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Logo Editing Requirements
- Adobe® Fireworks: CS5 is preferred, but CS3/4 will be sufficient.
- Logo Font: Download and install before proceeding to edit in Fireworks.
- Source File: Download the logo-source.png file from the rt_zephyr_j15-sources.zip package.
Step 1 - Open the File
- Open the logo-source.png file in Adobe® Fireworks.
- Focus on the right column, titled Layers. Select the Web layers directory and click the eye icon to the left of the logo slice (the green object). This will make the slice invisible so you can edit the file.
Step 2 - Text/Slogan/Icon Editing
- Double click on the logo text. Now you can edit the text of logo to your choosing.
- If necessary, move the location of the logo text.
- Select the slogan and disable/edit it as you wish.
- Now, select the icon and disable/edit it as you wish.
Step 3 - Slice Modification
- Reactivate the Slice in the Web Layers column, this will place a green rectangle over the logo image. Change the size of the slice (or move it) to match the new size if applicable.
Step 4 - Export
- Now you will want to export the logo. Right click on the image slice and select Exported Selected Slices... from the contextual menu. Proceed to export it to your computer for uploading.
Step 5 - Multiple Frames/States
- If there are multiple logos for a template, they are located in Frames or States within Fireworks.
Step 6 - Uploading
- Upload logo.png to the /templates/rt_zephyr_15/images/logo/*style*/ directory
- Clear your browser cache and refresh your site.
Fusion Menu is a menu theme of the RokNavMenu extension, the addon that drives all RocketTheme template menus. It is primarily a javascript enhanced CSS dropdown menu, that combines standard suckerfish type functionality with animations, transitions and other advanced effects provided by Mootools.
New Features
In Zephyr, Fusion Menu has been extended with the following features:
- Triple / Quad Column Mode
- Column Menu Grouping
- Column Width Control
- Load Modules inside Dropdowns
- Load Module Positions inside Dropdowns
Recurring Features
Below is a list of the standard, recurring features of the Fusion Menu:
- Single Column Mode
- Dual Column Mode
- Menu Item Subtext
- Menu Item Icons
- Javascript Controls
Editing Menu Items
All Menu Items can be edited from Admin → Menu → Menu Name → Menu Item.
Basic Fusion Parameters
Adding Subtext
Subtext Line is the option that allows you to insert additional text to the Menu Item Title. There is separate styling for this, making it useful for adding brief descriptions to menu items.
Adding Menu Icons
Menu Image is the option that allows you to insert an inline icon / image to the Menu Item.
Advanced Fusion Parameters: Columns
Menu Columns
Columns of Child Items allows you to determine how many columns the Fusion dropdowns are presented in. You can have anywhere between a single dropdown to a four column dropdown.
Item Distribution
Item Distribution allows you to control how the menu items are ordered in the dropdowns:
- Evenly: If there are 7 menu items in 3 columns, Fusion will allocate a 3,2,2 distribution - trying to equalize each dropdown.
- Order: If there are 7 menu items in 3 columns, Fusion will allocate a 3,3,1 distribution - maintaining the item ordering.
Drop-Down Width (px)
Drop-Down Width (px) determines the total width of the dropdown, regardless of how many columns are shown. This option is to be used in conjunction with Column Widths (px)
Column Widths (px)
Column Widths (px) determines the width of each Column. Separate each width by a comma. The final column's width is determined automatically. This option is to be used in conjunction with Drop-Down Width (px)
Below are some example configurations:
- Drop-Down Width: 480px: 160,160. Fusion automatically calculates the final width as 160, so in practise, 160,160,160 is the actual distribution.
- Drop-Down Width: 600px: 160,160. Fusion automatically calculates the final width as 280, so in practise, 160,160,280 is the actual distribution.
Advanced Fusion Parameters: Groupings
What is Grouping?
Group Child Items changes the behaviour of child items in the dropdown menus, instead of creating a dropdown for the immediate sublevel, this option places them inline. See below for an illustrated example of the differences:
Configuration
Set Group Child Items to Yes to activate the mode. The sublevels well then appear below the parent menu item in a categorical type structure.
Below is a diagram of how the menu groupings in Joomla translate into the Fusion Menu:
Advanced Fusion Parameters: Modules
Fusion is now capable of loading individual modules or entire module positions inside its dropdowns.
Loading Individual Modules
Set Child Item Type to Modules to load all modules setup on your Joomla site in a list. Select the module you wish to display in the dropdown.
Loading Module Positions
Set Child Item Type to Modules Positions to load all module positions on your Joomla site in a list. Select the position you wish to display in the dropdown.
Below is an example of multiple modules appearing in a dropdown:
Template Configuration: Fusion Menu
Go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_zephyr_j15 → Menu Set Menu Control to Type : Fusion-Menu, to load all the Fusion parameters.
Zephyr has 12 preset styles / style variations. See the links below for guides on customizing/configuring styles.
In sequential order, Preset 1 - Preset 12. Please click on the image to load a live example of each style variation.
Article Details Layouts
The template has 3 layout styles for the Article Details, the block of information and tools concerning the content item such as Author.
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