Milonic and osCommerce

[jonjon]

On the way

[bitznbytes]

Hi Andy & Jonjon,
I've been following your posts on the use of Milonic's menu for OScommerce and I've been very successful installing and using it based on your previous instructions. However, If I use anymore than 1 subcatagory then the menu doesnt seem to pick it up at all. I can't seem to follow your comments related to this issue - I was wondering if it could be fixed so you can have 3,4,or 5 subcatagories?

Thanks,
B

[jonjon]

Hey B,

The last time I heard from Andy was 19 January. He wrote me that he understood the problem and was working on it.

I also could not get the script to function when there was a 3rd category level (or more)

1 Main
--2 Sub of Main
----3 Sub Sub of Main

There seemed to be a better "time" to start using the script: After all Categories were set up.

If, after the script was in use and further categories were added, they duplicated an existing path to another existing category.

So I disabled the script and went back to square one osC style.

I would very much like to see a working model but I suppose the world will have to be patient

jon

[bitznbytes]

AHH.....too bad....I thought that was the case.....damm....am trying to get an OScommerce site setup for an impatient client who really likes this menu setup.

It did work well for the first level...have you seen any other easy options to use with OScommerce to change the catagory menu around?

Thanks for the quick reply!

B

[jonjon]

I would like Milonic because I am familiar with it and its ease of use. I understand if I had purchased a license, it would bump my request up the queue. I just can't do that unless I can see what I'm buying. No offense intended at all to hard-working Milonic developers, whose progress I have been watching for years

jon

[Andy]

We are working on many things at the moment and this is on the ToDo list.

We will have something soon.

I only wish I could give you a date

[jonjon]

Thanks for your reply, Andy, and for your discreet deletion without the Smith & Wesson.

jon

[Andy]

Thanks for your reply, Andy, and for your discreet deletion without the Smith & Wesson.

FYI - I'm working on it as we speak - That's the OS Commerce menu, not the Smith & Wesson BTW

[bitznbytes]

Hi Andy, just want to say 'thanks so much' for keeping this on your 'to do' list ! I am very anxious to see if it will work with OScommerce.

Cheers,
B

[Andy]

Right then - I have another beta version at http://milonic.com/oscommerce-menu.zip

Can you have a play and then let me know what you think. Let me know of any problems issues etc and I'll try and get them sorted whilst all this is fresh in my noodle.

I need to take a lie down now

Cheers,
Andy

[jonjon]

Andy,

I have uploaded the revised set of files. It's nice that there needn't be a .js call in the header now.

Question: How can I get the kids to be the same item height as the parents?

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// Menu Style Goes Here
	$mmStyle=new mmenuStyle();
		$mmStyle->bordercolor="transparent";
		$mmStyle->borderstyle="solid";
		$mmStyle->borderwidth=0;
		$mmStyle->fontfamily="Arial";
		$mmStyle->fontsize="75%";
		$mmStyle->fontstyle="normal";
		$mmStyle->fontweight="normal";
		$mmStyle->headerbgcolor="#996666";
		$mmStyle->headercolor="#000000";
		$mmStyle->offbgcolor="#996666";
		$mmStyle->offcolor="#FFFFFF";
		$mmStyle->onbgcolor="#996666";
		$mmStyle->oncolor="#000000";
		$mmStyle->outfilter="randomdissolve(duration=0.1)";
//    $mmStyle->overfilter="Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(opacity=90);Shadow(color=#777777', Direction=135, Strength=3)";
		$mmStyle->padding=2;
		$mmStyle->separatorcolor="#555555";
		$mmStyle->separatorsize=1;
		$mmStyle->subimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links.jpg";
		$mmStyle->subimagepadding=3;
		$mmStyle->overimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links_on.jpg";
		$mmStyle->onsubimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links_on.jpg";
		$mmStyle->createMenuStyle("menuStyle");

// (Re-used from first version from Andy.) Create the main menu, note that the PHP property names all match the name of the menu properties
		$mmMenu=new mMenu();
		$mmMenu->style="menuStyle";
		$mmMenu->alwaysvisible="true";
		$mmMenu->position="relative";
		$mmMenu->menuwidth="100%";
		$mmMenu->itemwidth="138";
		$mmMenu->itemheight="30";

When we get this resolved, I'll add a category or two Thanks much!

jon

[Andy]

How can I get the kids to be the same item height as the parents?

Are they not the same, they should be?

If you've got a URL I'll see what we can do to fix it.

I'm pretty sure I got it this time and can assure you that we will get to the bottom of this so if you want to add some categories and do some testing that would be great.

Cheers,
Andy

[bitznbytes]

Hi Andy,
I'm still not getting any 2,3,4 sub-catagories on the menu. I've replaced my originall files and followed your install directions - any suggestions?

[Andy]

I'll need copies of your categories and categories_description tables to see what's different with your data.

Or at very least give me a small clue as to your websites, I'm working blind here and I hate to have to guess all the time.

[bitznbytes]

Hi Andy,
Sorry for that - it is working! All seems to be working perfectly! I"ve added many sub-catagories and they do show on the menu system - I'll have more time later today to test for you and try out different options and I"ll let you know how it goes - but all seems well so far - a big 'THANK-YOU' for your time and assistance!

[jonjon]

Hi Andy,

I got your email with the replacement zip. I think what's going on here is I have used images to indicate to the user that there's a subcat to fly out. No subcat? No image.

subimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links.jpg";
subimagepadding=3; overimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links_on.jpg";
onsubimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links_on.jpg";

I also know that when there is no image, the height must be consistent at 30 (image or no image).

So where can I safely specify each Category, no matter the level, no matter is there is an subimage, to be 30 in itemheight and 138 in itemwidth?

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// Menu Style Goes Here
	$mmStyle=new mmenuStyle();
		$mmStyle->bordercolor="transparent";
		$mmStyle->borderstyle="solid";
		$mmStyle->borderwidth=0;
		$mmStyle->fontfamily="Arial";
		$mmStyle->fontsize="75%";
		$mmStyle->fontstyle="normal";
		$mmStyle->fontweight="normal";
		$mmStyle->headerbgcolor="#996666";
		$mmStyle->headercolor="#000000";
		$mmStyle->offbgcolor="#996666";
		$mmStyle->offcolor="#FFFFFF";
		$mmStyle->onbgcolor="#996666";
		$mmStyle->oncolor="#000000";
		$mmStyle->outfilter="randomdissolve(duration=0.1)";
//		$mmStyle->overfilter="Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(opacity=90);Shadow(color=#777777', Direction=135, Strength=3)";
		$mmStyle->padding=2;
		$mmStyle->separatorcolor="#555555";
		$mmStyle->separatorsize=1;
		$mmStyle->subimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links.jpg";
		$mmStyle->subimagepadding=3;
		$mmStyle->overimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links_on.jpg";
		$mmStyle->onsubimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow_links_on.jpg";
		$mmStyle->createMenuStyle("menuStyle");

I have pulled this out now. In or out, no effect.
// Create the main menu, note that the PHP property names all match the name of the menu properties
$mmMenu=new mMenu();
$mmMenu->style="menuStyle";
$mmMenu->alwaysvisible="true";
$mmMenu->position="relative";
$mmMenu->menuwidth="100%";
$mmMenu->itemwidth="138";
$mmMenu->itemheight="30";

Thanks much

jon

[jonjon]

Ha! What a twit

I got it, Andy, I got it! Off to play in categories.

jon

[bitznbytes]

Hi Andy,
Got a quck question for you with reference to using SSL and your menu. If I use the menu and enable SSL, I get a "Partically Connected" sign when buying an item or when the SSL kicks in. From my understanding of SSL with OScommerce since the site is pulling an outside link that is not SSL (milonic's address found in the 'catagories' file) then it will not give me a true SSL connection. Do I have any options here in order to get a consistant true SSL connection with your menu?

Thanks,
Bitz

[HellGod]

Is there a possibility to convert the "Breeze horizontal menu" for OSCommerce ?

[Ruth]

Hi,

Well, according to the info in the zip files you can edit the style, so you should be able to edit it and use the breeze menu. In the oscommerce-menu.php file you'll find the area to edit the style:

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// Menu Style Goes Here
	$mmStyle=new mmenuStyle();

According to the install.txt file this is where you edit and all style properties are available. I did notice that in that existing style, there is a subimage and the code for that is

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$mmStyle->subimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/arrow.gif";

So I have to figure that if you were going to use that breeze.gif for the bgimage you'd have to code it as

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$mmStyle->bgimage=DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG."/milonic/breeze.gif";

As to editing the menu, ie making it horizontal, there is no information on that except where I see the area for the main menu

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if($menuArray[$a]['master'])
			{
				$mmMenu->alwaysvisible="true";
				$mmMenu->position="relative";
				$mmMenu->menuwidth="100%";
				$mmMenu->itemwidth="100%";
				$mmMenu->alwaysvisible="true";			
			}
		}

It does not say if you can add properties to the menu, so all I can suggest is that you try to add

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$mmMenu->orientation="horizontal";

and see if that let's you make it horizontal.

Since I don't see any place where it says you can have multiple styles, nor any place in the oscommerce-menu.php file where you can 'edit' menu properties in a submenu. I think that whatever menuStyle you create is applied to all the menus main and sub. Since there doesn't seem to be a place to add menu properties to the submenus, I would think that even if you add the orientation='horizontal"; for the main, that is in the main menu part and shouldn't apply to the subs, so they would open vertically.

As you can see, I'm guessing on most of this from reading that install.txt and oscommerce-menu.php file.

Hope this helps.

Ruth