I am running into this issue as well, I have to do 20 different things for each page, category, product and image.
just ot "see" what it looks like....just ot test out a lyout I have to modify the entire sites css.....
its a joke...
I have never decided to abandon virtuemart before, but this is unacceptable to have to make all of the changes to the css just to get one category and set of products in place.
my customers will explode when they find out they have to learn how to resize and calculate this on their own,
I am looking into other cart options for Joomla now, I am disappointed in the developers and moderators of Virtuemart, very disappointed. It seems you are actively working against making this easier and smoother to use,
you would rather pack in a ton of features and expect everyone to edit code. You guys may know how to build shopping software, but you dont know anything about what a consumer wants or what a shop manager wants.
This platform lacks the most basic ease of use functions.
I have used VM for many years and saw the community growing, now I see frustration and aggravations and a system that has become so complex that nobody can easily manage it without consulting the forum.
My customer has requested this install because of VM affiliates and he loves the affiliate program, sadly I dont think its in his best interest to pursue this project on VM anymore.