cat_tree module

[magicosta +]

Hello,

I just installed cat_tree module and everything is working fine a part a little problem with the quick search module from templatecodes.

The quick search module works fine till I am in the step 1 page. At that step, if I click in the window of quick search module, all the categories are separeted by several lines of >> &nb..

It is like the module wanted to show as well the sub-categories, so it shows up like this:

First category
>>&nb...
>>&nb..
>>&nb..
>>&nb..
>>&nb..
Second category
>>&nb...
>>&nb..
>>&nb..
>>&nb..
>>&nb..
Third category
etc..

But when I go to the step 2 of checkout, that's working fine

Any idea where I have to look for?

Thank you for your help.

[Lhotch +]

The category tree module is only designed to replace the first step of checkout and display categories in a tree as opposed to the default dropdown. My module never claimed to nor has it been tested to function within the quick search module.

[magicosta +]

Hello Larry,

Yes, I understand.

It was just to know if eventually you were aware about this little problem (I suppose anyway that the users when they are at that step, they will not suddenly look for something with the search module) and maybe if you know were I have to start to look for to sort out this, no more.

Thank you anyway

[Lhotch +]

I dont know anything about the quick search module but even so I am not sure how the cat_tree mod would have any affect on it. As I mentioned, the cat tree module simply replaces the existing step1 of checkout with a different template and call to its own script file to generate category content.

The only thing affected by my module should be any mod that also tries to replace or make use of step 1 of checkout. I dont know why any mod not related to checkout would use step1 of checkout.

[Mike-N-Tosh +]

I don't have the cat_tree module, but from the looks of the issue as you have described it, there may indeed be a conflict as the Quick Search module loads with the init.php file and it does indeed gather the categories. It displays the categories with an assigned variable of $getcats which is assigned to the template file (every template file!). If the same variable name is being used in the cat_tree module then you would of course have a conflict.

If this is indeed the case, then the solution would be to set the template assign to a variable with a different name in one or the other module's hooks file.

[Lhotch +]

Is the quick search mod something that is visible all the time?

And if the quick search mod is displayed all the time, Does this strange behavior occure ONLY during step one of checkout or at all times?

[magicosta +]

In fact, it occures just when we are in step 1.

A soon as you jump to step 2, it displays the categories as normal.

[magicosta +]

Here is a print screen image

[Mike-N-Tosh +]

If it were me, I would do this:

In the Quick Search module file, "searchform.tpl" around line 21 find this:

{if $script_name != 'search.php'}

and replace it with this:

{* Modification to avoid conflict during checkout added usercheckout.php *}
{if $script_name != 'search.php' || $script_name != 'usercheckout.php'}

As you said yourself, your end user shouldn't be conducting a search as they are placing a listing. This will not show the quicksearch while checking out, just like it doesn't show when you are in advanced search.

[magicosta +]

Thank you Mike for that suggestion, unfortunatly it does not work.

I did what you suggest and nothing else happen.