View cart and checkout layout problems

[morton]

I am having terrible trouble trying to sort out the layout of the view cart and checkout pages of my site. I have set the overall layout at 750 px but can't get the pages above to do the same. Please help!


Thanks Morton

http://trials.actinic.com/trials/trial18138/shop.html

[wjcampbe]

Did you edit Act_CheckoutPrimary.html template? There is a fixed table width here. Change it to read NETQUOTEVAR:ACTSTDWIDTH

[morton]

still doesn't seem to be working. Any mor ideas?

[wjcampbe]

You have to upload the site after making the change. The online file still shows the fixed table width of 750.

If you are using Notepad to make the edits to the template in Site1, remember to do Save As and change the file type to All Files *before* saving the changes.

[morton]

I don't know where this 750 is coming from. Do you?

[wjcampbe]

Act_CheckoutPrimary.html in the site1 directory contains a table with a width="xxx" statement where xxx is a number. If you have changed this, and it now reads width="NETQUOTEVAR:ACTSTDWIDTH" then check the setting for ACTSTDWIDTH in Design | Options - Site defaults tab.

If that is not where the problem lies, please untick Compact HTML/CGI and upload your site once more - we will then be able to see the template name in the online source code.

[morton]

Hi Bill

I have done all the steps and it didn't work, so I unticked the compact HTML/CGI and uploaded the site. After a look at the HTML, it looks like its being pulled from Act_primary checkout but can you confirm? Have I been editing the wrong template?

Thanks
Morton

[wjcampbe]

Well, we do have a bit of a mess. I found three 750 widths in the code. One from Act_PrimaryCheckout.html one from Act_ShoppingCart.html and one from Act_ShoppingCartXML.html.

In addition, you now have NETQUOTEVAR:ACTSTDWIDTH as the width of several cells in the tables.

I have also been in error as I've been trying to use it in standard NETQUOTEVAR notation and it should be used as a CUSTOMVAR thus

<table width="CUSTOMVAR:ACTSTDWIDTH"

First thing we need to do is get you back to a clean layout. Can you copy the original of the template(s) you changed from C:\Program Files\Actinic v7\Formats\Themes\whichever-theme-you-are-using, then start again.

Look for the specific code table width="xxx" where xxx is a largish number (somewhere over 700) and replace with table width="CUSTOMVAR:ACTSTDWIDTH".

[wjcampbe]

I see Act_PrimaryCheckout.html in \Smart - the others can be copied from \BusinessCSS.

[morton]

Hi Bill

I have replaced every 750 that I can find from the 3 templates, have even used notepad's search tool. It looks like its still being pulled from Act_primary checkout. What should I do now?

Thanks
Morton

[wjcampbe]

I must admit I am having difficulty finding the theme you are using. It seems to be based on Best Seller with elements of Smart. Is this a custom design?

When you edit the templates, where do you open them from? The templates to edit are the ones contained within your site1 folder.

What software are you using when you edit?

When I checked the View Cart today, it seemed to be *almost* there - but still showing about 10 pixels wider than the header table.

[morton]

Hi Bill

I am using Smart under the "specific designs" tab. I edit the templates from the site 1 folder using frontpage 2000 but even when I open them in notepad, I still cannot find the 750's

Thanks
Morton

[wjcampbe]

The trouble is, I'm using smart, and your site looks nothing like mine - or any other smart theme I have ever seen - apart from the cart details box you have in the top right.

Just to confirm, the site we are talking about is Dress for less - as linked in your first post?

[morton]

Yes that is correct. I've totally destroyed it though!

[wjcampbe]

After talking to Keir on the phone - I thought I might explain for the benefit of other readers. Keir is using Smart theme with the side bars edited out. The navigation/search block and content are both contained in the remaining central table.

I have asked Keir to try changing the table width (and any cell widths that are bigger than 600) to 100% - this should then use all available space within the overall template table width of 750, but not exceed it as the current combinations of fixed width do. We should hear the results of this tomorrow.