How to change template on heavy modified ocCommerce?

[lopes_andre]

Hi,

 

I want to change the design of my shop, but my osCommerce is heavy modified.

 

One year ago I have payed a freelancer to change the design of my heavy modified osCommerce. I know that the osCommerce have been modified file by file, and the design was made using photoshop.

 

How can I start to change my osC design using this technique(file by file). There are some tricks that I need to know to transform the photoshop images into html tables?

 

I have search information about this technique in the forums but I can't find it.

 

Please let me know more about it.

 

 

 

Best Regards, Andre.

[Guest]

Hi,

 

I want to change the design of my shop, but my osCommerce is heavy modified.

 

One year ago I have payed a freelancer to change the design of my heavy modified osCommerce. I know that the osCommerce have been modified file by file, and the design was made using photoshop.

 

How can I start to change my osC design using this technique(file by file). There are some tricks that I need to know to transform the photoshop images into html tables?

 

I have search information about this technique in the forums but I can't find it.

 

Please let me know more about it.

Best Regards, Andre.

What happened to the other thread you started?

[lopes_andre]

Hi,

 

My other thread about this subject was in "add/ons section", the reply's I receive were about Simple Template System, but the osC installation is heavy modified, so I can't use STS.

 

I started this thread again, but now in the "General Support" in the hope of some general feedback about this subject.

 

If anyone is familiar with template changing file by file, please let me know.

 

 

Best Regards, Andre.

[Guest]

Hi,

 

My other thread about this subject was in "add/ons section", the reply's I receive were about Simple Template System, but the osC installation is heavy modified, so I can't use STS.

 

I started this thread again, but now in the "General Support" in the hope of some general feedback about this subject.

 

If anyone is familiar with template changing file by file, please let me know.

Best Regards, Andre.

OK, I doubt that there would be any experts on the oscommerce forum. As you know, oscommerce does not use a template system. If you do not have a template, there may be help.

[lopes_andre]

Thanks for your reply Coopco,

 

I have my osCommerce design modified file by file. I need to learn how to modify the osC this way.

 

Were can I find experts that can help me in how to do it?

 

I think what I need to know is how to export Photoshop templates to html tables and modify each .php page to fit on each page. I think this can be made using specific tools, but I don't know witch ones.

 

 

 

Sorry my bad english.

 

Best Regards, Andre.

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply Coopco,

 

I have my osCommerce design modified file by file. I need to learn how to modify the osC this way.

 

Were can I find experts that can help me in how to do it?

 

I think what I need to know is how to export Photoshop templates to html tables and modify each .php page to fit on each page. I think this can be made using specific tools, but I don't know witch ones.

Sorry my bad english.

 

Best Regards, Andre.

Sorry, can't help there. It is an extremely inefficient way to do it (imho).

[lopes_andre]

Okay,

 

So in witch way I should do it? Or witch is your advise to me?

 

 

Sorry my english.

 

Best Regards, André.

[burt]

You need to take your design and split it into:

 

header

column | content | column

footer

 

The header parts go into /includes/header.php

The footer parts go into /includes/footer.php

Your column parts can go into the column files (or the header/footer) - depends upon the design

Obviously other changes are done in stylesheet, box class file and so on.

 

 

I suspect that you will probably want to get someone who can do this for you - but if you do it yourself you will learn a lot about osCommerce. If you need a shortcut, message me as I know a resource that might give you a head start.

[lopes_andre]

You need to take your design and split it into:

 

header

column | content | column

footer

 

The header parts go into /includes/header.php

The footer parts go into /includes/footer.php

Your column parts can go into the column files (or the header/footer) - depends upon the design

Obviously other changes are done in stylesheet, box class file and so on.

I suspect that you will probably want to get someone who can do this for you - but if you do it yourself you will learn a lot about osCommerce. If you need a shortcut, message me as I know a resource that might give you a head start.

 

Thks for your reply burt,

 

I want to learn how to do it. I have made modifications by myself in the osC, but the design I have delegated the task. Now I wan't to learn on how to do this task.

 

On heavy modified osC shops this is the best option to change the design?

 

 

Best Regards,

André.

[burt]

I have made modifications by myself in the osC, but the design I have delegated the task. Now I wan't to learn on how to do this task.

Good! I wish more shop owners would be like you.

 

On heavy modified osC shops this is the best option to change the design?

In my opinion, getting to learn osCommerce the "hard" way (by diving into the codebase) is a good thing - you will come out the other end with MUCH more knowledge of osCommerce than 99.9% of all the other osCommerce users in the world.