Short Description On Category Pages

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   Hello
Has anyone added the code to the display categories page to show the information in the short description field?  Here is what the online help says:
The short category description
is shown on the pages where the customer is "browsing by category", if
the store has been set up to show one category per row. If the store
has been setup to show sub-categories in a drop-down, or with more than
one per row, the short category description is not used.
I want to show 3 sub-categories in a row, with the category name underneath the image, and the short description underneath that.  
Thanks

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avalight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21-September-2007 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote avalight Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Short Description On Category Pages Posted: 04-January-2009 at 5:17pm
	Hello Has anyone added the code to the display categories page to show the information in the short description field? Here is what the online help says: The short category description is shown on the pages where the customer is "browsing by category", if the store has been set up to show one category per row. If the store has been setup to show sub-categories in a drop-down, or with more than one per row, the short category description is not used. I want to show 3 sub-categories in a row, with the category name underneath the image, and the short description underneath that. Thanks
	Curt

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11-January-2009 at 12:06pm
	Hi, I've not tested this, but a quick look at the code leads me to believe this will be a very simple change. The two files involved are : pc/pcShowCategoryH.asp and pc/pcShowCategoryP.asp The first is used when the display is horizontal (one wide) and you can grab the code for the short description from there - As long as you keep them SHORT. You have to make sure the that the short description fits in the available space.
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avalight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21-September-2007 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote avalight Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11-January-2009 at 7:07pm
	Hi and thanks for this bit of information. Actually, it is the "P" file that has the code for the short description, and I stuck it on the "H" file and it seems to work just fine. Thanks for you help. Best Curt
	Curt