Product Layout Help!!

[ozzman]

I’m creating a new site in Actinic Catalog and am trying, without much success, to produce a product table similar to the website pasted below.

http://www.perfumeemporium.com/mens/details.cfm?ID=164

The categories I’m looking to have are Product Name, More Info (using extended info link), RRP (using product description), Price, Quantity, Add To Cart. When I Create the table for this I can get nothing to line up and it looks a real mess.

Any suggestions? Does Actinic have a template for this kind of product layout? I could really do with some help on this one!!

[NormanRouxel]

Have a look at http://www.fidelitydj.co.uk/acatalog..._Releases.html which is an Actinic work-in-progress by Steven Barkess (he's on the Forums member list) and uses a layout very similar to what you want.

Norman

[ozzman]

That's exactly what I'm looking to create – just having real problems with getting the quantity box and the add to cart button to line up correctly.

[NormanRouxel]

I'd politely ask Steven. He's asked plenty of questions here so I'm sure he'd be happy to help.

Norman

[ozzman]

I think that I might be able to do it if I could alter the quantity box, but I can't find the page that controls its layout. Also, any ideas on how to get rid of ‘price’ before the product price so its just says for example, £10.00 instead of Price £10.00.

[NormanRouxel]

Quanity box is in your Product Template (usually Act_ProductLine.html) it's NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTQUANTITY. This is then expanded via Design / Text / Phase -1 ID 2173 (I think).

You can also remove the word "Price" it's in Design / Options / Shop Defaults / Product Price Description. Just empty that field.

Norman

[Steven Barkess]

Hi Ozzman

Sorry I have not replied, I got your email, but have to say was a little curious to your address so have only just opened it.

Within my Act_ProductBody, I have the following table (I also use Dreamweaver to build things, and then move them into Actinic):

<TABLE WIDTH="760" COLS="9" BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="2" ALIGN="CENTER" bordercolor="#F5F0E4">
<tr bordercolor="#999999" bgcolor="#999999">
<td width="50"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Cat No.</font></b></td>
<td width="114"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Artist</font></b></td>
<td width="91"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Title</font></b></td>
<td width="110"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Label</font></b></td>
<td align="center" width="42"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Year</font></b></td>
<td align="center" width="50"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Format</font></b></td>
<td align="center" width="50"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Price</font></b></td>
<td align="center" width="37"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Info</font></b></td>
<td align="center" WIDTH="50"><b><font color="#3f0303" face="Verdana">Cart It</font></b></td>
</tr>

NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK

</TABLE>

Then, within my Act_Productline I have:

<tr bordercolor="#a1a5a9" bgcolor="#ffffcc">
<td width="50">NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEBEGINXML
<a name="NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTANCHOR">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREF</a></td>
<td width="114">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTNAME</td>
<td width="110">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTDESCRIPTION</td>
<td width="47">CUSTOMVAR:RECORD_LABEL</td>
<td width="42" align="center">CUSTOMVAR:RELEASE_YEAR</td>
<td width="50" align="center">CUSTOMVAR:FORMAT</td>
<td width="50" align="center">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTPRICE</td>
<td width="37" align="center">NETQUOTEVAR:EXTINFOLINK NETQUOTEVAR:EXTINFOBUTTON</td>
<td WIDTH="50" align="center"><Actinic:ACTIONS> NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON</Actinic:ACTIONS>
NETQUOTEVAR:CARTERRORXML
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBEGINLINKNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTLINKTEXTNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTENDLINK
NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEENDXML</td>
</tr>

The second one, if you try in DW first, you will need to place it in a table, note that mine only has <tr> and </tr>.

Hope that helps, give us a shout if you have any more questions, now that I recognise your email address, I wont have any fear of opening it!!.

Regards
Steve

[Dazzer]

I have been trying to implement the layout as outlined in this thread.

I have been 90% successful, the only problem I have is that the table which you have in the Act_Productline.html outlining the table headers shows at the bottom of each section as well as the products pages.

Any clues on how to remove the table from the sections pages?


Also:

Where do I remove the Price description on the product i.e.

"Price: £100.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)" - so that it reads "£100.00"

[NormanRouxel]

Where do I remove the Price description on the product i.e.

"Price: £100.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)" - so that it reads "£100.00"

The "Price:" is in Design / Options / Shop Defaults / Default Price Text / Product Price Description.

and "(Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)" is in Design / Text / Phase -1, ID 67.

Norman

[Dazzer]

Thank you Norman.

Just the problem with the table appearing on the sections pages to solve now.

Originally posted by NormanRouxel
The "Price:" is in Design / Options / Shop Defaults / Default Price Text / Product Price Description.

and "(Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)" is in Design / Text / Phase -1, ID 67.

Norman

[Steven Barkess]

Hi Dazzer

i had the same question...

Take a look at this previous thread, you need to scroll down some way, rather foolishly i asked 2 questions on one thread so the thread title has nothing to do with it!

Hope it helps

Steve

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...&threadid=5497

[Dazzer]

Thanks for the link Steven.

I tried the format as shown in the thread but to no avail - either I'm being incredibly stupid, or missing something glaringly obvious.

[cdicken]

You need to bypass Act_CatalogBody.html and stop using it. To do this:

1) Edit your Act_Primary.html template and save it as Act_PrimaryFrontPage.html

2) Replace NETQUOTEVAR:BULK with the entire contents of Act_CatalogBody.html. Just paste it in. It will work - trust me.

3) Replace NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBODY with NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONLISTTOP.

4) Save the template, and select it within the 'Front Page Layout' field in 'Design | Options | Layouts'.

[Dazzer]

Thanks for these instructions Chris, and I'm sorry to try your patience

I have followed them and I'm still getting the table header from the Act_ProductLine page at the bottom of my sections (but not the front page).


I could not find and NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBODY in the Act_PrimaryFrontPage.html.

Originally posted by cdicken
You need to bypass Act_CatalogBody.html and stop using it. To do this:

1) Edit your Act_Primary.html template and save it as Act_PrimaryFrontPage.html

2) Replace NETQUOTEVAR:BULK with the entire contents of Act_CatalogBody.html. Just paste it in. It will work - trust me.

3) Replace NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBODY with NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONLISTTOP.

4) Save the template, and select it within the 'Front Page Layout' field in 'Design | Options | Layouts'.

[cdicken]

I could not find and NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBODY in the Act_PrimaryFrontPage.html.

When you copied the contents of Act_CatalogBody.html into Act_PrimaryFrontPage.html, NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBODY would have been copied in - as that is what Act_CatalogBody.html uses to bring in the sections and products for the front page of the store. But if you say it is working, don't worry.

I have followed them and I'm still getting the table header from the Act_ProductLine page at the bottom of my sections (but not the front page).

Use Act_PrimaryFrontPage.html as the 'Overall Layout' template for any sections that you do not want the products header to appear in. This is set in the 'Layout' tab of the section. This value is inherited down the directory structure so you may need to then select Act_Primary.html specifically for any sections where you want the products to appear.