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[gadlol]

Hello this is the support forum for

Alternative Administrator Categories/Products Page Addon (jQuery, ajax edit)

by gadlol

Author: John Barounis - www.jbaron.gr

The first version http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/8317 has some bugs that are fixed in the new upcoming version 0.2 .

Version: 0.2:

   New features:

• Abillity to choose what column to display (image, model, quantity, tax class, weight, manufacturer e.t.c.)
  
• View edit product description (using ckeditor)
  
• Product preview dialog while editing description (before even submit any changes)
  
• Cool attributes system
  
• language select
  
• count products
  
• count subcategories
  
• choose what products to display from: in stock - out of stock - both
  
• dialogs
  
• basic editing
  
• Manufacturer selection by select menu
  
• Tax class selection by select menu
  
• Add sort ordering to buttons (jquery ui sortable)
  
• and much more

Improved code:

• Now using sessions
  
• Dry code
  
• Removed unused files and folders

Have a look at some screenshots i took:

jbaron.gr/tbl/tbl1.jpg
jbaron.gr/tbl/tbl2.jpg
jbaron.gr/tbl/tbl3.jpg
jbaron.gr/tbl/tbl4.jpg
jbaron.gr/tbl/tbl5.jpg
jbaron.gr/tbl/tbl6.jpg

It will take me some time to release version 0.2 because I am just fixing some bugs and cleaning the code...

Edited by Jan Zonjee, 19 August 2012 - 06:21 AM.

[tomshaft]

John,
This sounds good. Looking forward to using this add on.
It would be nice if something like this is in next full release.
Reading in the forums today I ran across a mention that version 2.3.3 has issues with some add-ons using jQuery. Hope I "miss-understood" that.
Tom

[al3ks]

The new features seem really cool, looking at the screenshots I can't wait for the new version!

Currently using the first version and it's great.

[gadlol]

Hello, after a long wait.. I finally have managed to release a beta version 0.2 of my addon.

You can download it from here: tbl

Installation instructions are included in the zip file.

You can also view a small showcase video on youtube (better view on fullscreen hd):

So I need your help. Please report any bugs you may find by replying to this forum post or by sending me a message to contact [at] jbaron.gr

Although this is a beta version, it is close to final. Its fully working.

I want to thank you in advance for using my addon...

John Barounis


(note: I have not submited it, on addons page yet, just waiting for any bug - error reports e.t.c.)

Edited by gadlol, 16 November 2012 - 08:33 PM.

[gadlol]

I haven't see any responce yet.

Has anyone tested the 0.2 version?

[Essex Marketplace]

Hi John
Thanks alot for such a cool add on, Could you please confirm if it works on osCommerce2.3.3? I actually tried it but its not working properly.
Thanks

[gadlol]

Yes I have tested it on 2.3.3 and worked fine.

Can you reply me any bugs - errors you have found?

What is not working properly?

John

[Essex Marketplace]

Hi John
My apologies, I just checked again and it is working perfectly fine. I think i tried it straight after uploading and doing all the changes probably thats why it wasn't working properly earlier.
Thank you ever so much for such a wonderful add on which will save me loads of time.
Look forward to the final version.
regards
Liz

[Essex Marketplace]

Hi John
I am back again. I've just came accross a problem,  I edit a product description and submit changes it did change the product description but if I click on Preview button it gives error. Rather than accessing page on website its trying to access localhost. Please see the error below.
Second thing is can we add new product through this add on?


Google Chrome's connection attempt to localhost was rejected. The website may be down or your network may not be properly configured.
Here are some suggestions:

• Reload this web page later.
  
• Check your Internet connection. Reboot any routers, modems or other network devices that you may be using.
  
• Add Google Chrome as a permitted programme in your firewall or antivirus software's settings. If it is already a permitted programme, try deleting it from the list of permitted programmes and adding it again.
  
• If you use a proxy server, check your proxy settings or contact your network administrator to make sure that the proxy server is working. If you don't believe you should be using a proxy server, adjust your proxy settings: Go tothe Chrome menu > Settings > + Show advanced settings > Change proxy settings... > LAN Settings and deselect the "Use a proxy server for your LAN" checkbox.

Error 102 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED): The server refused the connection.

[gadlol]

Hi Liz....

In order for this to work you must edit 457 line of the tbl.php and change according to your store path.

//Used by iframe when previewing editing product description
//Change according your site. Exmp: 'http://www.mywebstore.com/product_info.php?products_id='
var product_info_path='http://localhost/osc2/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=';

I will change it in the final release, so this product_info_path variable will be auto generated...

Thanx a lot Liz...

regards
John

[Essex Marketplace]

Hi John
Thanks its working now, One more thing I forgot to mention, when you go in description edit and hover your cursor over the buttons in toolbar the caption appears in Greek language, I wonder if I can change it to English?
Second thing I asked earlier can I add new products through this add on?
regards
Liz

[gadlol]

Yes you can change it easily.
Just find the dialogs.js which is located in the ext/tbl/js folder and add after the 72 line

language: 'en',

its where ckeditor does the magic... So you gonna have Something like this:

$('#description_editor').val(resp);
CKEDITOR.replace( 'description_editor',{
language: 'en',

NO, im sorry, you cannot add new products through this addon.

In the next release this option will be added.
I will also add a new cool attributes manager page (tbl_attributes.php) which you can easily create and edit atributes with. Its under development..

regards
John

[Essex Marketplace]

Thank you very much John
Its done and look forward to next release
Best regards
Liz

[gadlol]

Liz =>

[Juto]

Hi John, nice work! I'll have to test it out, given time.

Bon Noel!

Sara

[gadlol]

Thanx a lot Sara...

Looking forward for any bug - error reports

Regards John

[AliasDesignz.com]

Hi John, You are a genius! That add-on is way sweet! I want to use it on my OSC 2.3.3 but have a question. I have this store setup for a client that sells heated clothing and accessories and I pretty much done except one little glitch... And from what I have been reading, this issue is not a new one. I just don't know or can't figure out the best way of tackling it and I am hoping for your help! He sells a jacket and the sizes are XSmall, Small, Medium, Large, XLarge and 2XLarge. How can I setup the individual stock/quantity amounts for each one? For right now I can only set the stock/quantity amount for the jacket but need to break it out to setup amounts for each size. Some people have told me to use QTPro but it looks like overkill for what I want it for. I just want to manage how many sm, med, large, XLarge & 2XLarge sizes there are in stock for a product.

Your help is so appreciated, you have no idea!!

-Rick from Jersey

[hoprick]

Hi,

I have seen the video, downloaded and installed this brilliant looking add-on. I've followed the installations instructions to the letter, when it comes to running it however the scripting doesn't work.

Where in the video you click on an item and lightboxes appear with previews, attributes etc.. Mine doesn't. I've uploaded all the files in the download pack and nothings working. It appears that the stylesheet hasn't loaded either.

Thanks for the hlep in advance!

[gadlol]

AliasDesignz.com, on 24 January 2013 - 04:55 AM, said:

Hi John, You are a genius! That add-on is way sweet! I want to use it on my OSC 2.3.3 but have a question. I have this store setup for a client that sells heated clothing and accessories and I pretty much done except one little glitch... And from what I have been reading, this issue is not a new one. I just don't know or can't figure out the best way of tackling it and I am hoping for your help! He sells a jacket and the sizes are XSmall, Small, Medium, Large, XLarge and 2XLarge. How can I setup the individual stock/quantity amounts for each one? For right now I can only set the stock/quantity amount for the jacket but need to break it out to setup amounts for each size. Some people have told me to use QTPro but it looks like overkill for what I want it for. I just want to manage how many sm, med, large, XLarge & 2XLarge sizes there are in stock for a product.

Your help is so appreciated, you have no idea!!

-Rick from Jersey

Dear Rick,

If you want to have individual stock/quantity amounts you must alter the core functionality of oscommerce. My addon cannot handle individual stock/quantity amounts because this functionality does not exist in oscommerce. So as i can imagine you must create a new table in db, (products_new_table_id, products_stock, products_quantity, products_size, products_id). Then you must make a page where you can setup this (this can be made on my addon) but the main fact is that you have to setup this in products_info page. When a user selects a size then (maybe with ajax) alter the prize and quantity. e.t.c.

Sorry for not answering sooner!

Regards John

[gadlol]

hoprick, on 28 January 2013 - 02:35 PM, said:

Hi,

I have seen the video, downloaded and installed this brilliant looking add-on. I've followed the installations instructions to the letter, when it comes to running it however the scripting doesn't work.

Where in the video you click on an item and lightboxes appear with previews, attributes etc.. Mine doesn't. I've uploaded all the files in the download pack and nothings working. It appears that the stylesheet hasn't loaded either.

Thanks for the hlep in advance!

Dear hoprick

I dont know whats the problem exactly. You can send me screenshots to check them, out. Please check also the console for errors.

Please contact me on my skype account, so we can solve the problems together. You can find my skype account on my profile!

Regards John