Different section images on menu

[dybs]

Hi is possible to do this without altering a template ? :

I have 4 sections that are now shown on the main catalogue body, there are 4 text links to these sections on the menu on te left, I am using a clean layout, I thinks it's number 10.

Instead of the 4 hyperlinks I would prefer 4 images with mouseover js code. Or even without the js code if not possible.

Thanks

Andy

[Ben]

Hi Andy

You can change the section link layout in Design Options | Layouts. Select 'Image only - no text shown' and your section links will just be the images that you enter in the section details.

Ben

[dybs]

Thanks but I think you are talking about the main products list in the bulk area (I have done this already), I mean the section list on the left hand side.

Andy

[Ben]

There is a section in the AUG that gives you the code for this - see 'Inserting a List of Section Images With JavaScript' on page 39. The AUG can be downloaded here.

Ben

[dybs]

Do you think it would be easier to use individual html links rather than the section list as a whole, is this also possible ?

Andy

[Ben]

Do you think it would be easier to use individual html links rather than the section list as a whole

You could do this just by hardcoding the Primary template, but the advantage to using the javascript is that the list doesn't have to be updated whenever you add/delete sections.

[dybs]

Cheers
I am getting nearer. I have used the javascript method and although it now puts the images in the right place but they are the same images as in the main bulk area and are too big.

Another way would be to do it like this site :

http://www.symbiosis.com/acatalog/

that has the list of sections on the left but look much better than just text and less hassle than images. They use the following code but I don't know nif that is an atinic thing or their own function.

document.write(BulletList(sections))

Thanks

Andy

[dybs]

I've seen a couple more sites that do this :

http://www.jubilee-seeds.co.uk/acatalog/

http://www.talbotfashions.co.uk/

both have one set of images for the selection list on the left side and a different set of images for the same sections in the nulk area.

Cheers

Andy

[Ben]

It appears from looking at these sites that the navbar buttons are hardcoded links.

I'm afraid my javascript is not good enough to create a new array of different section images.