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You would creat that in the data tables in ccp0_namespaces, create or colne the namespace that you want and name it what you want. Look at whats in the namespace for femenus which will give you an idea how to tie it to a php file.

John

Hi Nick, how does this affect the embedded ccp menu system?  I assume we can only put things at the top or bottom of the sidebars since the static code needs to be above or below the references to the menu system in the skin? 

James...

After reviewing a few posts all with the same theme, it has become apparent that users would prefer to be able to edit the base menu system instead of creating their own menus in the skin.  The base menu system was really built for users who don't want to update (or don't know how to update) the skin with their own menus.

That said, in the next update I will include functionality that expands the base menu system to allow you to add links and menus however you like.  Please stay tuned for that update.

Hello there,

I think changing the menus to be xhtml includes (if that's in fact what you're doing), is a great idea.

The current skin system, on the whole, is admirably flexible, but it seems that it's a little over-complex, particularly to someone familiar with template systems that have one file for each page, ala WordPress.

I'm trying to develop a skin for a client, and I'm able to do some of this in skin.php and all.css, and other parts in the various xhtml includes, but some of the changes have to be done within the admin panel.  It would be excessively difficult to write code directly into some of these files, such as data_catdisp_0.xml.

Furthermore, these files that control layout are saved in a number of different places.

In all fairness, I suppose that I could edit the code for the various xml files in my local admin panel, then upload all the changed data_foo_0.xml files to the live server, but it still seems like extra steps.

Does the update mentioned in this thread mean that CCP is generally moving toward a simpler template system?

And is there an ETA on this update?

Nick, I've not yet come across a software developer so involved in the support forum while simultaneously working on such substantial improvements to the software.  You're providing an incredible level of service.

-ardamis

Hey there, and thanks for the quick response.  Seriously, the software support is unequaled.

I'm all for maximum power and flexibility; I've been using XHTML 1.0 Strict for ages and I love PHP.  And the XHTML includes, while one may wonder why they aren't in the /skins/ folder, are easy to work with. 

What throws me is the fact that there's a third element involved with layout, the XML files, that can't be easily edited with Notepad or whatever.  If everything not controlled by skin.php was found in a tidy XHTML include, I'd keep my trap shut.  But when trying to track down what controls layout element-X, I find myself searching the files for snippets of source code - a tag and attribute or something unique - and nothing comes up because that part of the html has been character encoded.  Increasingly tighter searches turn up the responsible XML file, but then there's the matter of finding which page in the admin panel created that part of the XML and editing via the panel.

It's nothing insurmountable, just a higher learning curve than I had expected.

Thanks for the ETA on the update.  Will it be (or is it now) possible to cherry-pick from the menu items?  Say, display only the "Specials" link from the Online Store Menu?

Thanks for your time,

-ardamis

Not sure how common this is, but we have a need to show two sets of categories - one for types of product, the other for brand/manufacturer.

User feedback indicates that some people come looking for something made by a particular company, others browse by function.

It would be neat to have a flag on categories that said "Is Brand?" and then then ability to list these on pages in just the same way as "Show on homepage" categories.

I've coded something like this for my own site; I put brands across the top. But it would be a good feature to add in anyway I think.

dride33 wrote:

BTW, I also echo the compliments by others about the support offered with this cart.  It is a strong reason why I keep coming back.

This comes up time again, this is a user based / driven community forum, where users off CCP can come together and pool their knowledge, us long timers will try to help as much as possible, but with CCP6, we are still trying to get our heads around this too.







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Nicks working hard to get the version update complete as is evidenced by his not working the forum as of late. One things for sure, he is working on the cart.
As with getting any software complete don't count on a release date, even for version updates. Especially when the update involves many additions and or modifications.