Index products in one big section in sidebar like top level section list

[graphicz]

The customer is always right!
This customer wants a great many products in one section with an index down the side bar that changes as she adds or removes products.
She is resistant to a product a section, she is adamant people prefer scrolling to clicking.
1. Can anyone make a section layout that is really product layout!
2. Can anyone index products in one big section in the sidebar like top level section list.
Thanks, I am not hopeful!!!

[NormanRouxel]

Not sure what you mean for (1).

For (2) here you go:

<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList">
	<actinic:block type="ProductList">
		<br/><a href="<actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" />#<actinic:variable name="EncodedProductAnchor" />"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></a>
	</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>

Note that this links directly to the page and is only suitable if you don't have logged-in business customers.

[graphicz]

Norman, you are a legend. I will try it in the morning but it looks exactly what I need. Hopefully I will be able to make it work with the accordion menu.
Thank you.

[graphicz]

It is very god Norman.
Can it be made to show the products of just one section throughout the site?
Thanks
Jonathan

[graphicz]

I found the answer:
<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList">
<actinic:block type="ProductList">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionID%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%201" >
<li><a href="<actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" />#<actinic:variable name="EncodedProductAnchor" />"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></a></li>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>

It seems to find the section id you have to put the variable 'sectionID' into the body text somewhere and click apply!

[graphicz]

I used this code for my navigation:
<p class="slide">Our Umbrellas</p>
<ul class="umbrellas">
<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList">
<actinic:block type="ProductList">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionID%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%201" >
<li><a href="<actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" />#<actinic:variable name="EncodedProductAnchor" />"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></a></li>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</ul>
<p class="slide">Our bags</p>
<ul class="bags">
<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionID%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%201" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevelIsGreaterThan1%22%20%2f%3e" >
<li><a href="<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsLoginPageSuppressed%22%20%2f%3e%20AND%0d%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22UnregCustomersAreNotAllowed%22%20%2f%3e" ><actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" /></actinic:block><actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsLoginPageSuppressed%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false%29%20OR%0d%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22UnregCustomersAreNotAllowed%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false%29" ><actinic:variable name="SectionURL" /></actinic:block>" class="product_section">
<Actinic:Variable Name="SectionName"/>
</a> </li>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</ul>

But the top (umbrellas) bit didn't work in the home page without adding 'acatalog' to the code thus:

<p class="slide">Our Umbrellas</p>
<ul class="umbrellas">
<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList">
<actinic:block type="ProductList">
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionID%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%201" >
<li><a href="acatalog/<actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" />#<actinic:variable name="EncodedProductAnchor" />"><actinic:variable name="ProductName" /></a></li>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</ul>
<p class="slide">Our bags</p>
<ul class="bags">
<actinic:block type="EntireSectionList" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionID%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%201" >
<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevelIsGreaterThan1%22%20%2f%3e" >
<li><a href="<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsLoginPageSuppressed%22%20%2f%3e%20AND%0d%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22UnregCustomersAreNotAllowed%22%20%2f%3e" ><actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" /></actinic:block><actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsLoginPageSuppressed%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false%29%20OR%0d%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22UnregCustomersAreNotAllowed%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false%29" ><actinic:variable name="SectionURL" /></actinic:block>" class="product_section">
<Actinic:Variable Name="SectionName"/>
</a> </li>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
</ul>

Moral of the story: don't be afraid of Blocks and Blockifs.

These Tutorials by Gabriel Crowe are great: http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=35126