Change column_left width

[adam71o]

I use oscmax 1.7 with the aabox skin, permanently. What is the best way to make the coolmenu wider so that my longer category names aren't divided into 2 lines? --and how to I make that change?

OR how do I make column_left wider?

[prosam]

the aabox skin uses a background image that is a fixed width if you make the column wider it will not be the same size as the blue line underneath. But to answer your question go to main_page.tpl.php and make your changes to this area:

    <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top">
<table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<!-- left_navigation //-->
<?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_left.php'); ?>
<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->
    </table></td>

Change both instances of <?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?> to the fixed width of your choosing.

[adam71o]

Great, I'll just make a new bg image for the left column, thank you SO much for the help!

[adam71o]

Ok, this isn't working so well. How can you widen coolmenu? I've used it on a stock osc ms2.2 store, but the oscmax version has WAAAAY complicated it to work with multiple templates and such, so I have no idea how to adjust the coolmenu width (as well as, if not more importantly, the subcategory widths).

I also need to know how to adjust the submenu offsets, and how to remove the arrows in the 0level. In the original coolmenu, this was all adjusted in catalog/includes/coolmenu.php , but now I have no idea where to look.

Thanks in advance!

[prosam]

Try this:
In catalog > includes > boxes > coolmenu.php

Look for this line

	<img src="images/trans.gif" width="150" height="' . $height . '">');

Change the width to your width.

Let me know if that works.

[adam71o]

Strange, I changed that 150 to 200, 300, and 500, each time with no change at all, to level0 or any sublevels. Very strange.

[prosam]

that is strange. I don't use coolmenu but I turned it on to test this and it worked for me.

[adam71o]

do you use the aabox skin by chance?

[prosam]

Nope!
Custom design. But I used the aabox design to buil mine.

http://necg.jcdanczak.com

[adam71o]

FYI - a few of your Infobox pages still have the stock "Put here your _____ info" . My store is also a customization of the aabox skin. Hmmm, I just went back and re-changed that 150, again, and still no changes. I'm also certain that I'm changing the correct file and I'm overwriting it correctly to the server.