to html or not to html

[RelentlessSkateshop]

When we modify our index.php page in the languages directory, there are many similarities that the php uses compared to html code. Table structures, for example. But the index.php page in the default oscommerce vanilla install gives a complex code to show basic gif's. Here is an example:

 

<td>' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/logo_ccVisa.gif') . '</td>

 

I'm using this to show my credit card logos. But I filled in a table I made with ordinary img html code and it worked fine.

 

Can someone please explain why the example given on the oscommerce index.php page is different? Cross compatibilty with different browsers, perhaps?

 

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

[jpweber]

You're fine, Jeff; use all the html you want on the includes/languages/english/index.php page where OSC has all the default text. Use tables, etc., and things that are compatible with all browsers. Nothing wrong with that. I've got tables in my index, and a flash menu there, also.

 

If you're really not into PHP, and really want to take the PHP coding out of everything, and just use your own html, you might want to download and install the Simple Template System -- right here: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1524/

 

Good luck!