Re: Catalog Design

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22406
interpreted = N
texte = One thing to try is to have a form with checkboxes to add each item to the cart. Then the user just checks the appropriate boxes and then pushes one button to add the items to the cart. You can also have a field in the form for the quantity of each item. This will require the use of an embedded add context in the shopping cart page and the [formvariables] tag, but it will give you the desired effect. JohnLani Twitchell wrote: > > I recently set up a catalog using the TeaRoom example. A user has given me > some feedback that it is not as good as the old catalog that it replaced > (written in perl, but not by me!). I need to get some feedback on what is > good catalog design so that I can decide whether or not to incorporate > these suggestions. > > Here are the differences: > > 1. New catalog (like TeaRoom) > You select an item by clicking on add to cart. This selection > sends you to > the shopping cart page. To get more items, you click on more > shopping and go > back to the catalog. Each item selected causes the shopper to go the > shopping cart page. > Old catalog > You can click on several items within a category to choose them and > then choose > a button to go to the shopping cart. All selected items are added > at once to the > shopping cart. You can go back to that category or other categories > to continue > shopping. > > 2. New catalog > All items are selected and then you enter the quantity information > before going > to the invoice page. > Old catalog > You select an item and fill in the quantity in the catalog page. > This value > is carried to the shopping cart and can be changed in the shopping > cart. > > I was quite satisfied with the way the Tearoom example works, but I need to > listen to users and make changes if their suggestions will really improve > the functionality of the catalog. Are these good ideas? Can anyone give me > some tips on how to implement such changes? Thanks in advance. > > Lani Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Catalog Design (John W 1999)
  2. Catalog Design (Lani Twitchell 1999)
One thing to try is to have a form with checkboxes to add each item to the cart. Then the user just checks the appropriate boxes and then pushes one button to add the items to the cart. You can also have a field in the form for the quantity of each item. This will require the use of an embedded add context in the shopping cart page and the [formvariables] tag, but it will give you the desired effect. JohnLani Twitchell wrote: > > I recently set up a catalog using the TeaRoom example. A user has given me > some feedback that it is not as good as the old catalog that it replaced > (written in perl, but not by me!). I need to get some feedback on what is > good catalog design so that I can decide whether or not to incorporate > these suggestions. > > Here are the differences: > > 1. New catalog (like TeaRoom) > You select an item by clicking on add to cart. This selection > sends you to > the shopping cart page. To get more items, you click on more > shopping and go > back to the catalog. Each item selected causes the shopper to go the > shopping cart page. > Old catalog > You can click on several items within a category to choose them and > then choose > a button to go to the shopping cart. All selected items are added > at once to the > shopping cart. You can go back to that category or other categories > to continue > shopping. > > 2. New catalog > All items are selected and then you enter the quantity information > before going > to the invoice page. > Old catalog > You select an item and fill in the quantity in the catalog page. > This value > is carried to the shopping cart and can be changed in the shopping > cart. > > I was quite satisfied with the way the Tearoom example works, but I need to > listen to users and make changes if their suggestions will really improve > the functionality of the catalog. Are these good ideas? Can anyone give me > some tips on how to implement such changes? Thanks in advance. > > Lani John W

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