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Manipulating lower part of templates when pictures are on right or left sides

D dakkalot9999Member
Hi, I have just recently started using auctiva, and after getting my listing close to being done and ready to implement into the different categories (of the same items w/ different pictures) and folders they need to be in, I was looking at the template and realized that the tabs (description, shipping, payment, etc.,) need to be able to WIDEN after the description ends. That way I can eliminate the extra, reduntant and SCROLLING space off the left side underneath my 2 pictures. (which won't vary in size either.) Can anyone help me out? I heard it's not too hard to do with the same listing being used for multiple items, but it would be hard if you needed it to be dynamic and change for the different sized pictures and text different listings would require. Let me know asap! By the way, so far, it's been a blast at Auctiva. Big Grin I think you advertise too much, though. hehe. Every page I see has links to your site, even my listings.
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M mnormandMember
Well, I know what you're asking to do...and in order to do it...you need to get in there and change the way the TABLEs are configured in the template that you are using.

Paste something up into the PracticeBoard and I'll have a look at it...

Or, in the TABLE definitions, simply change the border="0" to something linke border="5" so you can "see" where the actual "borders" of the tables in the HTML you have are falling. (You'll put the borders back to 0 after you get the look you want...)

Then you can determine if you simply need to change the COLSPAN value for a particular table row, or if you need to actually make a whole new table and redefine it's width, etc...

Mike
D dakkalot9999Member
Is there anyone who HAS enough time to help me out with this? It's actually the only thing holding me back from listing the 100's of items I have waiting to be listed! I just want to get the template finished so I can open the store Smile Someone please let me know! Even if it's just a link to a site with a bunch of HTML help, anything Is helpful as of right now. Thanks a ton, everyone.
W wahm922Member
It is a matter of redoing the tables and its very time consuming - at least for me it is. I hate messing with tables.

I'm better off doing things from scratch then trying to "fix" something that isn't mine. I do have my hands full with a few projects on the table otherwise I might give it a try but I just don't have the extra time right now.

Sorry Frown
W wahm922Member
Here's what I can offer you:
http://www.practiceboard.com/?4840672

I went and changed all the border="0" to a 10 so you can see how the tables work and why the part you want to move over isn't. If you can dig through the code and end the table after the description and start a new one for the shipping it should fall where you want it to.

The trick is getting all the correct tags, miss one and it throws the whole page off!

I would edit the otiginal template and not one you already have info put into it. Hope that helps some Wink
D dakkalot9999Member
Well, not only did you try, you taught me something!!! That's more than I could have asked for. Check out my progress and let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions. I messed around with the template on frontpage, so I don't know if the template itself is usable anymore (or even considered a template!), but I guess my next step is making what I've got now programmable to the point of just putting in the name, condition, and set of the card, and pressing "list"! Let me know what you think and how I would go about making it a usable template. Thanks!

Here's the practiceboard link:
http://www.practiceboard.com/?4852897
W wahm922Member
You did it, you figured out the tables Big Grin

The images are not showing because they are on your computer - you need to upload them and then put the URL in its place.

clicktosup_ffffff.gif would need to be hosted online either on Auctiva or another server but it needs to be on the web in order for others to see it.

You are doing good, keep at it - its the best way to learn Wink

And don't forget to set those borders back to "0" so it looks nice again!
D dakkalot9999Member
Actually all of the pictures are hosted on auctiva. hmmm... It seems like some kind of problem with the frontpage, because I can copy/past the HTML from auctiva and practiceboard (visa/versa) and nothing happens, but when I paste into frontpage, and then copy/paste FROM frontpage to practiceboard, the pictures and everything else don't show up. Any suggestions?
D dakkalot9999Member
I practically finished my template and everything on it today, and now that I am trying to get the HTML off of frontpage, all the pictures are just NOT showing up, and I don't know what the problem is. They look fine while inside frontpage, and all the hyperlinks work, too, but when I try to copy the HTML to say, auctiva's listing description part of listing your item, it messes up. Any suggestions on what I can do now that I've already went too far with frontpage? How can I move the listing from frontpage to auctiva without screwing it up?
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