Question about shopping bar 1 sidebar

AbleMods · Post by **AbleMods** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:14 pm

While doing some tweaks with the site layout, I noticed something that confuses me.

Currently my Shopping Bar 1 sidebar displays a mini basket, a top sellers section and a recently viewed section.

Shopping Bar 1 contacts ConLib references to minibasket and recentlyviewed. There is no reference to a ConLib for top sellers.

Where's top sellers coming from??

Post by **Shopping Cart Admin** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:19 pm

Hello Joe,

It's the default for the mini-basket when it's empty, if nothing else is specified.

MiniBasket
Summary:Display the contents of items in basket. Can be used in side bars.

Usage: [[ConLib:MiniBasket AlternateControl="PopularProductsDialog.ascx"]]

Properties:
AlternateControl
A control that will be displayed when basket is empty.

AbleMods · Post by **AbleMods** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:29 pm

I understand now, thank you.

So TopSellers isn't a separate ConLib control?

Maybe that could be split that out somewhere down the road so the development side is consistent. Definitely back-burner stuff.

Post by **sohaib** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:36 am

So TopSellers isn't a separate ConLib control?

It is.
PopularProductsDialog.ascx can be used separately as well.

AbleMods · Post by **AbleMods** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:46 am

Excellent, good to know. Thanks!

Erwin · Post by **Erwin** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:49 pm

Shopping Cart Admin wrote:Hello Joe,

It's the default for the mini-basket when it's empty, if nothing else is specified.

MiniBasket
Summary:Display the contents of items in basket. Can be used in side bars.

Usage: [[ConLib:MiniBasket AlternateControl="PopularProductsDialog.ascx"]]

Properties:
AlternateControl
A control that will be displayed when basket is empty.

Is there a way to make nothing appear if there is nothing in the basket?
Maybe: [[ConLib:MiniBasket AlternateControl=""]] ???

europhile · Post by **europhile** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:33 am

Good one Erwin (and Joe for raising it), don't know if that [[ConLib:MiniBasket AlternateControl=""]] worked then, but it does nicely now - for anyone else like me desperate to get rid of the huge line of products in the sidebar!

europhile · Post by **europhile** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:05 am

One more useful thing, scanning the apsx show that eg. [[ConLib:RecentlyViewed MaxItems="3"]] can be used to control the list further

jmestep · Post by **jmestep** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:33 am

On recently view items, I retained only the link in my control so that I can still have a longer list but it doesn't take up much room.

europhile · Post by **europhile** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:45 am

Good idea, cheers Judy! A bit more customisation but I guess just removing the image will do fine, will prob give that a go! Phil.

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