Front Page and Layout Questions........

Festara · March 27, 2004

H again. I just wanted to know of there is an easy way to have the margins on my pages be white. Also, I added table border that only shows up on the front page and categories pages. Can I add them to the whole site?? Last question.... I added a picture to the top of my page, but it moved the 3 icons (account, cart, checkout) over to the right. Can I get them to go over the picture??

You can see my site here... Sara's Mystical Treasures

If anyone has any ideas to make it look nicer without any difficult coding...please feel free to voice your opinions. Thanks all.

Sara

vasq · March 27, 2004

I dont know what would be difficult coding for you but I will try to help.

Go to folder INCLUDES , backup file header.php ( in case something went wrong).

Now edit this file like this:

after a piece of code:

  if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {
   echo $messageStack->output('header');
 }
?>

Insert code:

<div align="center"><img src="../images/my_big_logo.gif" width="60" height="60"> 
</div>

Now upload your picture (the top one) to folder IMAGES.

Remember that parts of new code:

1.my_big_logo.gif should be actual name of picture file

2.width="60" it doesnt have to be "60" , it has to be actual width of your picture

3.height="60" same as over

IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG just download backed up file header.php to INCLUDES

I hope i managed to help you, I now its coding but it worths to try.

greets

v.

Festara · March 27, 2004

ok...I did that...and it shows up, but it's on top of the pic I put up initially. The 1st one I renamed oscommerce.gif so it would replace the old one. Can I hide that one or delete it somehow??

vasq · March 27, 2004

From the same file remove piece of code:

<?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'oscommerce.gif', 'osCommerce') . '</a>'; ?>

That will do...

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

<div align="center"><img src="http://www.sarasmysticaltreasures.com/commerce/images/oscommerce.gif" width="1000" height="50"> 
</div>

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
?<tr class="header">
? ?<td valign="middle"><a href="http://sarasmysticaltreasures.com/commerce/index.php?osCsid=6528dba2f0e0e2be09e15c15ed85f997"><img src="images/oscommerce.gif" border="0" alt="osCommerce" title=" osCommerce " width="1000" height="50"></a></td>

Looking at the underlying source code it is asked for twice. Within the header I think.

Just delete the code for the first banner you had there.

Festara · March 28, 2004

ok....did that..... Looks good...but now the 3 icons are on the left side...lol. :blink:

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

post your header file here.

Festara · March 28, 2004

<?php
/*
 $Id: header.php,v 1.42 2003/06/10 18:20:38 hpdl Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/
// check if the 'install' directory exists, and warn of its existence
 if (WARN_INSTALL_EXISTENCE == 'true') {
   if (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/install')) {
     $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_INSTALL_DIRECTORY_EXISTS, 'warning');
   }
 }

// check if the configure.php file is writeable
 if (WARN_CONFIG_WRITEABLE == 'true') {
   if ( (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/includes/configure.php')) && (is_writeable(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/includes/configure.php')) ) {
     $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_CONFIG_FILE_WRITEABLE, 'warning');
   }
 }

// check if the session folder is writeable
 if (WARN_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NOT_WRITEABLE == 'true') {
   if (STORE_SESSIONS == '') {
     if (!is_dir(tep_session_save_path())) {
       $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NON_EXISTENT, 'warning');
     } elseif (!is_writeable(tep_session_save_path())) {
       $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_DIRECTORY_NOT_WRITEABLE, 'warning');
     }
   }
 }

// check session.auto_start is disabled
 if ( (function_exists('ini_get')) && (WARN_SESSION_AUTO_START == 'true') ) {
   if (ini_get('session.auto_start') == '1') {
     $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_SESSION_AUTO_START, 'warning');
   }
 }

 if ( (WARN_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY_NOT_READABLE == 'true') && (DOWNLOAD_ENABLED == 'true') ) {
   if (!is_dir(DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD)) {
     $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY_NON_EXISTENT, 'warning');
   }
 }

 if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {
   echo $messageStack->output('header');
 }
?>

<div align="center"><img src="http://www.sarasmysticaltreasures.com/commerce/images/oscommerce.gif" width="1000" height="50"> 
</div>

<td align="right" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT) . '</a>  <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_cart.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS) . '</a>  <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_checkout.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT) . '</a>'; ?>  </td>
 </tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">
 <tr class="headerNavigation">
   <td class="headerNavigation">  <?php echo $breadcrumb->trail(' » '); ?></td>
   <td align="right" class="headerNavigation"><?php if (tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) { ?><a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_LOGOFF, '', 'SSL'); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF; ?></a>  |  <?php } ?><a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL'); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT; ?></a>  |  <a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?></a>  |  <a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?></a>   </td>
 </tr>
</table>
<?php
 if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['error_message']) && tep_not_null($HTTP_GET_VARS['error_message'])) {
?>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
 <tr class="headerError">
   <td class="headerError"><?php echo htmlspecialchars(urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['error_message'])); ?></td>
 </tr>
</table>
<?php
 }

 if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['info_message']) && tep_not_null($HTTP_GET_VARS['info_message'])) {
?>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
 <tr class="headerInfo">
   <td class="headerInfo"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($HTTP_GET_VARS['info_message']); ?></td>
 
</tr>
</table>
<?php
 }
?>

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

personally i would ditch them altogether.

you have the relevant links in the breadcrumbs and they seem slightly out of place within your store design - only my opinion though.

Festara · March 28, 2004

I would like to do that actually. But what do I erase???

Is it this???

<td align="right" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT) . '</a>  <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_cart.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS) . '</a>  <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_checkout.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT) . '</a>'; ?>  </td>

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

<td align="right" valign="bottom"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT) . '</a> <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_cart.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS) . '</a> <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_checkout.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT) . '</a>'; ?> </td>
</tr>

</table>

this includes the closing <tr> and <table> tags as they are not required.

save your original header just in-case all goes belly up.

Festara · March 28, 2004

Beautiful....Thanks!! Where can I remove the picture and "what's new here" thing on top?? I changed the words and pic, but I don't want it there at all.

March 28, 2004

Don't use frontpage !

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

who has done your designing up until now ?

Festara · March 28, 2004

I'm the only one doing it. I know basic html/css/javascript ..... but php is new to me. So everything you see is my work. The docs aren't much help and I've been looking up my questions instead of asking them. Now I feel like I need more customized answers so I signed up and here I am! :D

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

this image ?

Festara · March 28, 2004

yup...that's the one!

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

to get rid of the image - download pixel_trans.gif from your images directory.

rename it table_background_default.gif and upload it back to the same dir.

the reference to what's new, from memory, may either be in index.php or in your admin area under catalog/define mainpage.

Festara · March 28, 2004

ok...maybe I'm dumb, but how do I get the pic file pixel_trans.gif ?? I couldn't "Save Target As" so how do I get it??

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

download it via ftp.

Festara · March 28, 2004

Oh No!!!!!!!!! Now I LOST pixel_trans.gif Ahhhhhhhhh!! ummm....now what???

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

pm me your email addy and i'll send you mine.

or you can create it - it is just a 1x1 transparent gif - i think.

Festara · March 28, 2004

sfesta@optonline.net Thanks a lot!!

♥yesudo · March 28, 2004

email gone.

Festara · March 28, 2004

Ok...I just made iy myself..... saved it as both and uploaded it...so it's working now. Thanks so much!!

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