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Equinox EssentialsEquinox Essentials Mod

Equinox Essentials Equinox Essentials is the first release in the Essentials template series which features all the power and functionality of the modern RocketTheme templates under the hood, but with a super clean and super fast lightweight design that is perfect for the most conservative of sites. Whether you need a lightning fast and simplified approach for your site, or just want a cleaner slate for building your own look and feel; Equinox Essentials fits the bill./p>


Features and Screenshots


Equinox Essentials Color Styles Incredible Style and Flexibility Module Positions
  • Joomla 1.0 / 1.5 compatible
  • Pure CSS / Tableless Design
  • 12 module positions!
  • All module positions are fully collapsible
  • 4 Clean color styles
  • XHTML 1.0 Transitional
  • Very Lightweight and fast loading
  • Fully compatible IE6, IE7, Safari 2, Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9, OmniWeb, Shira, Netscape


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 Essentials Documentation

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


Installation - Joomla 1.5


Downloading the Template Files

  • Equinox Essentials Template (rt_equinox_essentials_j15.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Equinox Essentials into Joomla.
  • Equinox Essentials Custom Extensions (equinox-extensions-j15.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Equinox Essentials template release.
  • Equinox Essentials Source PNGs (equinox-sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source PNGs 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_essentials_j15.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install.


installation


Making Equinox Essentials the Default

installationNext, go to Extensions → Template Manager. Find rt_equinox_essentials_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 Essentials 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 Essentials Template (rt_equinox_essentials.tgz) This file is the template package you will use to install Equinox Essentials into Joomla.
  • Equinox Essentials Custom Extensions (equinox_extensions.zip) This package contains each of the individual custom extensions included in the Equinox Essentials template release.
  • Equinox Essentials Source PNGs (equinox_sources.zip) This package contains the Adobe Fireworks source PNGs 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_essentials.tgz file you downloaded and then click Upload File & Install. Now Equinox Essentials is installed and in your template list. You should observe an introductory page in which you select Continue.

Making Equinox Essentials 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 Essentials on the list and select the radio button to the left and then click Default up in the top right corner. Equinox Essentials 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...
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