reducing product page size

[a_j]

hello, hope someone can help me... trying to make my product pages smaller (so they fit inside a small frame I have created)... I have altered the act_header, act_seperator_bar and act_simple_search templates so that the top bar has been reduced correctly... however, I am having problems making the product image and product text fit... I have made images quite small but the problem is that text appears on the right of the image and I really need it underneath the image (due to limited frame width)... I checked 'default product layout' under 'design settings' but there doesnt seem to be a mode which displays text under image... any help would be appreciated... thanks :D

[NormanRouxel]

This one might do it.

<!-- ProductLine-bigimage HTML begin -->
<!-- Insert HTML for the top of the individual product -->
NETQUOTEVAR:INCLUDE Act_ProductSeparator.html
NETQUOTEVAR:ENDSEPARATOR

<tr>
<TD COLSPAN="3" VALIGN="TOP">
NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEBEGINXML
<Actinic:PRODUCT REF="NETQUOTEVAR:ACTUALPRODUCTREF"/>
<A NAME="NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTANCHOR"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="+1"><B>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTNAME</B></FONT></A>
<FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=-1>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREF</font>
</td>
</tr>

<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="3" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER">
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTIMAGE
</TD>
</tr>

<tr>
<TD colspan=3 VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
<FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=-1>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTDESCRIPTION
<BR>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBEGINLINKNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTLINKTEXTNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTENDLINK
NETQUOTEVAR:PRICEEXPLANATION
<BR><B>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTPRICE</B></FONT>
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD colspan=3 ALIGN=RIGHT><Actinic:ACTIONS>NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON</Actinic:ACTIONS>NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEENDXML</TD>
</TR>

NETQUOTEVAR:NEXT
<!-- ProductLine-bigimage HTML end -->

Save this in Site1 as Act_productLine-bigimage.html and select it as your default template.

Norman

p.s. Frames stink. They will make it much herder for your customers and search engines to bookmark particular pages.

[a_j]

thanks norman,

I saved Act_productLine-bigimage.html in site 1 and set it as my default template.
... doesnt seem like catalog is using it though... all the product pages look no different :confused:

[NormanRouxel]

It works fine for me.

Check that you've got "Use Parent" as the template for each Sections "Overall Layout" and each Products "Product Layout".

Norman

[a_j]

ah, this might be a problem...

I have already used each Products "Product Layout" field to point to a file I use to display delivery charges on product pages...

[NormanRouxel]

That file must be a modification of a normal Product Template. Just add the same mods to my template and save it to whatever name(s) you use for your custom template.

Norman

[NormanRouxel]

Ooops. I left some fields out above. Here it is again:-

<!-- ProductLine-bigimage HTML begin -->
<!-- Insert HTML for the top of the individual product -->
NETQUOTEVAR:INCLUDE Act_ProductSeparator.html
NETQUOTEVAR:ENDSEPARATOR
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTFORMBEGIN
<tr>
<TD COLSPAN="3" VALIGN="TOP">
NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEBEGINXML
<Actinic:PRODUCT REF="NETQUOTEVAR:ACTUALPRODUCTREF"/>
<A NAME="NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTANCHOR"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="+1"><B>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTNAME</B></FONT></A>
<FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=-1>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTREF</font>
</td>
</tr>

<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="3" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER">
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTIMAGE
</TD>
</tr>

<tr>
<TD colspan=3 VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT">
<FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=-1>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTDESCRIPTION
<BR>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBEGINLINKNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTLINKTEXTNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTENDLINK
NETQUOTEVAR:PRICEEXPLANATION
<BR><B>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTPRICE</B></FONT>
</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
<TD colspan=3 ALIGN=RIGHT>
NETQUOTEVAR:CARTERRORXMLNETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTQUANTITY<br>
<Actinic:ACTIONS>NETQUOTEVAR:ADDTOCARTBUTTON</Actinic:ACTIONS>NETQUOTEVAR:TEMPLATEENDXML</TD>
</TR>
NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTFORMEND
NETQUOTEVAR:NEXT
<!-- ProductLine-bigimage HTML end -->

Note that this is done in V6. You may have to change it for V5.

Norman