<!-- local.xml for plush design of Magento -->
 <!-- These additions and removals for changing the base layout of the site -->
 <!-- also check with certain phtml files such as: product/view.phtml -->

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layout>
  <default>
 <!-- Remove callouts and rarely used stuff -->
  <remove name="right.poll"/>
  <remove name="right.permanent.callout"/>
  <remove name="left.permanent.callout"/>
  <remove name="paypal.partner.right.logo"/>
 <!-- add the local stylesheet -->
  <reference name="head">
  <action method="addCss"><stylesheet>css/local.css</stylesheet></action>
  <action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/scriptaculous.js</script></action>
  <action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/accordion.js</script></action>
  
  </reference>
  
  <!-- adjust to 2 column -left layout -->
  <reference name="root">
  <action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
  <!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
  <action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
  </action> 
 </reference>
  
  
  
  <reference name="top.links">
  <!-- Add custom links. Pretty self-explanatory.
  Dig into app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Template/Links.php for more info -->
  <action method="addLink" translate="label title">
  <label>About Us</label>
  <url>about</url>  <!-- can use full url also -->
  <title>About Us</title>
  <prepare>true</prepare> <!-- set true if adding base url param -->
  <urlParams helper="core/url/getHomeUrl"/> <!-- base url - thanks @Russ! -->
  <!-- there are a few param you can send to do different things in <urlParams> 
  dig into app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Url.php, around line 803 --> 
  
  <!-- below adds #add-fragment to the end of your url -->
  <!-- <urlParams><_fragment>add-fragment</_fragment></urlParams> -->
  
  <!-- below adds ?add-query to the end of your url -->
  <!-- <urlParams><_query>add-fragment</_query></urlParams> -->
  
  <!-- below gives you a new session id (i think...)-->
  <!-- <urlParams><_nosid>true</_nosid></urlParams> -->
  
  <!-- below replaces double quotes, single quotes, greater than, and less than signs 
  to their respective url escaped replacements (%22, %27, %3E, %3C) -->
  <!-- <urlParams><_escape>i'm-a-blog-url</_escape></urlParams> -->
  
  <position>1</position>
  <liParams/>
  <aParams>class="top-link-about-us"</aParams>
  <beforeText></beforeText>
  <afterText></afterText>
  </action>
  
  <!-- Removes 'My Account' link - Default position: 10 -->
  <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getAccountUrl"/></action>
  
  <!-- Removes 'Wishlist' link - Default position: 20 -->
  <!-- for Magento 1.4.x -->
  <remove name="wishlist_link"/>
  
  <!-- Removes 'My Cart' AND 'Checkout' links
  Default position: 40 and 50 respectively -->
  <remove name="checkout_cart_link"/>
  
  <!-- To re-add 'My Cart' or 'Checkout' after removing both -->
  <block type="checkout/links" name="checkout_cart_link_custom">
  <action method="addCartLink"></action>
  <action method="addCheckoutLink"></action>
  </block>
  </reference>
 
  
  
  
  <!-- example of inserting a block -->
  <reference name="left">
  <action method="unsetChild"><name>right.newsletter</name></action>
 <block type="catalog/navigation" name="catalog.vertnav" as="catalog.vertnav"  after="currency">
  <action method="setTemplate"><template>catalog/navigation/vert_nav.phtml</template></action>
  </block>
 <block type="newsletter/subscribe" name="left.newsletter"  after="leftnav"  template="newsletter/subscribe.phtml"/> 
  </reference>

 </default>
  
  <!-- Product Detail Page adjustments -->
  <catalog_product_view>
  
  <!-- adjust to 2 column -left layout -->
  <reference name="root">
  <action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template>
  <!-- Mark root page block that template is applied -->
  <action method="setIsHandle"><applied>1</applied></action>
  </action> 
  </reference>
  
  
  </catalog_product_view>
  </layout>