| Basic Customisation |
| Tuesday, 24 June 2008 | |
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A guide to the basic TerranTribune customisation options that can be configured in the template "index.php" file with a description of each of the available options and how they affect the presentation of the template. TerranTribune features several built in configuration options that have been designed to be easily changed with a single control. You can take advantage of these customisation options by making changes in the TerranTribune "index.php" file. Here is a breakdown of the available options: $default_color = "blue"; // [any color] | none $menu_colors = "blue,red,purple,blue,green,orange,brown,grey"; // comma seperated list of colors $enable_ie6warn = "true"; // true | false $font_family = "default"; // geneva | optima | helvetica | trebuchet | lucida | georgia | palatino $show_fontbuttons = "true"; // true | false $template_width = "962"; // width in px $leftcolumn_width = "320"; // width in px $rightcolumn_width = "320"; // width in px $splitmenu_col = "rightcol"; // leftcol | rightcol $menu_name = "mainmenu"; // mainmenu by default, can be any Joomla menu name $menu_type = "splitmenu"; // moomenu | suckerfish | splitmenu | module $default_font = "default"; // smaller | default | larger $show_pathway = "false"; // true | false $show_logo = "true"; // true | false $show_date = "true"; // true | false $show_copyright = "true"; // true | false IE6 WarningWarn your visitors using Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade to a more secure version with this toggle.$enable_ie6warn = "true"; // true | false Default ColorTerranTribune has 8 selectable colour options for the horizontal menu bar. Simply change the settings between the two " " tags to your style of choice.$default_color = "blue"; // [any color] | none Menu ColorsWarn your visitors using Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade to a more secure version with this toggle.$menu_colors = "blue,red,purple,blue,green,orange,brown,grey"; // comma seperated list of colors Font FamilyYou can choose which font you would like to use for your titles.$font_family= "default"; // geneva|optima|helvetica| trebuchet|lucida|georgia|palatino Show LogoWith the following setting enabled, you can have the logo as a module position (icon).$show_logo = "true"; // true | false Font ButtonsYou can enable or disable the font sizer buttons that will display at the top of the template.$show_fontbuttons = "true"; // true | false Template WidthYou have the ability to select the width of the template. The setting below is what you edit to either reduce or increase templates width.$template_width = "962"; // width in px LeftColumn WidthWith the following setting, you can choose the width of the left column.$lefctolumn_width= "160"; // width in px RightColumn WidthWith the following setting, you can choose the width of the right column.$rightcolumn_width= "320"; // width in px Show DateThe template has a styled date module which will display the current date (day, date and month). The setting below controls whether it is active.$show_date "true"; // true | false Splitmenu LocationWith this setting, choose to have the sidebar placed on the left or right of the mainbody. The name of the module positions changes to reflect left or right.$splitmenu_col = "rightcol"; // leftcol | rightcol Menu NameThe following parameter controls which Joomla! menu is loaded for the horizontal navigation bar.$menu_name ="mainmenu"; // mainmenu by default Menu TypeYou can either, select moomenu, suckerfish, splitmenu, or as a separate module position.$menu_type = "moomenu"; // moomenu | suckerfish splitmenu | module Default FontBased on your own personal preference, you can set the default font size with this setting below.$default_font ="default"; // smaller | default | larger Show PathwayThis setting controls whether the pathway appears on your site.$show_pathway= "false"; // true | false Show CopyrightThis setting allows you to change the copyright text and RocketTheme logo at the bottom of the template to the module position: footer.$show_copyright ="true"; // true | false |
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| Last Updated ( Friday, 27 June 2008 ) |
