There seems to be a lot of confusion - for many reasons. One reason is that some people are using a "Parent/Child" situation and creating resolutions. Those of us who "cannot" use that method are still using an independent product with "Custom Fields" due to the way the clients' products need to be tracked with the SKU "and" inventory.
Hence, there is no method for mandating a customer select something. At least, there has been nothing posted that actually works in the latest J2.5.17 and VM2.0.26d
I've tried many of the solutions, even some hacks. But nothing works - at least nothing I've tried to follow.
I don't want and cannot have my products a child of something. Each product needs to be independent.
And the "hacks" that I've read will be overwritten with any updates - they are not written as overrides. Those that had it working in previous versions, I'm sure, have found that the solutions no longer work...from what I've come across.
Here it is, January 2014, and this simple issue of making a selection "required" eludes VM2.0.26d
Let me ask the developers. What will it take to have the following issues resolved:
selection required to "any" list of custom fields
strikethrough "easily" assigned to the original price
tax per total in cart by US city (AlvaTax is NOT an option)
"Select a shipping method" AND "Select a payment method" hidden when there is ONLY 1 option offered
Will it take money? Time? Expertise?
Those same 4 issues have been now 2 years that I've watched the forums with no resolve.
I don't know how to word this message without it sounding like a complaint. But I truly am asking, what "will" it take for these resolves? Is it because they are only issues in the US?