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1Gantry Framework: A new framework / structure, from December 2009 onwards that provides a more modern, efficient and cross-platform foundation for our templates.

2Six Preset Styles: An array of 6 stunning, unique, and professionally designed style variations, in 18 combinations of Low, Medium & High levels.

3Advanced Menu: A powerful menu platform ranging from the dynamic, javascript enhanced, Fusion menu; to its basic CSS counterpart, Suckerfish; and the simple Splitmenu mechanism in conjunction with module position functionality.

Core Template Features

Below is a list of the core template features which pertain to this release.

  • RTL Support
    RTL support from Gantry in its grid system, as well as RTL support in the Fusion menu as well as the template itself from the various elements from breadcrumbs to content typography.

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  • JComments Integration [3rd Party Extension]
    JComents is a free 3rd party commenting system. It adds commenting facilities to articles across your joomla site. We have styled this component so it fits neatly with Dominion, in addition to integration, such as in template overrides and added functionality in RokNewsPager 1.3.
  • 5 Module Hilites
    Five module hilites to provide variations in your site for your modular content, these are: high, med, low, noicon and flush.
  • Javascript Styling: Radios and Checkboxes
    Additional styling for form elements, such as radios and checkboxes, for visual integration.
  • IE6 Warning Message
    A dropdown panel will appear in IE6, alerting the visitor to update their browser. This can be disabled in the template parameters.
  • Content Typography
    Customised typography, such as list styles and span notices, are included with this release.
  • 60 Module Positions
    The template has over 60 module positions which are collapsible.
  • Browser Compatibility
    The theme is compatible with all the major and modern browsers: FF 3.5, Safari 4, Opera 10, IE7 & IE8. There is limited support for IE6 such as the forcing of low element quality and absence of certain features.

RocketTheme Extensions

Below is a list of RocketTheme Extensions that have either been styled specifically for this template release, or are showcased in this demo. For more details regarding RocketTheme Extensions as a whole, or more detailed information on an individual extension, please visit http://www.rockettheme.com/extensions

  • RokNewsPager Module
    A preview content module, enhanced by ajax for dynamic pagination as well as accordion effects. Now with comment support for JComments and K2.
  • RokStories Module
    Functional showcase module for displaying content items and their accompanying images in an interactive and versatile manner.
  • RokCandy Component
    A component that provides BBcode style functionality for Joomla for swift and easy implementation of complex code.
  • RokBox Plugin
    Javascript popup / litebox utility, can be used for images, links, videos, websites, PDFs and much more.
  • RokAjaxSearch Module
    Ajax powered module, allowing for interactive search of both local Joomla pages and the web with its Google integration.
  • RokTabs Module
    Tabbed content module, perfect for maximising content exposure without sacrificing on site real estate. Built-in Mootools effects.
  • RokNavMenu Module
    RokNavMenu is a foundational extension which is at the core of the inbuilt menu systems and is a requirement for the template menus to operate.
  • RokGzipper Plugin
    A performance plugin that compresses your CSS and JS files via GZip which results in faster page loads.
  • RokPad Editor
    A code editor with syntax highlighting, ajax saving and much more. The perfect replacement for the Joomla No Editor.
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Features Gantry Framework

Gantry Framework

Definition of Gantry

gan·try (gan′trē) noun

  1. (RocketTheme) A framework used for assembling, building and maintaining a RocketTheme template

Overview of Gantry

Gantry is a sophisticated Joomla template framework with the sole intention of being the best platform to build a solid template with. Gantry takes all the lessons learned during the development of many RocketTheme templates and distills that knowledge into a single super-flexible framework that is easy to configure, simple to extend, and powerful enough to handle anything we want to throw at it.

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Key Features

The Gantry framework is packed with many great features that enable the rapid development of feature-rich designs with a minimum amount of effort. We've also gone to great lengths to enhance the standard Joomla administration user interface to make configuring a Gantry-powered template easier than ever before. Check out a sampling of the features Gantry brings to the table:

  • 960 Grid System (http://960.gs) for simple consistent layout
  • Cleaner more understandable index.php. All the complicated bits are handled for you in the Gantry core.
  • Flexibility to configure up to 6 modules in row position.
  • 65 base module positions in the Gantry core. These can be easily extended to add more
  • 36 possible combinations for the layout of the mainbody/sidebars alone!
  • Flexibility to configure different grid-size layouts based on number of published modules. You are not forced to use the same grid layout for every page
  • 12 built-in Gantry Features like Logo, Font-Sizer, To-Top Smooth Slider. Easily create your own to add more functionality with little coding required.
  • Ability to force module display and 'blank' module positions for advanced module placement ability.
  • Stunning new Admin interface providing better usability and control.
  • Unique Layout controls allow you to configure your layout without having to do math or ever create a 'broken' layout.
  • Layout controls provide visual representation of your front-end layout for simple and intuitive customization.
  • Gantry is XML driven, adding another row of completely flexible module positions is as simple as editing one XML file.
  • New flexible parameter system allows loading preset theme attributes and modifying for a custom design. Also support session and cookie level overriding for development.
  • All new table-less HTML overrides based on the excellent GNU/GPLv2 overrides from YOOtheme
  • New standard typography and Joomla core elements styling
  • New advanced caching system makes using Gantry really fast!
  • All configuration state is stored in params.ini and cached for speed.
  • Optimized codebase with speed, size, and reuse core tenants of the framework design
  • RTL Support
  • Custom preset support
  • Set parameters on a per menu item basis
  • GZipper compression

Overview of the Administrator Interface

The administrative interface for Gantry is one of, if not the, most extensive and intuitive Joomla administrators in the community as a whole today. Gantry takes the template parameter ability of Joomla and takes it to the next level with a robust, diverse, functional and overall, substantial array of options to control, essentially, all aspects of the template.

The best way to discover all the options available, as well as what they do, is to visit the administrator itself at Extensions → Template Manager → rt_dominion_j15
Posted by administrator Dec 19, 2009

Gantry 2.0 Features

Below is a list of the top features of Gantry 2.0:

1RTL Support: automatically flip the entire modular structure of Gantry when RTL languages are detected.

2Custom Presets: an intuitive and simple user interface for creating and saving your own custom presets.

3Menu Item Control: set the template options on a per menu item basis, such as the layout controls.

4Gantry GZipper: RokGZipper functionality built straight into the Gantry core for its CSS/JS items.

Gantry Blog Docs

We advise reading the blog entries below to gain a greater understanding of Gantry. They go into much greater detail than the overview on this page.

Gantry Administrator

Below are screenshots of the various aspects of Gantry in effect inside the template manager:

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