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rockettheme.png The Rocket Theme group does stellar work. Their Joomla template are very professional and have a many ways to customize
its look, feel and functionality.

But of course, becauses there are thousands of combinations of Components, Modules, Bots, Browsers, etc., sometimes things just need a bit of tweaking.

This section covers some of the issues we have run across and solutions. We hope this helps.



Mynxx Template - 2 column listing problem
If you are using the RocketTheme Mynxx template and see this:

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The fix was found in the forums (about 1 hour of hunting).  Here is the fix.


Read more... [Mynxx Template - 2 column listing problem]
 
Display only the top menu not the site mainmenu

You have a nice drop down effect at the top of your site.


You also have a side menu either on the left or the right.


BUT, you only want the drop down, not the side menu.

Want to know how to do this?


Read more... [Display only the top menu not the site mainmenu]
 
Jiggle Effect for Catalyst Template

Adding the "Jiggle Effect" to the Advert Modules

Once you have your advert modules in place, you will notice that on the demo there is a "jiggle effect" animation when mousing over those blocks. This can be added to your own template by creating a new module and inserting custom javascript.
  1. Go to Admin > Modules > Site Modules
  2. In the top right corner, select the "New" button
  3. Be sure to set the Show Title to "No", and the Module Position to "debug"
Next, download the file below.  In it are the directions and the javascript.

Be sure to paste the javascript into the content section using the HTML editor mode.

Jiggle Effect for Catalyst Template Jiggle Effect for Catalyst Template 2008-07-18 06:46:55 1.21 Kb




 
Newsfeed Content within Content
Using a combination of the RD RSS newsfeed and RocketTheme's typography you can embed a newsfeed content directly into your content.

To check out the result, CLICK HERE.

Now the nuts and bolts:



 
Minimizing the More-Info tab
The Catalyst template has the "More Info" and the top tab open by default
If a module is published in those positions, the tab is expanded so visitors can see the modules.

If you want those modules minimized by default there is a simple fix.


Go to the directory

  templates/rt_catalyst/js/

Edit   

   roktoppanel.js

Search for "show"

You will see:

   bottomcookie|show|roktoppanel

Change it to

   bottomcookie|hide|roktoppanel

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