Scrolling Featured Sidebox support thread

I have installed this mnod and the changes and it sorts out the image issue mentioned in this thread.

However whilst the scrolling works the product images are not displayed, it's just the test that scrolls.

Any one got any ideas?

DVDTitan:

I have installed this mnod and the changes and it sorts out the image issue mentioned in this thread.

However whilst the scrolling works the product images are not displayed, it's just the test that scrolls.

Any one got any ideas?
Without an url to look at , and no details of zencart version being used,
difficult to offer any advice..

We are using ZenCart 1.38, no Image Handler.

The scrolling features look great, (thanks for the mod!!!) but I think it makes the mouse cursor jumpy on our site. I slowed down the crawl and reduced the number of images being showed, but it's still a bit jittery. Is there anything to do about this?

--Pat

I've been using Zen Cart for about 2 months, now on version 1.38

I would like to put the scrolling features in an EZ Page instead of the Features box because EZ Pages are more flexible as far as where they display (as far as I know). I want the scrolling Features on the main page and in Category views, but not any deeper in the site such as in a sub-category or product view.

I have fiddled with the all of the settings in Config/Index Listing. Even after I tried setting all of the "Show Featured Products" items to 0, the scrolling features still show up everywhere, even in an empty shopping cart.

I have successfully turned EZ Pages on and off for individual areas by entering their page ID in various places, so maybe I'm just more familiar with that feature.

Anyway, please let me know if I can put the scrolling features somewhere besides the features box. Maybe put the features mod code into the EZ page text or something?

Thanks

--Pat

Tapper:

We are using ZenCart 1.38, no Image Handler.

The scrolling features look great, (thanks for the mod!!!) but I think it makes the mouse cursor jumpy on our site. I slowed down the crawl and reduced the number of images being showed, but it's still a bit jittery. Is there anything to do about this?

--Pat
http://www.dezinashop.com/demo/
Works fine as demo above shows..even when Image Handler2 is installed.

Hey Misty

I think I know what the problem is. I use an OLD OLD Kensington trackball. When I don't have the right driver the cursor jerks around just like this. Kensington doesn't even supply the driver for mine anymore: I moved to a new PC at work and had to use the "DO NOT USE WITH YOUR DEVICE EVER EVER EVER NOT SUPPORTED DANGER!!!" driver.

It works fine, but since this really isn't the right driver for my device that may be the problem. My co-workers all say that the scrollbox doesn't affect their cursor at all.

I'm getting a new Logitec trackball sometime in the next few days; I'll post and let you know if that changes anything.

--Pat

Yes, the mouse cursor jumpiness was being caused by my trackball driver. I now have a new Logitech trackball and the jumpiness I had with the Kensington Orbit is gone.

I now have a new Logitech trackball and the jumpiness I had with the Kensington Orbit is gone.
Thanks for reporting problem is solved
:smile:

BTW:

One of the templates we use will NOT show a specials or featured sidebox.
I placed the scrolling featured code into the "Blank Sidebox" mod files and it works great.

Tapper:

BTW:

One of the templates we use will NOT show a specials or featured sidebox.
I placed the scrolling featured code into the "Blank Sidebox" mod files and it works great.
Which template? Free one/purchased? Just incase someone else encounters similar problem

It's a free template called "SexyPink". I don't know where my boss got it or how he installed it, but in includes/templates/SexyPink there are image and stylesheet dirs, but none of the ZC ones. Turning on most of the built-in sideboxes in Admin does absolutely nothing.

Could be template you are using, as scrolling featured and specials
sidexboxes work fine with both Zencart template default and Zencart
Classic.

misty:

admin...configuration..maximium values..
random new featured products for sidebox..alter
to requirements.

Thanks for that been driving me mad

Hi misty,

I've just paid and installed this mod. Is it possible to make a horizontal div in order to show scrolling featured products? I would love to show this not on the sidebox but in header.

Thanks

Ok, what the heck is going on? I am using the AppleZen template and when I dump the tpl_featured.php file in the includes\templates\apple_zen\sideboxes\ it doesn't show up in the Layout Box Controller.

What gives?

There are only 2 of my 10 features showing. There is no diff between any of my features. The 2 that show are the last 2 that were added as featured.

Thank you,
John

bumba000:

There are only 2 of my 10 features showing. There is no diff between any of my features. The 2 that show are the last 2 that were added as featured.
Thank you,
John
And via zencart admin, how many featured items have you set to show
in featured sidebox... this setting is available in zencart 1.3.8./1.3.8.a

I've read the fix for the problem in IE but since I'm a bit of a newby here I have a hard time understanding what I'm supposed to do with it. Can someone please type out the code that I need to put in the php and tell me exactly where to put it?

Thank you in advance,

Juliet van Ree

By the way, I do love the scrollbox, it looks great in firefox!

Double sorry here... After one day of reading and reading I understand the problem...The fix was written for the "what's new" sidebox so I couldn't find it, because I don't have a "what's new" sidebox. I'm very much ashamed... sorry.

I'm very much ashamed... sorry.
No problem.
:smile: