Simple Newbie Question

[Trentide]

Thanks for looking, by the way. The box I'm referring to is the actual entry box where you input your friends name in the "tell a friend" module. For some reason the box got much smaller and I would like to make it the same as my "search" input box.

 

Thank you so much,

Jason

[rrrhythm]

Thanks for looking, by the way. The box I'm referring to is the actual entry box where you input your friends name in the "tell a friend" module. For some reason the box got much smaller and I would like to make it the same as my "search" input box.

 

Thank you so much,

Jason

 

 

just how newbie is newbie? fixing this is not necessarily a newbie sort of thing to do, in the sense that you will have to modify the code. but it's a pretty easy fix if you're not a total newbie:

 

1. download a copy of the file /catalog/includes/boxes/tell_a_friend.php

 

2. open tell_a_friend.php, and immediately do a "save as" and rename that file something else, like "tell_a_friendOld.php". close that file. you have just made a back-up, which is an essential step whenever you do these sorts of changes. if you have any problems, you can always get back to the starting point using your back-up. always backup first.

 

3. reopen the file "tell_a_friend.php" and find the following text:

tep_draw_input_field('to_email_address', '', 'size="10"')

change that 10 to whatever size you want. notice the series of quotation marks in the original, and be sure you do not alter them.

 

4. save the file tell_a_friend.php, and upload it to your site.

[jasonabc]

Or if you want more precise/detailed control then change that bit of code to this:

 

tep_draw_input_field('to_email_address', '', 'style="width:150px;"')

 

Change the 150 to suit your needs obviously.

[Trentide]

Thanks for that!! The changes have been made and I'm that much closer to making some pennies.

 

Jason

[rrrhythm]

Or if you want more precise/detailed control then change that bit of code to this:

 

tep_draw_input_field('to_email_address', '', 'style="width:150px;"')

 

Change the 150 to suit your needs obviously.

great tip! use styles, of course. doh! why didn't i think of that? or i suppose you could give it a class assignment and style it in style sheet. thanks!

 

rj