Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-02 Thread Skip Evans
Hey all, So I'm more comfortable all the time with using Magento, more I read, and Ryan said, Its great, I have been using it for over 2 years very flexible platform very easy to manipulate, and the end user admin is second to none mate. ... Mate?... Are there Aussies on this list? ;)

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-02 Thread Ryan Sun
Your designer will definitely be able to skin it, it has multi template and skin system, is easy to customize css, images, and html code for each block However, for changing the layout (position of each block), it will require your designer have a little knowledge on Mage's xml layout system

[PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Skip Evans
Hey all, Anyone ever use the Magento shopping cart? Pluses, minuses, opinions? I have a client that is pretty adamant about using it, but I've found over just about any I've used I can do a better service to the client by writing them from scratch. It's easy and they always get exactly what

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Ashley Sheridan
On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 15:02 -0600, Skip Evans wrote: Hey all, Anyone ever use the Magento shopping cart? Pluses, minuses, opinions? I have a client that is pretty adamant about using it, but I've found over just about any I've used I can do a better service to the client by writing them

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Skip Evans
Ashley Sheridan wrote: Why spend ages reinventing the wheel? I've come across so many clients using third party carts who have been unhappy with the final results. I hear so often It does eighty percent of what we need, but we do things like this [insert idiosyncratic business practice

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Rene Veerman
Is the client not receptive to that explanation? On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Skip Evans s...@bigskypenguin.com wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: Why spend ages reinventing the wheel? I've come across so many clients using third party carts who have been unhappy with the final results. I

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Skip Evans s...@bigskypenguin.com wrote: Ashley Sheridan wrote: Why spend ages reinventing the wheel? i whole heartedly agree. I've come across so many clients using third party carts who have been unhappy with the final results. I hear so often It does

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Skip Evans
I'm not totally opposed to using Magento, though I can see my comments, especially if it's what the client wants. I have been looking over the site and it does have a lot of features so I can see it saving some serious time, especially given the extras he wants. So Nathan, having used it,

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Kim Madsen
Skip Evans wrote on 01/02/2010 22:02: Hey all, Anyone ever use the Magento shopping cart? Pluses, minuses, opinions? I have a client that is pretty adamant about using it, but I've found over just about any I've used I can do a better service to the client by writing them from scratch. It's

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Phpster
I hear good things about magento, neve used it though. Xcart stinks. I've had to hack that before. It was painful. Bastien Sent from my iPod On Feb 1, 2010, at 4:02 PM, Skip Evans s...@bigskypenguin.com wrote: Hey all, Anyone ever use the Magento shopping cart? Pluses, minuses,

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Jochem Maas
Op 2/1/10 10:02 PM, Skip Evans schreef: Hey all, Anyone ever use the Magento shopping cart? Pluses, minuses, opinions? I have a client that is pretty adamant about using it, but I've found over just about any I've used I can do a better service to the client by writing them from scratch.

Re: [PHP] Magento shopping cart

2010-02-01 Thread Nathan Nobbe
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Skip Evans s...@bigskypenguin.com wrote: I'm not totally opposed to using Magento, though I can see my comments, especially if it's what the client wants. I have been looking over the site and it does have a lot of features so I can see it saving some serious