Template stretching to the right

Hi,

That's good. In my own defense, the Forum list of tags has it WRONG TOO.

When you preview from the one-page, it should also show the Store Wall in the listing.

See....I stayed up to help. ROLF

Danno

TA DA!
Everything showing in listing preview...mouseovers all a pretty green color...you are awesome! I really love all the touches you put on the template.

I noticed in the code that you left the free ship marquee in but disabled it, same with the auctiva insurance. So if I decide on what/how I want to add that, I will visit you here again for instructions on how to get it showing again!

I really appreciate all of your time and effort on my behalf, may I ship you a vintage dress free of charge?! LOL, well maybe your daughter(s) would like one!

Take care,

Deborah

Aw, you better get to bed; I don't want to be responsible for any bags under your eyes tomorrow!

Yep, store wall is showing, as well as your great gifs!

Sounds good!

Have a good one and I'll check them in the morning.

Danno

Looks good!

I have no clue what happened!

Hi,

2nd listing appears to be using the older version of your Seller Details.

Did you create a new Seller Details Profile with the Return Policy and the Tabularized Shipping (new name)? I'm guessing that version wasn't used for this listing, as those elements are missing and text is reverted.

Danno

Hi again,

Here's my quick list of problems on the 1st listing:

1. The Description section appears to not have gotten the updates from the last pass, i.e. new code wasn't cut and pasted for use. Table backgrounds are wrong colors. They should be "#C5C6CB". The replacement table had NA as placeholders for the text. I also think I made a correction to the Shoulder width entry to get it centered (note it's displaying left of center). You could use the old table and just locate all the old color codes and update them and add that align for center.

2. The word International isn't in correct font size on Shipping section. Looks like the rest of the text may be smaller than test too. The text colors appear lighter than intended, so aren't as readable as the test examples. I'm guessing there may be some stray font codes in those Seller details as cause. You'll need to examine the Seller Details one by one for extra code.

3. The lower boxes aren't dropping evenly side-by-side. That's not necessarily a problem, but wan't intended. It's probably from my effort to quickly pull down the style codes to the new bottom style sheet.

4. The lightness of background in the upper pic gives the eye a feeling of loss in organization. My monitor is possibly higher res setting than yours, so the wider white-white border at left may be the difference in what I see. I can add back borders to main and maybe thumbs, if that will help.

5. The wall looks like it belongs there. I would consider using a white border for the wall to give it balance with the other surrounding elements with white borders. Text "Search my Items" is also washed-out and search button has a blue glow color. The word "discoun" is missing "t". That banner is definitely better. I proportioned the gifs for the old. It might help to slightly lower their sizes or have your graphics person redo the banner to a larger size for this purpose.

6. Are you using the Kodak Easyshare software to process the pics (which I use too)? It has some color correcting capability that might help. Getting the colors right also helps the clothes.

Yes....I'm picky. hehe It's the eye for detail.

Danno

Hi there!

I read through all of your points and fixed everything.

I could not get the Auctiva color change capability to work on the store window, so I had to look up some colors and insert their number manually. I darkened the wall background, as there was no option to darken the 'search my items' text. I think I fixed the blue around the search button as well.

As far as my pics and the way they look, they are going to be the best I can do without having a new camera and lighting setup. I do not have a lot of time to fiddle with the pics before I upload, with all of the work I do on the clothing, both the vintage and the items I design myself.

I will probably list some more items this eve, and will again post a new auction for your morning coffee viewing pleasure!

Deb

Hi Deb,

I've been testing a fix to that uneven lower boxes bug. It was due to CSS codes move. I can give you an update with just pure template code (no cut and paste of Description or Seller Details), if you want that fix. You'd simply copy and paste that code to replace the code in the template editor. Let me know if you want me to post an update.

I think by my tests you were using the default gray in the Store windows settings. I was toggling the settings in the actual code, but this list seems to be close to those settings:

Gallery Border 0xFFFFFF (white)
Main Background 0x333333 (dark gray)
Title Text 0x333333 (dark gray)
Item Backgrounds 0xFFFFFF (not changable)
Navigations Buttons 0x79E262 (neon green)

The 333333 is the color in the lower section headers.

Danno

Hi,
Yes, I would like to fix the boxes, so just that code, and please be sure to tell me where to paste it.

The store window color selection was really wonky...if I wanted red or blue, that was all that I could access! The color slider just wouldn't work.
I had to pull up a hex chart and manually enter in a gray that was dark enough to allow the 'search my items' to show up against it.

Hi Deb,

This code replaces your current template code.

Just delete all the code in the template editor for current template and copy - paste this code to replace.

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?5371E

The code is tested with IE7 Firefox 3 and Safari 3.2. There is a minor visual bug with Auctiva Store Window in browsing with FF3 / Safari 3.2. The Store has a white background field surrounding the Store Windows (like a mat). That's a bug that was reported to Auctiva and I think they responded there isn't a simple fix due to how FF3 and Safari 3.2 treat the EMBED element. I'm looking for work-arounds. It's not a show-stopper, just one of those annoying visual aesthetic glitches that some browsers do.

If Neil or any of the other Auctiva folks are monitoring the thread, I'm finding the only fix is adding the bgcolor to either EMBED or the SW parms. If that was your conclusion as well, does moving ALL the code for the Store Window to the template to add the code present the only functional fix, other than some added script for the bgcolor for a rewrite during load? Have you folks considered something like...

[STORE_WINDOW;bgcolor=FF0000]

Danno

Hi Danno,

I didn't forget about you, it has just been sooooo slow w selling, I've taken the opportunity to work around the house instead of sitting here!

I did copy and replace the last bit of code in your last post, thank you. The boxes at the bottom are all lined up!

Here would be a link to a listing using the finalized coding for the template:

Looks good to me!

What say you?

I cannot make the blue go away around the search button on the store wall...something in their system, and no biggie.

I think you do FABULOUS work and should be selling your template designs on the side!

Did you decide which dress would look good on you??

Deb

Hi Deb,

Glad you like the design. I'm doing it "again" for another seller (not monochromatic). I'm trying to work-up a "set" of thumbnail templates around the "at a glance" and "SophieBox" design concepts. SophieBox is essentially an integration of the item description elements on a single screen, i.e. no paging down / scrolling to see everything necesary for an initial buy / no buy decision on an item. That would include the description and any "essential" information regarding the item, CHOICE when a choice of color, sizes, etc. are involved, and INVENTORY (the biggie) for the new retail paradigm at eBay. With the new (stupid) only 10 items in quantity showing policy, it's become a Seller's nightmare with buyers constantly messaging about in / out stock. Oh....and Sophie is my cat, and the probable ClixTrix Design Studio future logo. BTW....does a "catwalk" button in the design sound interesting. If you don't know what that is, ask your model to do one.

Template design is for fun. I get to do my artsie thing...hehe You should see me decorate a house. Programming is what makes a living, including patent royalties.

I honestly pledged not to accept money (or gratuities) from Auctiva members for assisting in the Forum. I'm (to be honest) PO'ed with eBay's insantity and "destructive desecration" of the site. The 33% drop yoy in hits tells me I'm not the only person offended or simply turned-off by their actions. It boggles my mind that the one element on the entire site that should be FOCUSED and FUNCTIONAL, the listing page, is being turned into a disfunctional, Rube Goldburg award candidate. My intell suggestes they literally exhausted their budget trying to make it work. Don't even get me started on the problems with Search, which stopped me COLD selling collectibles last spring.

Danno