[Solved] User info block won't update without cart in right block

[dfunkydog]

I don't know if this is correct or expected behaviour.
I removed the right column from the theme like this:

{*
                   {$HOOK_RIGHT_COLUMN}
*}

and as a consequence the cart product count and totals in the user info area (top right) won't update without manually refreshing the page.

Once I've restored the right column it works properly, so I removed the cart block from the column and again no updating in the header, moving the cart to the left and voila! user info updates,

So is the information in the userinfo cart area completely dependant on the cart block existing somewhere else on the page? I could always hide the cart block with css but this seems to me a poor solution.

[tomerg3]

It is dependent, hiding the column is not a poor solution, it's a quick and easy one, and it will also allow you to use the ajax ad to cart option.