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EquinoxOctober 2007 Joomla Template

Equinox Clean and professional, Equinox gives you the tools you need to create the perfect site for any application. Whether it’s for business or for pleasure, Equinox offers versatile layout options and a multitude of features.

Adapt your site’s layout to any configuration and take advantage of the subtle but stylish module variations for the perfect presentation of your content. Equinox also includes the amazing features and functionality that RocketTheme is famous for like the exclusive RokMooMenu, 12 versatile module positions with stylish module variations, RokZoom integration, and so much more.


Features and Screenshots


Equinox Color Styles Professionally Styleed Module Positions
  • Pure CSS - Tableless Design
  • 8 included color styles
  • 12 Fully Collapsible Module Positions
  • 9 Hilite module variations for each color style
  • 20 included preset styles
  • 1.0 and 1.5 RocketLauncher Packages Available
  • 3 Built-in Menu Systems
  • RokZoom Integration - Custom Slimbox Variant
  • Source Adobe PNG Source Files Included
  • W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid


The Exclusive RokMooMenu

Our highly popular exclusive menu is called RokMooMenu. This menu has been developed from scratch using the latest and greatest MooTools JavaScript framework. The RokMooMenu is a highly advanced and fully customizable menu system is accessible and degrades to a standard SuckerFish menu if JavaScript is not enabled or supported.


Equinox Documentation

Get started using Equinox with a wide variety of written and video tutorials explaining installation, configuration, custom modules, and much more More Details...

Also Available for Equinox

Don't miss the following Equinox modification that is also available in the Joomla Labs:
Equinox Essentials
Equinox Essentials Equinox Mod
Solstice
Solstice Equinox Mod

Installation - Joomla 1.5


Downloading the Template Files

  • Equinox Template (rt_equinox_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Equinox into Joomla.
  • Equinox Custom Extensions (equinox-extensions-j15.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Equinox template release.
  • Equinox Source PNG's (equinox-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source png's for making modifications and customizations to the images in the template. You will need Adobe Fireworks image editing to fully utilize the Source PNG files.

Using the Joomla Installer

From the Menu in your Joomla Administrator, go to Extensions → Install/Uninstall.

Next, browse for your rt_equinox_j15.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install.


installation


Making Equinox the Default

installationNext, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_equinox_j15 on the list of installed templates.

Select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Equinox is now your default template.

Additionally, you can also edit the template's customization parameters by selecting this same radio button and clicking the "Edit" button in the top right corner.



Installation - Joomla 1.0


Downloading the Template Files

  • Equinox Template (rt_equinox.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Equinox into Joomla.
  • Equinox Custom Extensions (equinox_extensions.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Equinox template release.
  • Equinox Source PNG's (equinox_sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source png's for making modifications and customizations to the images in the template. You will need Adobe Fireworks image editing to fully utilize the Source PNG files.

Using the Joomla Installer

installationGo to your Admin control panel for your site. In the Menu at the top, go to Installers > Templates - Site.

Next browse for your rt_equinox.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install. Now Equinox is installed and in your template list. You should observe an introductory page in which you select Continue.

Making Equinox the Default

installationNext, from your admin control panel, go to Site > Template Manager > Site Templates. This will pull up the list of your installed templates.

Find Equinox on the list and select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Equinox will now be the default template.

Frequently Asked Questions


What is RokSlide and how do I set it up?
This is an installable module that displays content items with styled tabs. It operates by loading articles from categories / sections as configured in the module settings. The module setup is quite a simple process, install the module in the administrator and being to configure it in the module manager. More Details...
How do I setup the side menu like the demo?
On the demo, we are using the Main Menu module in the user1 position. Therefore, you can have the dropdown menu system with Moomenu or Suckerfish and still have a submenu in the side column, as with splitmenu. The menu class suffix of sidenav is very important to have the same style as the demo. More Details...
Setting up the Frontpage Promo?
For information regarding the inset promotional graphic, read the following tutorial. Note that the images are being generated by CSS and you will have to change the image in the template image files. More Details...
How do I setup the bordered modules like the demo?
You will observe in the demo that the majority of modules in the white sections had subtle grey borders surrounding them. This is done through custom HTML code. It is a great technique if you have lots of different sections in the white area that are referring to various subjects, such as this demo. More Details...