missing step via the "paypal express checkout button"

I noticed a small glitch and hope someone has come across this already with a fix. I checked a few php files thinking i knew what i was looking for, however i was mistaken.

At the moment if a customer goes to the shopping cart they will see their order, the "back to shopping" , "goto checkout" and "check out with PayPal" button.

If you select "goto checkout" button your given options via shipping modules, ups/canadapost/freeshipping etc etc. (whichever modules you have installed). However, if you select the "check out with PayPal" button it skips the "checkout_shipping" php page and the default option that you can not choose is sent to paypal for a different total than what you saw on the "shopping_cart" page.

Is it possible not to give the "Paypal" button until the end of the checkout procedure when all options are presented to the customer?
Is it possible to hide the button/option and replace the "button_confirm" with a "paypal" button named the same?

I have disabled the following

Express Checkout: Select Cheapest Shipping Automatically
No
Express Checkout: Skip Payment Page
No
Express Checkout: Automatic Account Creation
Yes

under the payment module in the admin section.

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When your customer clicks the PayPal Express Checkout button on the shopping cart page, they are taken to PayPal's site in order to log in and choose a funding source. They are not confirming final payment amount at that stage. They are then returned to your site to select shipping options, enter any coupons if you've got any, and to finally confirm their order (and thus also the final payment amount) on your site.

YAY!!! i love being a newbie... okies... on a more serious note..... ya, i'm an idiot.

Ive been setting up my store after working my real job and getting very little sleep. When i tried buying an item for a penny in my paypal test account i was more interested in making sure i had paypal setup then watching the page names and steps that took place.

Sorry for the question, i just figured i screwed something up. I've seen so many ppl having trouble with paypal, i figured i was one of them. I haven't done much shopping with Paypal express on other people's websites either which was some source of the confusion.

Thank you for clarifying that for me. Im geek enough to admit when i make mistakes, but it doesnt happen very often heh.

Note to self - drink less beer when managing online store lol.

lol - glad you understand it better now :)