Component Variables in Table

[jeff p]

Norman:

Thank you...will give this new variation a try tomorrow if possible. Certainly should give a lot of variation and control possibilities.

I e-mailed you re: the 3 perl scripts.

[NormanRouxel]

You may also want to consider a Product Template like this. This is the default template from the demo site modified to place all the choices full width across the bottom of the image and description.

<!-- ProductLine HTML begin -->
<!-- Insert HTML for the top of the individual product -->
NETQUOTEVAR:INCLUDE Act_ProductSeparator.html
NETQUOTEVAR:ENDSEPARATOR
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTFORMBEGIN
  <tr>
    <td rowspan="2" valign="TOP" align="CENTER"> NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEBEGINXML NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTIMAGE </td>
    <td valign="TOP" align="LEFT" colspan="2">  
      <a name="NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTANCHOR"><span class="actregular"><b>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTNAME</b></span></a>
      <span class="actxsmall">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREF <br>
      NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTDESCRIPTION NETQUOTEVAR:EXTINFOLINK</span>NETQUOTEVAR:EXTINFOBUTTON
      <br>
      <span class="actxsmall">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBEGINLINKNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTLINKTEXTNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTENDLINK
      NETQUOTEVAR:PRICEEXPLANATION </span><br>
      <b>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTPRICE</b>
      <span class="actxsmall">NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERINFOPROMPT </span>
      <span class="actxsmall">NETQUOTEVAR:DATEPROMPT </span>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="LEFT" colspan="2"><span class="actxsmall">
	NETQUOTEVAR:CARTERRORXMLNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTQUANTITY</span>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan=3>
	<span class="actxsmall"><Actinic:ACTIONS>NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON</Actinic:ACTIONS></span>
	NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEENDXML
    </td>
  </tr>
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTFORMEND
NETQUOTEVAR:NEXT
<!-- Insert HTML for the bottom of the individual product -->
<!-- ProductLine HTML end -->

You'll need to patch this for the radio buttons with icons as per the earlier readme.

Norman

[jeff p]

Norman:

Okay...I followed all the steps and the program is acting wacky.

First, ICONSCALE is no longer part of the script. If I Preview the entire site (Control W) I get a small icon. If I Preview Page (Control A) I get the full sized image.

The Button Under and Text Under are both set to 1 so they should appear over each other. If I eliminate ICONSCALE they'll stack but the image is full sized. If I add ICONSCALE at a value of 10, they revert back to the old horizontal layout.

Confusing as all get out. Don't know how to show you unless I upload the changes and then I have no idea what the site will look like.

Suggestions?

[jeff p]

Norman:

Curiosity got the better of me. Updated the site and you can see the results at any of the pages below this section.

http://www.solutions-marketing.net/a...Your_Home.html

The settings are all the same 4 columns, Button Under, Text Under, ICONSCALE (which doesn't seem to be referenced anywhere) is set to 10.

Help...please.

[NormanRouxel]

Jeff,

I think your'e mixing things up from another thread ( probably http://community.actinic.com/showthr...&threadid=4540 ). I never mention anything called ICONSCALE in this one. This thread started about you wanting to show some small cloth samples against choices as per

http://solutions-marketing.net/acata...on_Piques.html

and I posted some things in this thread to show you how to attach small unscaled icons to each radio button's HTML for Name and then later added some JavaScript that would automate them abit and make them much more tidy.

To see what you'd done I went to the link you just posted but it didn't lead to any products so I went to

http://www.solutions-marketing.net/acatalog/Towels.html

where I see the multiple icons per line working as expected but I think you want them to appear smaller and to replace the main image when clicked.

This means you must use the more sophisticated patch that allows scaled down icons that replace the main product image when selected then use the attached readme instead.

The thread that discusses it is http://community.actinic.com/showthr...&threadid=4540

You should undo all the changes made from this thread before starting on the new readme.


Norman

[NormanRouxel]

Whew! I've merged these two patches so you can have:-

1) Scaled down images against the radio buttons that change the main image.

2) Small unscaled icons against the radio buttons that don't affect the main image.

Attached is a new (bigger) readme. Undo any prior changes before using it.

Norman

[NormanRouxel]

Final update. This allows easier previewing.

Norman

[jeff p]

Norman:

Sorry for the previous confusion on my part. I obviously didn't understand that the patch on 4-2 was for icons that didn't change the main image.

I'll give this latest combined patch a try later today and let you know when it's ready for viewing.

Your help--and your incredible expertise--are so greatly appreciated.

Finally, you had said you'd send me some Perl scripts for the Qty Small, Qty Medium, etc., system utilized by the fly fishing site. I'm running Catalog 6.1.3.1. Would love to integrate this ability into the site.

Thanks again.

[NormanRouxel]

I emailed the patches to solutionsmarketing@comcast.net ob the 2nd January. Perhaps you missed the attachment.

Norman

[jeff p]

Sorry Norman, nothing arrived on Jan 2 or 3.

Could you resend. Sorry.

[NormanRouxel]

Just re-sent.

Norman

[jeff p]

Still nothing...strange.

[jeff p]

Norman:

The combined patch works just perfectly.

http://www.solutions-marketing.net/a...g/Pillows.html

and

http://www.solutions-marketing.net/a...Tote_Bags.html

Also tested the Icons without changing picture [choice] and they work just as well (although I need to do some work to make them the exact same size).

Thanks..

Oh, still no e-mail perl scripts...

[NormanRouxel]

Sending again to jeff@solutions-marketing.net

Norman

[jeff p]

Norman:

All I can surmise is that the US National Security Agency is going over those perl scripts looking for some hidden messages because they aren't getting through to me. Got 31 e-mails yesterday but none from you.

I can give you another e-mail address (jeffpollack@comcast.net) but I since it's also at Comcast don't see what difference that would make.