Envision 2.0

Overview

My Envision theme provides a wide array of features and theme variations. Here's a brief taste of what Envision has to offer.

• Horizontal menu with up to six (6) drop-down and fly-out submenus
• Up to twenty (20) custom background and banner images
• The sidebar can be placed on the left or right side of your website
• Three (3) built-in Theme Styles to help you start customizing your website

• Color pickers and variations for almost every layout element
• Built-in jQuery Javascript library for cool effects out-of-the-box
• Built-in RapidSearch form for site-wide Google search out-of-the-box
• Built-in PrettyPhoto Lightbox plugin for image and media galleries

RapidWeaver Plugin Compatibility

My Envision RapidWeaver theme is compatible with many of the most popular 3rd party RapidWeaver plugins, including but not limited to:

System Requirements

• RapidWeaver 3.6+ (4.0+ recommended)
• Javascript-enabled web browser

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Theme Variations

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User Guide

How to use a custom body background image

You may use up to 20 background images. Slots 1…10 accept JPG images and slots 11…20 accept PNG images; JPG images must have a .jpg extension and use slots 1…10; PNG images must have a .png extension and use slot 11…20.

1. Create or find an image you want to use as your body background.
2. In RapidWeaver, open your website file and view the Themes panel (View → Show Themes).
3. Right-click on the Envison theme and select Reveal Theme Contents in Finder.
4. In the resultant Finder window, place your image into
   /Contents/images/editable_images/layout-background-images/.
5. Ensure your image is named image1.jpg…image10.jpg or image11.png…image20.png. Capitalization is important. Ensure your file names use only lower-case letters.
6. In RapidWeaver, select Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, etc from the Layout - Background Image options in the Theme Variations panel.
7. You may also select Layout - Background Position and Layout - Background Repeat options in the Theme Variations panel.

How to use a custom page banner image

You may use up to 20 banner images. Slots 1…10 accept JPG images and slots 11…20 accept PNG images; JPG images must have a .jpg extension and use slots 1…10; PNG images must have a .png extension and use slot 11…20.

1. Create or find an image you want to use as your page banner.
2. The banner image must be as tall as the selected Page - Banner Height and as wide as the selected Layout - Width.
3. In RapidWeaver, open your website file and view the Themes panel (View → Show Themes).
4. Right-click on the Envision theme and select Reveal Theme Contents in Finder.
5. In the resultant Finder window, place your image into
   /Contents/images/editable_images/page-images/.
6. Ensure your image is named image1.jpg…image10.jpg or image11.png…image20.png. Capitalization is important. Ensure your file names use only lower-case letters.
7. In RapidWeaver, select Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, etc from the Page - Banner Image options in the Theme Variations panel.

How to use the built-in RapidSearch form

You need my RapidSearch plugin for RapidWeaver to use the built-in search form.

1. Create a new RapidSearch page at the top level of your website's page hierarchy.
2. View the Page Inspector → General tab for the RapidSearch page.
3. Set the Filename to "index.html".
4. Set the Folder to "search".
5. For each page in your website that should display the RapidSearch form, view the
   Page Inspector → Styles tab and set Search Form - Visibility to "Show".

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do PNG images not work in Internet Explorer 6?

I do not support PNG image transparency in IE6.

Why do rounded corners not work in Internet Explorer?

Internet Explorer does not support the border-radius CSS property.

Will I need RapidSeach to use the built-in search form?

Yes. You can purchase RapidSearch on my website for an additional USD $15.00. You can also purchase the Envision/RapidSearch bundle at a discounted rate.

I am already using MooTools, Prototype, or Scriptaculous. Will there be a conflict with the built-in jQuery library?

No. Envision comes bundled with jQuery 1.3.2 in "No Conflict" mode. This ensures it will play nice with any other Javascript libraries you may already be using.