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    Trying to change the way the shipping options are displayed

    I have a problem..
    We have set the site to have quite a few delivery options but the drop down list customers see is fine but they do not scroll down much. We do have price bands and for orders under £45 then the shipping is £4.95, for over £45 it drops to £1.

    What I want to do is give a option for orders over £45. I want them to then choose speed of delivery, £1 for 7 days, £3.50 for 2 days. ( ie encourage the 2 day delivery but still maintain the promise of £1 delivery)

    At the moment it works on the drop down list, IF they scroll down..... I want to show the options side by side.

    How can I do this ?

    Best regards
    Andrew

    #2
    I have changed the shipping choices to display as option buttons rather than a dropdown. This makes it far more obivous that there are other possibilities available.

    There is a simple way to change the payment possibilities to show as option buttons (described in the AUG) using Design | Text modifications. Unfortunately an equivalent solution is not available for Shipping Options; you have to modify the Perl script. This is a little more tricky and Actinic does not provide support for modified Perl scripts.

    I can provide you with the required script changes but not right now. If you are interested then just say so but I will only be able to post the required code this weekend (sorry but I'm starting a new job tomorrow - after 5 months 'resting' ).

    But there again, there are plenty of clever contributors to this forum who could also provide the changes necessary to implement my solution.
    Chris Brown

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      #3
      I guess I qualify as a 'clever contributor'.

      Please find attached an edited 'ShippingTemplate.pl' that uses radio buttons instead of a drop-down. It needs to be copied into the 'ShipControl' directory

      It is for 6.1.3. To see my changes, search for 'CHD' in the file.
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        #4
        Thank you for the file, it works fine ! Just one thing, you have to get the length right on the first shipping option, then it lists the options in a straight line, otherwise it becomes messy.

        But this is much, much better and would be worth making available.

        Thank you.

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          #5
          Hi Chris,
          I have used your shipping file and as Fuijan says the first shipping option isn't aligned properly which puts incorrect shipping prices next to shipping options.

          how can i align them up correctly
          and can you make it so it is in 2 columns?

          Cheers,

          Jacy
          Jacys Computer Supplies
          Web: http://www.jacyscomputers.com.au
          email: sales@jacyscomputers.com.au

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            #6
            Mitch

            What you have there is the extent of my Perl programming prowess I'm afraid.

            If it does not look right to you, all I can suggest is switching back to drop-downs by copying in an untouched template from the 'Original\ShipControl' folder.

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