Pagination Question

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Pagination Question

Postby Big Mike » Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:28 am

SS Version 7

Anyone know where the layout info (span class and   spacing etc.) is
stored for Pagination? Is it a .aa file or cgi and what is the name? Even
if it's a cgi, what is the name and where is it located?

Thanks.
Big Mike
 

Re: Pagination Question

Postby Big Mike » Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:08 am

Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to change the way Pagination
displays the links across a page. In other words get rid of the NOBREAK TAG.
What a pain it is. The way it's set up now requires a user to scroll
horizontal to navigate all links. We have some product categories that have
as many as 30 pages due to 1000's of products in that category. Pagination
uses NOBREAK TAGS between each link preventing the string of links from
wrapping. You have to scroll across the screen to get to all the links. I
would think that allowing the link string to just wrap naturally when
reaching the end of a users screen would have been the best default choice.
Any ideas. This bites because it destroys the entire site format by
spreading the site design out to fit all of the links.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks


"Big Mike" <punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cll52a$jr9$1@eval.shopsite.com...
SS Version 7

Anyone know where the layout info (span class and &nbsp; spacing etc.) is
stored for Pagination? Is it a .aa file or cgi and what is the name?
Even
if it's a cgi, what is the name and where is it located?

Thanks.

Big Mike
 

Re: Pagination Question

Postby jim » Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:02 pm

I don't think that it can be changed in version 7. If there is a style
defined for it you should be able to see it in the source of a page that
has the links.

In Version 7.1 there is an option to set how many links are displayed at
a time. So if you have 30 pages you could have it display 5 links at a
time with prev and next on each side of the links. Here is an example
of what it will look like.
PrevSet Prev 3 4 5 6 7 Next NextSet
Clicking on Prev or Next would tke you to the Previous/next page and
clicking on PrevSet or NextSet would skip to the next group of 5.

The PrevSet, NextSet, Prev and Next could be replaced with images if you
would like them to be more artistic.

Since there is no charge for upgrades from 7.0 to 7.1 you may want to
talke to your hosting provider to see about upgrading.

Jim



Big Mike wrote:

Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to change the way Pagination
displays the links across a page. In other words get rid of the NOBREAK TAG.
What a pain it is. The way it's set up now requires a user to scroll
horizontal to navigate all links. We have some product categories that have
as many as 30 pages due to 1000's of products in that category. Pagination
uses NOBREAK TAGS between each link preventing the string of links from
wrapping. You have to scroll across the screen to get to all the links. I
would think that allowing the link string to just wrap naturally when
reaching the end of a users screen would have been the best default choice.
Any ideas. This bites because it destroys the entire site format by
spreading the site design out to fit all of the links.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks


"Big Mike" <punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cll52a$jr9$1@eval.shopsite.com...

SS Version 7

Anyone know where the layout info (span class and &nbsp; spacing etc.) is
stored for Pagination? Is it a .aa file or cgi and what is the name?

Even

if it's a cgi, what is the name and where is it located?

Thanks.




jim
 

Re: Pagination Question

Postby Big Mike » Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:36 am

Thanks.... and we just upgraded to 7 a couple of month ago. The new link
option in 7.1 is exactly what we need to resolve the issue. It figures.....
Here we go again. AAaaaahhhhh. Thanks Jim!!!


"jim" <jstavast@xmission.com> wrote in message
news:cms7au$k8f$1@eval.shopsite.com...
I don't think that it can be changed in version 7. If there is a style
defined for it you should be able to see it in the source of a page that
has the links.

In Version 7.1 there is an option to set how many links are displayed at
a time. So if you have 30 pages you could have it display 5 links at a
time with prev and next on each side of the links. Here is an example
of what it will look like.
PrevSet Prev 3 4 5 6 7 Next NextSet
Clicking on Prev or Next would tke you to the Previous/next page and
clicking on PrevSet or NextSet would skip to the next group of 5.

The PrevSet, NextSet, Prev and Next could be replaced with images if you
would like them to be more artistic.

Since there is no charge for upgrades from 7.0 to 7.1 you may want to
talke to your hosting provider to see about upgrading.

Jim



Big Mike wrote:

Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to change the way Pagination
displays the links across a page. In other words get rid of the NOBREAK
TAG.
What a pain it is. The way it's set up now requires a user to scroll
horizontal to navigate all links. We have some product categories that
have
as many as 30 pages due to 1000's of products in that category.
Pagination
uses NOBREAK TAGS between each link preventing the string of links from
wrapping. You have to scroll across the screen to get to all the links.
I
would think that allowing the link string to just wrap naturally when
reaching the end of a users screen would have been the best default
choice.
Any ideas. This bites because it destroys the entire site format by
spreading the site design out to fit all of the links.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks


"Big Mike" <punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cll52a$jr9$1@eval.shopsite.com...

SS Version 7

Anyone know where the layout info (span class and &nbsp; spacing etc.)
is
stored for Pagination? Is it a .aa file or cgi and what is the name?

Even

if it's a cgi, what is the name and where is it located?

Thanks.




Big Mike
 

Re: Pagination Question

Postby Diane Aull » Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:14 pm

That's exactly what I need! My ISP *just* (as in earlier this afternoon)
upgraded our store from 7.0 to 7.1.1 -- I've been poking around but I
haven't been able to find where to set this option. Forgive me please if
this is a dumb question, but where do I find that setting?
--Diane

"jim" <jstavast@xmission.com> wrote in message
news:cms7au$k8f$1@eval.shopsite.com...
I don't think that it can be changed in version 7. If there is a style
defined for it you should be able to see it in the source of a page that
has the links.

In Version 7.1 there is an option to set how many links are displayed at
a time. So if you have 30 pages you could have it display 5 links at a
time with prev and next on each side of the links. Here is an example
of what it will look like.
PrevSet Prev 3 4 5 6 7 Next NextSet
Clicking on Prev or Next would tke you to the Previous/next page and
clicking on PrevSet or NextSet would skip to the next group of 5.

The PrevSet, NextSet, Prev and Next could be replaced with images if you
would like them to be more artistic.

Since there is no charge for upgrades from 7.0 to 7.1 you may want to
talke to your hosting provider to see about upgrading.

Jim



Big Mike wrote:

Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to change the way Pagination
displays the links across a page. In other words get rid of the NOBREAK
TAG.
What a pain it is. The way it's set up now requires a user to scroll
horizontal to navigate all links. We have some product categories that
have
as many as 30 pages due to 1000's of products in that category.
Pagination
uses NOBREAK TAGS between each link preventing the string of links from
wrapping. You have to scroll across the screen to get to all the links.
I
would think that allowing the link string to just wrap naturally when
reaching the end of a users screen would have been the best default
choice.
Any ideas. This bites because it destroys the entire site format by
spreading the site design out to fit all of the links.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks


"Big Mike" <punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cll52a$jr9$1@eval.shopsite.com...

SS Version 7

Anyone know where the layout info (span class and &nbsp; spacing etc.)
is
stored for Pagination? Is it a .aa file or cgi and what is the name?

Even

if it's a cgi, what is the name and where is it located?

Thanks.




Diane Aull
 

Re: Pagination Question

Postby Jim » Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:04 pm

Utilities > Publish > Set the number in "For each Pagination page the
number of page links shown"

Jim

Diane Aull wrote:
That's exactly what I need! My ISP *just* (as in earlier this afternoon)
upgraded our store from 7.0 to 7.1.1 -- I've been poking around but I
haven't been able to find where to set this option. Forgive me please if
this is a dumb question, but where do I find that setting?
--Diane

"jim" <jstavast@xmission.com> wrote in message
news:cms7au$k8f$1@eval.shopsite.com...

I don't think that it can be changed in version 7. If there is a style
defined for it you should be able to see it in the source of a page that
has the links.

In Version 7.1 there is an option to set how many links are displayed at
a time. So if you have 30 pages you could have it display 5 links at a
time with prev and next on each side of the links. Here is an example
of what it will look like.
PrevSet Prev 3 4 5 6 7 Next NextSet
Clicking on Prev or Next would tke you to the Previous/next page and
clicking on PrevSet or NextSet would skip to the next group of 5.

The PrevSet, NextSet, Prev and Next could be replaced with images if you
would like them to be more artistic.

Since there is no charge for upgrades from 7.0 to 7.1 you may want to
talke to your hosting provider to see about upgrading.

Jim



Big Mike wrote:


Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to change the way Pagination
displays the links across a page. In other words get rid of the NOBREAK

TAG.

What a pain it is. The way it's set up now requires a user to scroll
horizontal to navigate all links. We have some product categories that

have

as many as 30 pages due to 1000's of products in that category.

Pagination

uses NOBREAK TAGS between each link preventing the string of links from
wrapping. You have to scroll across the screen to get to all the links.

I

would think that allowing the link string to just wrap naturally when
reaching the end of a users screen would have been the best default

choice.

Any ideas. This bites because it destroys the entire site format by
spreading the site design out to fit all of the links.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks


"Big Mike" <punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cll52a$jr9$1@eval.shopsite.com...


SS Version 7

Anyone know where the layout info (span class and &nbsp; spacing etc.)

is

stored for Pagination? Is it a .aa file or cgi and what is the name?

Even


if it's a cgi, what is the name and where is it located?

Thanks.






Jim
 


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