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Drupal Themes - Perihelion - April 2010

Perihelion Drupal Theme

Refraction The all new Perihelion theme features an incredibly stylistic and unique design to add that special touch to your sites. Colorful textures and intricate design elements create an amazing array of layout options and combinations to provide a brand new look and feel.

Perihelion not only features a unique design, but it also offers the same adaptability and powerful features RocketTheme themes are known for. The dRokNewsRotator content presentation module and an incredible 32 block regions mean that you can enjoy this unique style without sacrificing versatility.

Features and Screenshots


Perihelion Color Styles Custom Modules Block Positions
  • Updated dRokNewsRotator article module
  • CSS Based Tableless Design
  • 32 Versatile Block Regions
  • Utilize 1, 2 and 3 column layouts
  • 3 Built-in Menu Systems
  • Wide variety of Typography Styles
  • Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid

The dRokNewsRotator Returns

dRokNewsRotator is a module that rotates your news item using the powerful of the mootools javascript library. You simply assign a category/section and watch your articles transition.


Installation


To Install Using the RocketLauncher

Download the Perihelion RocketLauncher (rt_perihelion_d6-rocketlauncher.zip) This is the RocketLauncher pack for Perihelion which is a complete Drupal install which has the theme pre-installed and configured. Similarly, the demo content is injected and the modules are also pre-installed.
  • Extract d_perihelion_d6-rocketlauncher.zip
  • Copy the contents to the location you want to install Drupal
  • Navigate to that location in your browser and run the Drupal installer
  • Drupal, the theme, demo content and modules will all be installed and enabled

Install Theme and Modules Only

Download the Perihelion Theme (rt_perihelion_d6.tgz) This file is the theme-only package you will use to install just the theme into Drupal.
  • Extract d_perihelion_d6.tgz
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the d_perihelion_d6 folder to the /sites/all/themes/ folder in your Drupal install
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Themes
  • Check Enable and Default to the right of Perihelion
  • Click Save Configuration
Download the Perihelion Modules (rt_perihelion_d6-modules.zip) This file is the modules-only package you will use to install just the modules into your Perihelion-themed Drupal site.
  • Extract d_perihelion_d6-modules.zip
  • Extract the individual modules
  • Load your FTP client, such as FileZilla
  • Upload the various Perihelion modules folders to the /sites/all/modules/ folder
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer | Modules
  • Enable the Custom Modules (Other) for Perihelion
  • Click Save Configuration

Other Downloads

There are other files that you may wish to download that accompany the release, but are not required for the theme to work.

  • Perihelion Source PNG(s) d-perihelion-sources.zip – This contains all the Adobe Fireworks PNG source files for the theme, and if applicable, the logo font.

Frequently Asked Questions


Where can i find theme settings?
  • Login into the Drupal administrator
  • Go to Administer → Themes → Perihelion → Configure
  • Change Settings
  • Save Changes

Changelog

Perihelion Theme

This is a non-exhaustive changelog for the Perihelion theme, inclusive of any alpha, beta, release candidate and final versions.

        Legend:
        
        * -> Security Fix
        # -> Bug Fix
        + -> Addition
        ^ -> Change
        - -> Removed
        ! -> Note
        
        ------- 1.4 Update [12-august-2010] -------
        # added compatibility for mootools library for 3rd party module support in the admin
        + added support for database table prefixes in the RocketLauncher Installation profile
        ^ updated droknewsrotator module to support database table prefixes
        ^ updated droknewsrotator.tpl.php override to support database table prefixes
        # IE6 warning message fix
        
        
        Changed Files:
        rt_head_includes.php
        rt_mootools.php
        theme-settings.php
        js/rokie6warn.js
        
        Changed Modules:
        dRokNewsRotator
        
        
        ------- 1.3 Release [26-June-2010] -------
        ^ modified template.php and page.tpl.php to allow 3rd party SEO modules to work properly
        
        Changed Files: 
        template.php
        page.tpl.php
        droknewsrotator.tpl.php
        
        Changed Modules
        dRokNewsRotator
        
        ------- 1.2 Release [03-June-2010] -------
        ^ modified template.php and page.tpl.php to allow main nav support for clean URLs
        ^ modified droksidemenu.tpl.php to allow sidemenu support for clean URLs
        ^ modified droknewsrotator.tpl.php to support clean URLs
        + added maintenance-page.tpl.php
        ^ updated template.php to process custom maintenance page variables
        
        Changed Files: 
        template.php
        maintenance-page.tpl.php
        page.tpl.php
        droksidemenu.tpl.php
        droknewsrotator.tpl.php
        
        Changed Modules
        dRokSideMenu
        dRokNewsRotator
        
        
        ------- 1.1 Release [13-May-2010] -------
        + added $head_title and $closure tags to page.tpl.php
        
        Changed Files:
        page.tpl.php
        
        
        
        ------- 1.0 Release [30-April-2010] -------
        ! Initial Release