Basic Customisation

A guide to the basic Dimensions customisation options that can be configured in the the Joomla Administrator console.

Menu Name

The following parameter controls which Joomla! menu is loaded for the horizontal navigation bar. Therefore, you can use a custom menu instead of a default menu such as "tab-menu" or use another default menu such as "topmenu".

Menu Type

Dimensions has the 4 options for the horizontal navigation bar. You can either, select moomenu, the latest menu addition; suckerfish, the basic vertical dropdown menu; splitmenu, the popular classic or have the area as a separate module position.

Default Font

Based on your own personal preference, or the preference of your users; you can easily set the default font size with this setting below:-

Show Pathway

Sometimes sites just look better with no pathway, and we've provided a convenient toggle to allow you to disable this for your site

Module List

With the setting illustrated below, you can control the aspects of the integrated rokslide feature to a great extent. You can control the tab title and also the module position which appears in each of the tabs.

In the code snippet, we have 5 lines, each line controls a single tab. Each line is segregated into 2 distinct parts. These are "title"=>"Tab Title", which controls the Tab Title. The second part is "module"=>"Module Position"),

Module Slider Height

This setting controls the height of the Module Slider in pixels.

Module Count

The module configuration variable below controls how many consecutive modules you can have for a position.

Basic Customisation Menu

Default Style

Dimensions has 10, pre-made styles that can be easily selected from the option shown below. Simply change the settings between the two " " tags to your style of choice.

RokZoom Enabled

RokZoom, a powerful and presentationally excellent script can sometimes come into conflict with other javascript libraries, you can disable it with the following settings.

Template Width

You have the ability to select, with ease, the width of the template. The setting below is what you edit to either reduce or increase templates width.

Second Column Width

You have the ability to select, with ease, the width of the Second column. The setting below is what you edit to either reduce or increase side column width.

Third Column Width

You have the ability to select, with ease, the width of the Third column. The setting below is what you edit to either reduce or increase side column width.

Group 1 Tab

RokSlide Powered

Harnessing the power and functionality of the popular RokSlide module, Dimensions offers the ability to present your modules in sliding tabs. Publish multiple modules into to a single tab module position as well as customize the titles that appear in each tab.

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Flexible Content

Organize large amounts of information in easy to navigate tabbed panes and reduce the clutter and space needed to display your content. By default, User 7-11 module positions appear in the bottom tabbed module pane. You can also add more module positions if needed. Learn more...

Group 2 Tab

Easy Color Customisation

All of Dimensions accent colours are CSS based, allowing you to change the colour scheme with just a few quick modifications to the CSS. Use any background image you want, and the top and bottom fades will automatically be applied for a seamless look.

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Time of Day Style Changing

Styles 1 and 2 have four different time of day stylesets which dynamically change throughout the day based on your users' time. Customize the existing styles, or create your own automatically changing background and color mods.

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Group 3 Tab

The Perfect Background Image

With Dimensions, you can use any background image you desire to give your site the character and style you want. Choose any image, set it as your background, and Dimensions will automatically apply top and bottom fades to your background image for a more seamless integration.

After you have set your background image, pick matching accent and text colors for your template to create the perfect match of color and style for your site. Learn more...

Group 4 Tab

Mootools Integration

Dimensions utilises the javascript library known as mootools to power special effects such as the RokMooMenu, RokSlide integration, and RokZoom features. Dimensions uses the latest development build of the mootools javascript library, but is also now compatible with the earlier 1.11 version of mootools as well for better integration and backwards compatibility.

Dimensions built in mootools javascript and functionality can also be disabled, should you need to use third party extensions which utilise other javascript libraries. Visit the RocketTheme Dimensions forum for more information. You can find out more information about Mootools on their website, located at http://mootools.net.