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[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#220070

cwigg;15485Thanks for the reply Shannon. Having spent some more time looking at this, I dont think what I expected can be done. Ok, the transmenu is working in the top position, but I dont think the product is designed to show it in the left position – or anywhere other than the top. Is that correct? In fact it seems to hijack the user3 position which in the out-of-the-box joomla installation is used by the “topmenu”.
You can look at http://cocodeebokohchang.com/test – it’s a joomla install and very little else – just a section called tours and some categories within – all hooked onto the mainmenu which in the ja-mercury case is used as the “topmenu”. You can see that the drop down animation works from the top, though there’s nothing like it on the left.
cheers, Colin

Download the transmenu standalone module, install that, and use the transmenu.js and transmenu v.css ( vertical) to control the vertical (left) menu?

Cheers ShannonN

[jevuliss Friend jevulissJoin date: May 2007Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#220784

Hello!
That’s my first post here, thanks for sharing those really nice templates (and please excuse me for me terrible english 😛 )

I’ve uploaded the Mercury template, just to try it.
I’ve choose it for the news that are vertical aligned in home page.
Well, maybe I’ve done some mistake (.. just uploaded joomla and mercury 🙂 ), but :
news on homepage follow the classical

1
23
(readmore)

and the menu doasn’t have the same appearance of the LiveDemo site.

Ok, maybe the two sites (mine and the liveDemo) are different, so I preferred to ask before goin’ crazy trying to find a solution 😛

that’s the test site.
If there’s any guide about how to set-up your templates would be nice, I love to learn by me ^^

[laine Friend laineJoin date: April 2007Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#220976

A great thanks to this free template, it is the best free template that suits a fans site…..making it free is wonderful 🙂

One question….I am kinda new to Joomla and templates, how can I make the top menu function work? Right now the top menu can only be identical to the Main menu, but I would like the top menu to have different links. Is that a way to do it?

Many Thanks!!

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#220979

laine;16642A great thanks to this free template, it is the best free template that suits a fans site…..making it free is wonderful 🙂

One question….I am kinda new to Joomla and templates, how can I make the top menu function work? Right now the top menu can only be identical to the Main menu, but I would like the top menu to have different links. Is that a way to do it?

Many Thanks!!

go to our general section which public can access and look at the links to Joomla tutorials I have there covers the modules, menus, all that Joomla stuff for you http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/tutorials-flash-based-on-joomla-and-many-popular-components/

But basically it involves the administrator area, menu manager and opening top menu and adding, deleting items etc

Please try to tutorials spend some time looking at teh various beginners guides out there and you’ll be working like a professional in a few weeks
Cheers ShannonN

[laine Friend laineJoin date: April 2007Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#220982

wow….I do hope to be Joomla professional…hhaha… okay I will go through the turtorials…thanks a lot!

[laine Friend laineJoin date: April 2007Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#220985

<em>@ShannonN 16645 wrote:</em><blockquote>go to our general section which public can access and look at the links to Joomla tutorials I have there covers the modules, menus, all that Joomla stuff for you http://www.joomlart.com/forums/topic/tutorials-flash-based-on-joomla-and-many-popular-components/

But basically it involves the administrator area, menu manager and opening top menu and adding, deleting items etc

Please try to tutorials spend some time looking at teh various beginners guides out there and you’ll be working like a professional in a few weeks
Cheers ShannonN</blockquote>

Hi,

I have run through the related topics in the tutorial… but it basically involves how to use the Joomla interface and adding modules or opening top menu did not solve this issue… I thought it was more of like editing the template index.php file?

JA_Mercury comes with JA Splitmenu, SuckerFish and Transmenu function… If I am not wrong the feature I want is split menu?? Here are the index.php file which I think need some editing but was too complicated for me to figure out… hope you can help me. 🙂

Thanks a lot!

[PHP]<?php
/*————————————————————————
# JA Mercury 1.0 – Oct, 2006
# ————————————————————————
# Copyright (C) 2004-2006 J.O.O.M Solutions Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
# @license – Copyrighted Commercial Software
# Author: J.O.O.M Solutions Co., Ltd
# Websites: http://www.joomlart.com – http://www.joomlancers.com
————————————————————————-*/

defined( ‘_VALID_MOS’ ) or die( ‘Restricted access’ );
$iso = split( ‘=’, _ISO );
//echo ‘<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”‘. $iso[1] .'”?’ .’>’;
global $ja_color_themes, $ja_header_images, $ja_width_default, $ja_color_default, $ja_font_size_default, $ja_tool, $ja_menutype, $ja_template_path, $ja_template_absolute_path, $ja_headerimg, $ja_color, $ja_width, $ja_font_size, $ja_template_name, $menuname;

$ja_template_name = ‘ja_mercury’;

####################################
#support extra color themes
$ja_color_themes = array(‘default’,’green’,’orange’); // You can add more color array if needed
$ja_template_path = $mosConfig_live_site.’/templates/ja_mercury’;
$ja_template_absolute_path = $mosConfig_absolute_path.’/templates/ja_mercury’;

# Auto Collapse Divs Functions ##########
$ja_right = mosCountModules( ‘right’ ) || mosCountModules( ‘top’ );
$ja_left = mosCountModules( ‘left’ ) || ($subnav);

if ( $ja_left && $ja_right ) {
$divid = ‘content’;
} elseif ( $ja_left ) {
$divid = ‘content-full-right’;
} elseif ( $ja_right ) {
$divid = ‘content-full-left’;
} else {
$divid = ‘content-full’;
}
# Change the width of the template
$ja_width_default = ‘wide’; // ‘narrow’: 800×600; ‘wide’: widescreen
# default color
$ja_color_default = ‘default’; //blank for default, else pick one of in extra color themes $ja_color_themes
#font size default
$ja_font_size_default = 3;
# Enable users option
$ja_tool = 3; // 0: disable all; 1: disable color, enable screen; 2: enable color, disable screen; 3: enable all.
# Choose your prefer Menu Type
$ja_menutype = 1; // 1: Split Menu; 2: Son of Suckerfish Dropdown Menu; 3: Transmenu;
# END: TEMPLATE CONFIGURATIONS ##########
# Define the template path ##########

$ja_template_path = $mosConfig_live_site.’/templates/ja_mercury’;

include ($ja_template_absolute_path.”/ja_templatetools.php”);

$topnav = “”;
$subnav = “”;
if ($ja_menutype == 1) {
require($ja_template_absolute_path.”/ja_splitmenu.php”);
$topnav = ja_topNav(‘mainmenu’, array(‘default’));
$subnav = ja_subNav(‘mainmenu’);
}

?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”>
<html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”>

<head>
<?php mosShowHead(); ?>
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; <?php echo _ISO; ?>” />
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Style-Type” content=”text/css” />
<link href=”<?php echo $ja_template_path;?>/css/template_css.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” />
<link href=”<?php echo $ja_template_path;?>/css/colors/<?php echo $ja_color; ?>.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” />

<?php genMenuHead(); ?>

<?php if ( $my->id ) { initEditor(); } ?>

<script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript” src=”<?php echo $ja_template_path;?>/scripts/ja_script.js”></script>
</head>
<body id=”bd” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>
<div id=”ja-top”>
<div id=”ja-top-modules”>
<div id=”ja-logo”>
<a href=”index.php”><img src=”<?php echo $ja_template_path;?>/images/logo-<?php echo $ja_color; ?>.jpg” alt=”<?php echo $mosConfig_fromname?>” /></a>
</div>
<!– BEGIN: SEARCH –>
<div id=”ja-search”>
<?php mosLoadModules(‘user4’,-2); ?>
</div>
<!– END: SEARCH –>
</div>
</div>

<!– BEGIN: TOPNAV –>
<div id=”ja-topnav” class=”clearfix”>
<div id=”ja-topnav-inner” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>
<?php
switch ($ja_menutype) {
case 1: echo $topnav;
break;
case 2:
include(“ja_cssmenu.php”);
break;
case 3: include(“ja_transmenu.php”);
break;
}
?>
</div>
</div>
<!– END: TOPNAV –>

<!– BEGIN: HEADER –>
<div id=”ja-header-outer”>
<div id=”ja-header”>
</div>
</div>
<!– END: HEADER –>
<div id=”ja-gray-bar”>
</div>

<div id=”ja-pathway-outer” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>
<!– BEGIN: COLOR BAR –>
<?php if ( $GLOBALS[‘_VERSION’] && $GLOBALS[‘_VERSION’]->RELEASE >= ‘1.5’ ) { ?>
<?php if ( mosCountModules(‘breadcrumb’) ) { ?>
<div id=”ja-pathway”>
<?php mosLoadModules ( ‘breadcrumb’, -1 ); ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<div id=”ja-pathway”>
<?php mosPathway(); ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>

<div id=”ja-usertools” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>

<?php if ($ja_tool) { ?>
<?php genToolMenu($ja_tool & 1); /*screen tool*/ ?>
<?php genToolMenu($ja_tool & 2); /*color tool*/ ?>
<?php } ?>

</div>
<!– END: COLOR BAR –>
</div>

<!– BEGIN: WRAPPER –>
<div id=”ja-wrapper1″>
<div id=”ja-wrapper2″>
<div id=”ja-wrapper3″>

<!– BEGIN: WRAPPER INNER1 –>
<div id=”ja-wrapper-<?php echo $divwrapid ?>” class=”clearfix”>

<?php if ( mosCountModules( ‘left’ ) || ($subnav) ) { ?>
<!– BEGIN: LEFTCOL –>
<div id=”ja-leftcol” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>
<?php if ($subnav) { ?>
<div id=”ja-subnav”>
<h3><?php echo $menuname; ?></h3>
<?php echo $subnav; ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>

<?php mosLoadModules(‘left’,-2); ?>
</div>
<!– END: LEFTCOL –>
<?php } ?>

<!– BEGIN: CONTENT –>
<div id=”ja-<?php echo $divid ?>”>

<!– BEGIN: MAIN CONTENT –>
<?php mosMainBody(); ?>
<!– END: MAIN CONTENT –>

<!– END: CONTENT –>
</div>

<!– BEGIN: RIGHTCOL –>
<?php if ( mosCountModules( ‘right’ ) || mosCountModules( ‘top’ ) ) { ?>
<div id=”ja-rightcol” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>
<div id=”ja-newsflash” >
<?php mosLoadModules(‘top’, -2); ?>
</div>

<?php mosLoadModules(‘right’, -2); ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<!– END: RIGHTCOL –>
<br />
</div>
<!– END: WRAPPER INNER1 –>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!– END: WRAPPER –>

<!– BEGIN: FOOTER –>
<div id=”ja-footer” class=”clearfix”>
<div id=”ja-footer-inner” class=”<?php echo “$ja_width fs”.$ja_font_size;?>”>
<div id=”but-css”>
<a href=”http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=<?php echo $mosConfig_live_site;?>” target=”_blank” title=”Our site is valid CSS” style=”text-decoration: none;”>
<img src=”<?php echo $ja_template_path;?>/images/but-css.gif” alt=”Our site is valid CSS” />
</a>
</div>
<div id=”but-xhtml”>
<a href=”http://validator.w3.org/check/referer” target=”_blank” title=”Our site is valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional” style=”text-decoration: none;”>
<img src=”<?php echo $ja_template_path;?>/images/but-xhtml.gif” alt=”Our site is valid XHTML” />
</a>
</div>
<div id=”copyright”>
Copyright © 2006 JA Mercury. <a href=”http://www.joomlart.com”>Joomla!</a> is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!– END: FOOTER –>

<?php mosLoadModules( ‘debug’, -1 );?>
</body>

</html>[/PHP]

[ShannonN Friend ShannonNJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1947Downloads:0Uploads:9 Thanks: 16 Thanked: 172 times in 49 posts]

#220987

sounds a bit different from the

how can I make the top menu function work?

you originally asked for? I thought you wanted to add stuff and alter the top menu not define which of the three menus you wanted to use

you select the type of menu from the tools and change configuration area in the template

# Choose your prefer Menu Type
$ja_menutype = 1; // 1: Split Menu; 2: Son of Suckerfish Dropdown Menu; 3: Transmenu;
# END: TEMPLATE CONFIGURATIONS ##########

Put in the menu type (number) where I have indicated in blue from the 3 types
that is 1 for split, 2 for Suckerfish, 3 for Transmenu

you can do this via the edit html button in the admin backend by going to templates and ticking what template you want click on edit html button etc

Cheers ShannonN

[laine Friend laineJoin date: April 2007Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#221003

<em>@ShannonN 16654 wrote:</em><blockquote>sounds a bit different from the you originally asked for? I thought you wanted to add stuff and alter the top menu not define which of the three menus you wanted to use

you select the type of menu from the tools and change configuration area in the template

Put in the menu type (number) where I have indicated in blue from the 3 types
that is 1 for split, 2 for Suckerfish, 3 for Transmenu

you can do this via the edit html button in the admin backend by going to templates and ticking what template you want click on edit html button etc

Cheers ShannonN
</blockquote>

Oh…sorry I wasn’t clear earlier. I have editied the index file changing the menu to 1 for split. But there is no changes….the top menu still reflected exactly like the main menu… 🙁

For your info…my top menu is set to user 3 by default….do I need to change this?

Thanks

[mrbernd Friend mrberndJoin date: June 2007Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#221494

hello,

i just use the template ja-mercury. very nice template.
i have a little problem. i want to disable or delete the modul “top” and also free the space, so that the modul “right” comes up in the right colum.

i hope you understand my problem and you can help me.

thank you very much.

bernd

[stead Friend steadJoin date: June 2007Posts: 2Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#221556

hi all,

sorry ive been trying to put rss in the Left columb but when you click on the rss link to read more it opens up over the center columb (so you can see the center behind the content), how do i get the columbs to move so that the center one shrinks to allow more room for the left hand one?

thanks to all for helping!

[sulio Friend sulioJoin date: March 2007Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:1]

#221692

Hi to All! I’ve been working with the excellent JA-Mercury template. Now they have asked me to change the color of the boxes. It looks to me that the background of the box is made with a little image, but I can´t find it nowhere.

Can you guys & gals help me? I will appreciate a lot!

Sulio

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[concocon Friend concoconJoin date: May 2007Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#221944

I want to show only topmenu on user3 position of Ja Mercucy template, but it only show same mainmenu, Althought I’ve changed this code:
$japarams->set( ‘menutype’, ‘mainmenu’ ); // Source of menu

to

$japarams->set( ‘menutype’, ‘topmenu’ ); // Source of menu

in 2 file ja_cssmenu.php and ja_transmenu.php

[koomo Friend koomoJoin date: July 2006Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:1]

#222990

Hi,
REally this templates.

But for some strange reason the right column doesn’t start at same level that left…few pixel under the narrow, wide….thing.

Any ideas.

Thanx

KOomo

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[hezeel Friend hezeelJoin date: June 2007Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#224170

To all the people wanting a different side menu to top drop down menu, what I’ve done is put all the drop downs as I want them in the “mainmenu” which shows up at top (I’ve edited the index file as mentioned a page or 2 ago to use transmenu – option 2 I think from memory).
Create another menu with the different links you want & load it in the Left position.

For some reason the main menu (across the top) shows even if the mainmenu module is not published on my site??
But what I’ve done is published mainmenu in an unused position like “User 5” or something so it’s published, but not visible except as my top transmenu.

What I don’t know – is that the best way to have the main menu across the top without it also showing on the side? (I didn’t change the $japarams->set( ‘menutype’ line of code)
Hez.

[hezeel Friend hezeelJoin date: June 2007Posts: 4Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#224283

Ok, I’ve found a few things I was doing wrong – firstly, I was using the transmenu without loading the transmenu module (from download section here on JA 😉 )
That explains why stuff was showing even though I didn’t have the mainmenu module published – this replaces it. Also explains some weird errors I was getting (but the site & the menu were still mostly usable).

What I still can’t find, is what position the Transmenu module should be published in, to have it show across the top? It doesn’t seem to matter???
Now at least I’ll be able to leave the main menu unpublished as described above (that makes more sense to me now).

PS – to make a copy of most items in your main menu (eg for a different side menu), just open the mainmenu in the backend & select the items you want. You can then click “Copy” (up top) to move them all to the other menu in a couple of clicks. Then you just need to fine-tune ordering for the new menu.

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