No background color or image in template [Archive]

Theo Kiers

10-19-2009, 08:57 AM

Hi,

In V1.2 I was able to create a background color or image for my custom templates by including a link to an external CSS file.

In V1.3 this is no longer possible. The background image only shows for half a second or so (in FF not in IE) and then the background turns to white again. So it looks like the CSS file is overridden by the internal Delavo CSS.

Problem: the look and feel of the Delavo checkout or store will differ (in my case considerably) from the original site.

See also post: http://www.delavocommunity.com/showthread.php?t=439

Theo

DigitalDeen

10-27-2009, 02:48 AM

Hi,

In V1.2 I was able to create a background color or image for my custom templates by including a link to an external CSS file.

In V1.3 this is no longer possible. The background image only shows for half a second or so (in FF not in IE) and then the background turns to white again. So it looks like the CSS file is overridden by the internal Delavo CSS.

Problem: the look and feel of the Delavo checkout or store will differ (in my case considerably) from the original site.

See also post: http://www.delavocommunity.com/showthread.php?t=439

TheoI think I reported it a week or so ago but no solution yet that I've seen anyway.

It's consistant in 1.3 and 1.4

DigitalDeen

11-05-2009, 06:25 AM

word on this? :confused:

Theo Kiers

11-12-2009, 10:04 PM

Hi Deen,

I hadn't subscribed to this thread so I did not know about your reply. No, no response for a couple of weeks now.

Mods what do we do to get a handle on this. To me - but I gues for anybody with the same problem - it is not a minor issue.

Theo

Brian Collins

11-13-2009, 08:38 AM

Hi Theo,

I know if a bug is reported that John Delavera normally sees the report.

Personally what I do is to raise a ticket at the help desk with cpanel/delavo login details - and usually I have it fixed for me or am told to try to upgrade again to the same version as current (sometimes a bug fix is done without a version upgrade).

Brian

Theo Kiers

11-22-2009, 12:24 AM

Hi Brian and Deen,

I took Brian's advice and raised a ticket. And the helpdesk guys provided a fix.

My solution remains the same. Upload an external CSS file for your Delavo installation. In the CSS file there is the following code:

body {
background-image: url(http://www.YourWebsite.com/images/BackgroundImage.png);
}

Then there is the normal link to the CSS file that should be in your template:

<link href="http://www.YourWebsite.com/css/delavo.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />

Now here is the fix. You don't put the link to the CSS file in the <Head> section like you normally would but you put it right after the opening body tag. That's it. Problem fixed.

Theo

DigitalDeen

12-07-2009, 07:31 AM

Hi Brian and Deen,

I took Brian's advice and raised a ticket. And the helpdesk guys provided a fix.

My solution remains the same. Upload an external CSS file for your Delavo installation. In the CSS file there is the following code:

body {
background-image: url(http://www.YourWebsite.com/images/BackgroundImage.png);
}

Then there is the normal link to the CSS file that should be in your template:

<link href="http://www.YourWebsite.com/css/delavo.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />

Now here is the fix. You don't put the link to the CSS file in the <Head> section like you normally would but you put it right after the opening body tag. That's it. Problem fixed.

Theo
I don't use a style sheet, just HTML. So I enter the background image info in the file and the image never shows up.