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Updated or New Components list.

Post by Shopping Cart Admin » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:36 pm

Hello Everyone,

Until we get a component gallery setup, we'll be posting information on updated components here. Custom components should be stored in the /ConLib/Custom directory.

This category list always displays your top level categories.
viewtopic.php?p=21752

Single drop down list of all categories
viewtopic.php?t=5585

Hidden in the Beta 3 release you'll find a new script which will display your options like this
[[ConLib:BuyProductDialogOptionsList ShowSku="true" ShowPrice="true" ShowSubscription="true" ShowMSRP="true"]]
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Post by Shopping Cart Admin » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:21 pm

Hello All,

Joe created a new control which outputs new products. Thank you Joe!

viewtopic.php?t=6041
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Control: VerticalFeaturedProducts

Post by AbleMods » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:09 pm

I have created yet another masterpiece.

Ok, not really. The best I can do is steal Logan's hard work, butcher it as any VB programmer would, and then pawn it as my own creative genius.

Enough of the warm-fuzzies, let's get to work!

This control is a vertical-capable version of the Featured Products user control. If you've ever tried to make the regular FeaturedProductsGrid work in a sidebar, well it don't lookie so good. Yet. Able will fix it I'm sure, but I'd rather they work on more pressing matters so I made my own.

You can get it from my site at this url:
http://www.solunar.com/verticalfeaturedproducts.zip

Just unzip into your ConLib folder and use in a sidebar scriptlet like any other i.e. [[ConLib:VerticalFeaturedProducts]].

It integrates with AC7 ConLib help, so use the AC7 ConLib Reference to see the parameters available.

Enjoy - I'm running it live on my site and so far it works great. Soon as it breaks though, well then I'm just gonna blame Logan and move on.

p.s. I'm giving away these little control mods for as long as AC7 is not in full release. Once AC7 goes full release, I will be pulling them from my site and listing them for sale at incredibly cheap prices. This is my way of giving back to the community and (hopefully) stimulating others to do the same. If you really like it, go buy some Solunar Times from me. They're cheap, and it'll make me feel like I'm really doing well at selling them.
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Post by AbleMods » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:19 pm

New ConLib Control: ProductDescriptionTabbed

Description
This control is a modification of the standard product description control. It uses the ComponentArt TabStrip control to display the product description, extended description and shipping specs all in a nicely 'tabbed' fashion.
Also supports a few of the special effects available in the TabStrip control.

Example
Look at this product in my store to see how it looks in a live setting:
http://www.solunar.com/Eagle-Cuda-250su ... P2503.aspx

Parameters
See the integrated AC7 ConLib reference for complete parameter details.

Installation
Unzip in your ~/ConLib/ folder. Done!

Ok maybe not, but you're really close. Next you need to add something to a product "More Details" field. Just edit a product and put some stuff in that you want visitors to know. We call it "Extended Description" in the database but in AC7 screens it's known as "More Details".
Now log into your Admin screen and modify your "Show Product 1" Content Scriptlet. Look for the line that says:

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[[ConLib:ProductDescription ShowCustomFields="true"]]
and replace it with:

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[[ConLib:ProductDescriptionTabbed ShowCustomFields="true"]]
Save your changes. Now you're done. Seriously, go look at a product. GO!

Special Effects
If you want the special effects like I've used, try this:

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[[ConLib:ProductDescriptionTabbed TransitionType="2" TransitionDelay="500" ShowCustomFields="true"]]
Download Location
http://www.Solunar.com/ProductDescriptionTabbed.zip

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Post by elzar » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:35 pm

cool 8)

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Post by JimCrisp » Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:15 pm

Joe, nicely done.

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Post by Hostmaster » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:00 am

SWEEEEEEEEET :!:

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Post by IndyTwoStep » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:42 am

Joe, thanks, that is excellent.

I have a couple questions regarding this feature though...

How hard would it be to edit the style of the tabs? Would it be possible to make the style switch along with the themes? I am thinking along the lines of tabs that have indicative icons to the left of the tab's title.

Also, I see that the tabs created are the default product descriptions fields. It is possible to create custom description fields right? (If so, could anyone please provide a link on how to setup custom fields) Will the tabs reflect the fields you have setup for your products?

Not sure on exact fields I am going to use, but this is an example of what I might use:
  • Product Description
    More Details
    Specifications (I may just figure out how to change "More Details" to Specifications)
    Shipping Info.
    Warranty Info.
    Compare
Still planning all this out, I'm just interested in this feature because it's how I would like my product pages to all look.

Thanks for any help!!!

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Post by AbleMods » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:52 pm

The tabs are easy enough to customize - they are part of the same menu component that AC7 uses elsewhere. There's a help document for the Web.UI control at componentart dot com.
Be careful, it's really weird how you style the controls. They have a samples section on their website which demonstrates fully styled menus. They are fully style-able.

I just created tabs for information that already exists in AC7. Since I didn't buy source code, I can't add fields to AC7 tables. The More Details tab on my site comes from the More Details field on the product screen. I added parameters to the control so you can customize the tab labels, but you'd have to modify the control to change what fields are pulled in. Not difficult at all as long as it's an existing product field.

You probably know CSS better than I, so styling the tabs will probaby be very easy for you. I'm still CSS-intolerate and experience severe allergic reactions when direct contact is made.
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Re: Updated or New Components list.

Post by lab_n_chemicals » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:39 pm

Shopping Cart Admin wrote: Hidden in the Beta 3 release you'll find a new script which will display your options like this
[[ConLib:BuyProductDialogOptionsList ShowSku="true" ShowPrice="true" ShowSubscription="true" ShowMSRP="true"]]
Great step forward.
This next step would take care of my product grid requirements - I hope the pics are self explanatory.
qw, qs, sd are all options.

Image

to:

Image
I will not have any variants since all the products in our database (over 16,000) have individual Part numbers - none are set up as sku + sku modifier. Its a really strange concept since none of the products we rep (almost 200,000 from about 1500 manufacturers) are set up that way.

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Re: Control: VerticalFeaturedProducts

Post by Opeyemi » Tue May 27, 2008 7:01 am

Hi,
I looked on your website but I cannot fine the component any longer?
SolunarServices wrote:I have created yet another masterpiece.

Ok, not really. The best I can do is steal Logan's hard work, butcher it as any VB programmer would, and then pawn it as my own creative genius.

Enough of the warm-fuzzies, let's get to work!

This control is a vertical-capable version of the Featured Products user control. If you've ever tried to make the regular FeaturedProductsGrid work in a sidebar, well it don't lookie so good. Yet. Able will fix it I'm sure, but I'd rather they work on more pressing matters so I made my own.

You can get it from my site at this url:
http://www.solunar.com/verticalfeaturedproducts.zip

Just unzip into your ConLib folder and use in a sidebar scriptlet like any other i.e. [[ConLib:VerticalFeaturedProducts]].

It integrates with AC7 ConLib help, so use the AC7 ConLib Reference to see the parameters available.

Enjoy - I'm running it live on my site and so far it works great. Soon as it breaks though, well then I'm just gonna blame Logan and move on.

p.s. I'm giving away these little control mods for as long as AC7 is not in full release. Once AC7 goes full release, I will be pulling them from my site and listing them for sale at incredibly cheap prices. This is my way of giving back to the community and (hopefully) stimulating others to do the same. If you really like it, go buy some Solunar Times from me. They're cheap, and it'll make me feel like I'm really doing well at selling them.

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Re: Updated or New Components list.

Post by AbleMods » Tue May 27, 2008 9:55 am

My apologies, I removed the free download from my site early last week. AC7 is close to being full release and I've started my transition to for-sale programming modules. I should have posted something here but forgot the thread was still in the forums.

You should see it in my custom software category sometime this week as I continue to document and package various site modifications I've made. The URL is in my signature. Again, my apologies - I've made alot of posts in this forum and just haven't taken the time to go back through some of the older ones.
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Re: Updated or New Components list.

Post by AbleMods » Fri May 13, 2011 6:43 am

Many new reports and modules are available at http://www.AbleMods.com/
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