Question about column heading color change

[Grom]

Hey,
I did check over forum but didnt found anything usefull to make it work.

So i would like to make that left and right column would have different
background heading colors.

I checked left_column and right_column and box.tpl but i dont have much clue how to make it work althought i have some experience in php...

Please help me with it, thank you

[jpf]

Know HTML and CSS? Use CSS and left/right column to specify colours you want.

[Grom]

That would be amazing but its not that simple... that code is to much coded if you ask me... i tried lot of things but dont know how ....

column_left.php

 <?php
/*
$Id: column_left.php 3 2006-05-27 04:59:07Z user $

  osCMax Power E-Commerce
  http://oscdox.com

  Copyright 2006 osCMax

  Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

// BOF: MOD - INFO BOXES - now pulled dynamically as per setting in admin 
/*
  if ((USE_CACHE == 'true') && empty($SID)) {
    echo tep_cache_categories_box();
  } else {
    include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'categories.php');
  }

  if ((USE_CACHE == 'true') && empty($SID)) {
    echo tep_cache_manufacturers_box();
  } else {
    include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'manufacturers.php');
  }

  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'whats_new.php');
  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');
  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');
*/
  $column_query = tep_db_query('select configuration_column as cfgcol, configuration_title as cfgtitle, configuration_value as cfgvalue, configuration_key as cfgkey, box_heading from ' . TABLE_THEME_CONFIGURATION . ' order by location');
  while ($column = tep_db_fetch_array($column_query)) {

    $column['cfgtitle'] = str_replace(' ', '_', $column['cfgtitle']);
    $column['cfgtitle'] = str_replace("'", '', $column['cfgtitle']);

    if ( ($column[cfgvalue] == 'yes') && ($column[cfgcol] == 'left')) {
      define($column['cfgkey'],$column['box_heading']);

      if ( file_exists(DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php') ) {
        require(DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php');
      } 
    }
  }
// EOF: MOD - INFO BOXES - now pulled dynamically as per setting in admin 
?>  

what this helps me ?

[jpf]

Edit your HTML template not the raw php code file. 95%+ of all your HTML coding is in your HTML template directory.

IE: main_page.tpl.php

look for:

<!-- body //-->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3">
  <tr>
    <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<?php
// Hide Left Column if not to show
if (DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE == 'false' or DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE_COLUMN_LEFT_OFF =='false') {
?>
<!-- left_navigation //-->
<?php require(bts_select('column', 'column_left.php')); // BTSv1.5 ?>
<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->
<?php
}
?>
    </table></td>
<!-- content //-->
    <td width="100%" valign="top"><?php
     require (bts_select ('content')); // BTSv1.5
  ?></td>
<!-- content_eof //-->
    <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<?php
// Hide column_left.php if not to show
if (DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE == 'false' or DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF =='false') {
?>								
<!-- right_navigation //-->
  <?php require(bts_select('column', 'column_right.php')); // BTSv1.5 ?>
<!-- right_navigation_eof //-->
<?php
}
?>  		 
    </table></td>
  </tr>
</table>
<!-- body_eof //-->

For Left modify:

 <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<?php
// Hide Left Column if not to show
if (DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE == 'false' or DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE_COLUMN_LEFT_OFF =='false') {
?>
<!-- left_navigation //-->
<?php require(bts_select('column', 'column_left.php')); // BTSv1.5 ?>
<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->
<?php
}
?>
    </table></td>

Right:

 <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<?php
// Hide column_left.php if not to show
if (DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE == 'false' or DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF =='false') {
?>								
<!-- right_navigation //-->
  <?php require(bts_select('column', 'column_right.php')); // BTSv1.5 ?>
<!-- right_navigation_eof //-->
<?php
}
?>  		 
    </table></td>

Add a CSS style to the TABLE or TD or add a DIV and then define it in your stylesheet.css file (which is also in your template directory).

[Grom]

Thanks for your co-operation,
so i tried to make that

<td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top" style="background-color:#555;" ><table border="0" width="130px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<?php
// Hide Left Column if not to show
if (DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE == 'false' or DOWN_FOR_MAINTENANCE_COLUMN_LEFT_OFF =='false') {
?>
<!-- left_navigation //-->
<?php require(bts_select('column', 'column_left.php')); // BTSv1.5 ?>
<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->
<?php
}
?>
    </table></td>

i know i made background 444444

but i want to change heading of heading boxes on left side and right side to be different i hope now you understand me.

[pgmarshall]

Grom,

In order to change the heading box colour you will need to change the infoBoxHeading class within your style sheet.

This will change the colour for all of your box headers.

In order to change the specific box heading colour you will need to create "boxes" for them.

eg. Go to catalog/templates/<your template>/boxes

where you will find a file called box.tpl - this controls the html for all of the boxes. In order to create bespoke ones you will need to copy this file and rename it to match the box name - BTS should do the rest ... (eg. Categories.tpl would be the menu on the left)

If you then open the new file - look for

<td width="100%" height="14" class="infoBoxHeading"><?php echo $boxHeading; ?></td>

Change to (or similar)

<td width="100%" height="14" class="SpecialsinfoBoxHeading"><?php echo $boxHeading; ?></td>

Then simply go to your stylesheet and add the class for SpecialsinfoBoxHeading

I have not done this before but I think it should work,

Good luck with it,

Regards,

[Grom]

Allright i changed all necessary in stylesheet and classes i added boxleft.tpl in the folder where box.tpl is...
and now lets say i want to change this box heading
whats_new.tpl

<?php
/*
$Id: whats_new.php 3 2006-05-27 04:59:07Z user $

  osCMax Power E-Commerce
  http://oscdox.com

  Copyright 2006 osCMax

  Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

// Most of this file is changed or moved to BTS - Basic Template System - format.


  if ($random_product = tep_random_select("select products_id, products_image, products_tax_class_id, products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " where products_status = '1' order by products_date_added desc limit " . MAX_RANDOM_SELECT_NEW)) {
?>
<!-- whats_new //-->
<?php
    $boxHeading = BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW;
    $corner_left = 'square';
    $corner_right = 'square';
    $boxContent_attributes = ' align="center"';
    $boxLink = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW) . '"><img src="images/infobox/arrow_right.gif" border="0" alt="more" title=" more " width="12" height="10"></a>';
    $box_base_name = 'whats_new'; // for easy unique box template setup (added BTSv1.2)
    $box_id = $box_base_name . 'Box';  // for CSS styling paulm (editted BTSv1.2)

    $random_product['products_name'] = tep_get_products_name($random_product['products_id']);
    $random_product['specials_new_products_price'] = tep_get_products_special_price($random_product['products_id']);
// BOF Separate Pricing Per Customer
// global variable (session) $sppc_customer_group_id -> local variable customer_group_id

  if(!tep_session_is_registered('sppc_customer_group_id')) { 
  $customer_group_id = '0';
  } else {
   $customer_group_id = $sppc_customer_group_id;
  }
    
       if ($customer_group_id !='0') {
    $customer_group_price_query = tep_db_query("select customers_group_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_GROUPS . " where products_id = '" . $random_product['products_id'] . "' and customers_group_id =  '" . $customer_group_id . "'");
      if ($customer_group_price = tep_db_fetch_array($customer_group_price_query)) {
        $random_product['products_price'] = $customer_group_price['customers_group_price'];
      }
     }
// EOF Separate Pricing Per Customer
    if (tep_not_null($random_product['specials_new_products_price'])) {
      $whats_new_price = '<span style="text-decoration:line-through">' . $currencies->display_price($random_product['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($random_product['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</span><br>';
      $whats_new_price .= '<span class="productSpecialPrice">' . $currencies->display_price($random_product['specials_new_products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($random_product['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</span>';
    } else {
      $whats_new_price = $currencies->display_price($random_product['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($random_product['products_tax_class_id']));
    }

    $boxContent = '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $random_product['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . DYNAMIC_MOPICS_THUMBS_DIR . $random_product['products_image'], $random_product['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $random_product['products_id']) . '">' . $random_product['products_name'] . '</a> | ' . $whats_new_price;





include (bts_select('boxes', $box_base_name)); // BTS 1.5
    $boxLink = '';
    $boxContent_attributes = '';
?>
<!-- whats_new_eof //-->
<?php
  }
?>

what do i have to change... i tried to change this
$box_id = $box_base_name . 'Box'; // for CSS styling paulm (editted BTSv1.2)
but no effect at all...