?

http://peg2u.com/catalogue/index.php?main_page=about_us

This isn't a fix but rather a possible cause. I had a similar problem when I attempted to delete "Gift Certificate" and "Discount Coupons" from the drop down menu. I deleted the the associated instruction from the php file and instead of deleting them, I got a similar message. I replaced the file with the original and was back where I started with the Certificate and Coupon menu items.
This just happened yesterday and I decided to move on with more important modifications and wait till another day to remove the menu items. I don't have a solution yet. BUT I WILL and will let you know when I do. Probably not much help but I tried.

I may have missed the thread covering this situation:
a Flash file displays properly in define_main_page.php but it covers a portion of the Apple Zen pull-down menu (when mouseover activates the menu).

http://aaadisplaygroup.net/index.php

I thought a proper z-index setting would solve the problem but I cannot get it work. Any one has a solution?

Thanks for your help,

deBeaujeu

ezskratch:

Hello -

I am running Apple Zen Template and have made an error I have been unable to correct.

IN my INFORMATION drop down menu I am getting HEADER_TITLE_ABOUT_ showing and I assume it should be reading about us. Also the link is bad and I am getting a page not found error.

Any help solving this would be appreciated.

Running 1.3.7

http://www.ezskratch.com/store/index.php?main_page=index

As described in the readme.txt, the About Us page is not in a standard install.

9. Add the "About Us" contribution to your site using this module: http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&cPath=40_47&products_id=182 OR, remove this section from includes/templates/apple_zen/common/tpl_drop_menu.php:

<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_ABOUT_US; ?></a></li>

However, you shouldn't be getting that HEADER_TITLE_ABOUT_US issue, since HEADER_TITLE_ABOUT_US is defined in includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/apple_zen/headermenu.php

dolzer:

I have problem with the about_us page. I have installed the about_us mod but the alignment is off. On the top left of the page, there is the 'Shipping sample text'. How do I remove them?

http://peg2u.com/catalogue/index.php?main_page=about_us

That is a very odd issue, but if hllight's post just beneath yours also pertains to you:

hllight:

This isn't a fix but rather a possible cause. I had a similar problem when I attempted to delete "Gift Certificate" and "Discount Coupons" from the drop down menu. I deleted the the associated instruction from the php file and instead of deleting them, I got a similar message. I replaced the file with the original and was back where I started with the Certificate and Coupon menu items.
This just happened yesterday and I decided to move on with more important modifications and wait till another day to remove the menu items. I don't have a solution yet. BUT I WILL and will let you know when I do. Probably not much help but I tried.

If you tried to remove "Gift Certificate" and "Discount Coupons" (or any sections) from includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/tpl_drop_menu.php, put it back to the original. :smartalec:

Then go to your admin, go to "Modules", "order total" and turn off the modules there, and those items will remove themselves.

Now, if you want to use "Gift Certificate" and "Discount Coupons", but just don't want them from the menu, be sure to remove ONLY the relevant code:

<?php if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') { ?><li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_GV_FAQ; ?></a></li>
	  <?php } ?><?php if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') { ?><li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_DISCOUNT_COUPON; ?></a></li>
	  <?php } ?>

Its confusing because of the way I formatted the code, will fix that in my next release. But remember that the <?php } ?> comes after the section you're removing, not before.

hllight:

This isn't a fix but rather a possible cause. I had a similar problem when I attempted to delete "Gift Certificate" and "Discount Coupons" from the drop down menu. I deleted the the associated instruction from the php file and instead of deleting them, I got a similar message. I replaced the file with the original and was back where I started with the Certificate and Coupon menu items.
This just happened yesterday and I decided to move on with more important modifications and wait till another day to remove the menu items. I don't have a solution yet. BUT I WILL and will let you know when I do. Probably not much help but I tried.

See my above reply to dolzer. There was an error in the way you removed code.

deBeaujeu:

I may have missed the thread covering this situation:
a Flash file displays properly in define_main_page.php but it covers a portion of the Apple Zen pull-down menu (when mouseover activates the menu).

http://aaadisplaygroup.net/index.php

I thought a proper z-index setting would solve the problem but I cannot get it work. Any one has a solution?

Thanks for your help,

deBeaujeu

Unfortunately, you can't z-index flash. But I did a search for z-index and flash on this forum, and found this idea (read the optimism section, LOL):

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=119649&postcount=4

I am working on arranging my apple zen header and really hoping that I'm not going to have to go with nested tables. Can someone out there assist?

Right now I've got problems with the stuff on the right-hand side of the header getting bumped down below the line of the logo image. I've removed everything from the "tagline" div but I'd really like to be able to put another image there or the login header contrib.

Here's a link to my test site:

http://www.gammagraph.com/store/

and a screenshot of how I would like it to line up:

Any advice would be great. Thanks!

hrm:

I am working on arranging my apple zen header and really hoping that I'm not going to have to go with nested tables. Can someone out there assist?

Right now I've got problems with the stuff on the right-hand side of the header getting bumped down below the line of the logo image. I've removed everything from the "tagline" div but I'd really like to be able to put another image there or the login header contrib.

Here's a link to my test site:

http://www.gammagraph.com/store/

and a screenshot of how I would like it to line up:

Any advice would be great. Thanks!

All you need to do is reduce the width of #navMain. From my testing, 19em seems to be about right:

#navMain {
width:19em;
float: right;
text-align:right;
margin-right:0;
position:relative;
}