Desert Noon Template Support Thread

Desert Noon Template
Designed for Zen Cart version 1.3.8.

Features:
* Fixed width 3 column display
* Colors: Styled in Sage Green, Yellow, Tan and Blue.
* Customized button set included.
* Per-page CSS stylesheets to style individual pages.
* Better Categories Sidebox installed.
* Order Steps (tableless) installed.
* Date in Header.
* Tested using Firefox, IE7, Opera, Safari.

Desert Noon is now available in the downloads section.

Clyde,

Another great contribution from you. Very nice! :thumbsup:

For some reason this template is not showing any sideboxes. I was able to edit the CSS to get the top navigation links to show up, but the side navigation boxes have not ever displayed (even before I edited the CSS). Anyway, if you could give me a few pointers as to how to fix this, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Every time a new template is installed, the layout boxes controller in admin/tools must be reset.

aplusonsite:

For some reason this template is not showing any sideboxes. I was able to edit the CSS to get the top navigation links to show up, but the side navigation boxes have not ever displayed (even before I edited the CSS). Anyway, if you could give me a few pointers as to how to fix this, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

From the readme file

INSTALLATION:

Unzip the Package and upload the entire includes folder to your server.

In your admin panel, go to admin -> tools -> template selection, click the edit button, choose the template from the dropdown menu and click update.

Now go to admin -> tools -> layout boxes controller, Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the reset button.

Open your site in your browser and view the new template in action.

Good morning folks;
This is my first post in the Zen Forums, I was able to trip, stumble, and fall through the entire install and setup process, but now I am stumped.
I am having an issue with the header. I put in my logo.gif, it is much larger than what the template provided. When viewing the page in IE6 there are no display problems. But in IE7 the logo image is overflowing the header background and overlapping the lower 3 columns of the template. I modified the background gif in the header to match the added height of the new logo. Still no luck. When the page is viewed in IE7 it is almost like the background image of the header returns to a default size. I am very new at this, I am not a css guy, SQL is my thing. I think the template is fantastic and think the color choice was a primo decision. I am using ZC 1.3.8 .

Thank you for any help, I appreciate it and hope to add to the ZEN community once I get into the swing of things.

Ed:blink:

Sorry folks;

I figured it out. When I uploaded the whole cart onto my server, it did not overwrite the original header background, IE6 autoformatted it, but IE7 was being very picky and followed the commands to the "t". I changed the css px height to what I needed, re edited the bg image so it was not stretched, and retested it, all hunky dory. Nothing like figuring out css on your own. Now some HTML issues with the main page and I am ready to go. Thanks for looking at the e-mail though.

Ed:clap::oops:

I would like to use your template for non-cart (for now), but have few questions:
in the left sidebox, the header picture/button is all the way left

.leftBoxHeading, .rightBoxHeading, #categoriesHeading {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0.5em 0.2em;
	background: url(../images/sidebox_header_bg.gif) no-repeat;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	}

but the sidebox content picture/button is not

#categoriesContent{
margin: 0;
padding: 0.4em 0.4em 1.5em 0.4em;
background: url(../images/sidebox_content.gif);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	background-position:bottom;
color: #3300FF;
font-weight:bold;
}

how do I align them both all the way to the left?
Also the text in the content area is to the left, so they are outside the content area.

Also is this correct:

.productListing-heading {
font-weight:700;
font-size:1em;
}

Since I will not be using shopping cart, how do I remove "View Cart" button/label?
Very nice template!
Tx

Veronika7747:

I would like to use your template for non-cart (for now), but have few questions:
in the left sidebox, the header picture/button is all the way left

.leftBoxHeading, .rightBoxHeading, #categoriesHeading {
margin: 0;
padding: 0.5em 0.2em;
background: url(../images/sidebox_header_bg.gif) no-repeat;
font-size: 1.2em;
}

> but the sidebox content picture/button is not
> ```
#categoriesContent{
margin: 0;
padding: 0.4em 0.4em 1.5em 0.4em;
background: url(../images/sidebox_content.gif);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	background-position:bottom;
color: #3300FF;
font-weight:bold;
}

how do I align them both all the way to the left?
Also the text in the content area is to the left, so they are outside the content area.

Also is this correct:

.productListing-heading {
font-weight:700;
font-size:1em;
}

> 
> Since I will not be using shopping cart, how do I remove "View Cart" button/label?
> Very nice template!
> Tx

I'd have to see exactly what/where you plan to use the template: (the url for the site)

> Also is this correct:
> ```
.productListing-heading {
font-weight:700;
font-size:1em;
}

Yes it is: 700 is just the numerical value for bold

Clyde, I finally managed to put couple of page up on ISP. You can see what I was trying to say earlier at:
skygarden.viana.on.ca
I am also having a strange problem with some of the "back" buttons. If I'll view calendar event (sample on Nov. 3) and go to Site Map and click the "back" I get:
http://skygarden.viana.on.ca/index.php?main_page=events_calendar_include&_month=&_year=&eventmode=eventframe

I have no idea if this is a calendar problem or not...
Thanks in advance

Veronika

cont. (I was slow making changes to my message..)

Also, I will not be using the store option for a while, so I am trying to remove to "View Cart" button (beside the "My Account"), but if you put a mouse over that spot and click, you still can get the shopping cart page. How can I avoid it for now?

Thanks in advance

Veronika7747:

Clyde, I finally managed to put couple of page up on ISP. You can see what I was trying to say earlier at:
skygarden.viana.on.ca
I am also having a strange problem with some of the "back" buttons. If I'll view calendar event (sample on Nov. 3) and go to Site Map and click the "back" I get:
http://skygarden.viana.on.ca/index.php?main_page=events_calendar_include&_month=&_year=&eventmode=eventframe

I have no idea if this is a calendar problem or not...
Thanks in advance

Veronika

Veronika7747:

cont. (I was slow making changes to my message..)

Also, I will not be using the store option for a while, so I am trying to remove to "View Cart" button (beside the "My Account"), but if you put a mouse over that spot and click, you still can get the shopping cart page. How can I avoid it for now?

Thanks in advance

First: the graphics that make up the sideboxes are 150px wide.
You have them set to 180px that is the reason the boxes are off kilter.

You can keep the column settings at 180px but change the sidebox setting(s) to 150px
admin -> configuration -> layout setting
Column Width - Left Boxes
Column Width - Right Boxes

Second: open includes/templates/desert_noon/common/tpl_header.php

find and comment out the following section of code:

<li><a href="<?php echo  zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT; ?></a></li>

<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() != 0) { ?>
    <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?></a></li>
<?php }?>

    <li class="viewCart"><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?></a></li>

I am also having a strange problem with some of the "back" buttons. If I'll view calendar event (sample on Nov. 3) and go to Site Map and click the "back" I get

I tried this and couldn't duplicate the problem you describe. (I was taken back to the main page.

Check through the bug reports in the forum and see if this problem has been reported.

Veronika7747:

Clyde, I finally managed to put couple of page up on ISP. You can see what I was trying to say earlier at:
skygarden.viana.on.ca
I am also having a strange problem with some of the "back" buttons. If I'll view calendar event (sample on Nov. 3) and go to Site Map and click the "back" I get:
http://skygarden.viana.on.ca/index.php?main_page=events_calendar_include&_month=&_year=&eventmode=eventframe

I have no idea if this is a calendar problem or not...
Thanks in advance

Veronika

For the back button problem check here:
[
www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=545604&postcount=1](http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=545604&postcount=1)

Thanks for a fast reply.. I need at least 160px for the calendar to fit in the sidebox. I did resize the 2 pictures (sidebox_header_bg.gif and sidebox_contect.gif) - but put them back now to your original size. So how can I achieve it?

This is stil happening, you just have to go couple time into the calendar; I will try to posted in the caledar forum as well.:

strange problem with some of the "back" buttons. If I view calendar event (sample on Nov. 3) and go to Site Map and (back & forth few times) and than click the "back" I get to this address:
http://skygarden.viana.on.ca/index.p...ode=eventframe

Veronika7747:

Thanks for a fast reply.. I need at least 160px for the calendar to fit in the sidebox. I did resize the 2 pictures (sidebox_header_bg.gif and sidebox_contect.gif) - but put them back now to your original size. So how can I achieve it?

This is stil happening, you just have to go couple time into the calendar; I will try to posted in the caledar forum as well.:

strange problem with some of the "back" buttons. If I view calendar event (sample on Nov. 3) and go to Site Map and (back & forth few times) and than click the "back" I get to this address:
http://skygarden.viana.on.ca/index.p...ode=eventframe

I've redone the images for the sideboxes.

Just unzip the file and upload the two images to:
includes/templates/desert_noon/images/

Now go to:
admin -> configuration -> layout settings
Column Width - Left Boxes
Column Width - Right Boxes

set these to 160px.
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As for the back button problem try the fix I pointed out above and check in the event calendar support thread.
This wouldn't be a template problem since the template doesn't change any Zen Cart functionality.

Thank you, you are GREAT!:clap:

Hi,
I was wondering if you could glance at this site and tell me if you think I messed up the template somehow.

http://www.fishermansquarry.com

I know I have to fix the header image because at low screen resolutions the words in the header picture overlap the date. I might just remove the date.

My problem is with Internet Explorer. I'm using the newest IE Beta version, so I'm not sure if maybe the browser is buggy, being in Beta. However I've found similar problems using an older version of IE, but not as abundant... Example: the register/login tab would disappear and reappear when you hover the cursor over it.

With my version of IE, everything jumps around. The manufacturers box moves up and positions itself in front of the other side boxes. Tabs and text keep disappearing and reappearing when you hover over them, even some text that isn't clickable, and occasional product pictures decide not to show up in the category listings.

Everything seems to work fine with Firefox though.

Just wondering if there's something glaringly obvious that I've messed up. I'm using zencart version 1.3.8, fresh install. I haven't really messed with the template much, other than the header. I do have a hand full of add ons installed, which I can list if it's possible that one of them might be the culprit.

By the way, I love the template.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

jwjones:

Hi,
I was wondering if you could glance at this site and tell me if you think I messed up the template somehow.

http://www.fishermansquarry.com

I know I have to fix the header image because at low screen resolutions the words in the header picture overlap the date. I might just remove the date.

My problem is with Internet Explorer. I'm using the newest IE Beta version, so I'm not sure if maybe the browser is buggy, being in Beta. However I've found similar problems using an older version of IE, but not as abundant... Example: the register/login tab would disappear and reappear when you hover the cursor over it.

With my version of IE, everything jumps around. The manufacturers box moves up and positions itself in front of the other side boxes. Tabs and text keep disappearing and reappearing when you hover over them, even some text that isn't clickable, and occasional product pictures decide not to show up in the category listings.

Everything seems to work fine with Firefox though.

Just wondering if there's something glaringly obvious that I've messed up. I'm using zencart version 1.3.8, fresh install. I haven't really messed with the template much, other than the header. I do have a hand full of add ons installed, which I can list if it's possible that one of them might be the culprit.

By the way, I love the template.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

My problem is with Internet Explorer. I'm using the newest IE Beta version, so I'm not sure if maybe the browser is buggy, being in Beta. However I've found similar problems using an older version of IE, but not as abundant... Example: the register/login tab would disappear and reappear when you hover the cursor over it.

This may be just a quirk (the image is a roll-over and the delay may be that the image is "trying to catch up" with the hover). I'll try to correct this with the next upgrade of the template.

With my version of IE, everything jumps around. The manufacturers box moves up and positions itself in front of the other side boxes. Tabs and text keep disappearing and reappearing when you hover over them, even some text that isn't clickable, and occasional product pictures decide not to show up in the category listings.

I assuming you mean IE8(beta)
I checked you site in IE7 and didn't notice this behavior.

Yes, sorry, it's IE 8 Beta 2.

I uninstalled it and everything's back to normal with IE 7.

It must be unique to IE 8. Hopefully not many people are using it yet.
It made the site pretty bad, sometimes half of the the categories wouldn't show in the side bar until you hover over it and then it would expand.

The only thing that sort of worries me is that I didn't notice any issues like that with other sites I visited. I guess there's no need to worry about it though until they release the final version and everyone upgrades IE.

Might be something to report to their beta testing though, to ward off potential issues in the future, if I even had a clue as to what was causing it.

Thanks for the reply