Oculus
Your Guide to Using the Oculus Template for Joomla
Introduction
Oculus is a semi-transparent focused design, allowing rich and subtle full page backgrounds to filter through. Both light and dark style variations are included.
Based on the Gantry framework, Oculus includes an extensive list of features. Custom styling for RokSprocket's layout types and Third party K2 styling are also included, amongst many other features.
Requirements
- Apache 2.2+ or Microsoft IIS 7
- PHP 5.3.10+ (PHP 5.5+ Recommended)
- MySQL 5.1+
- Joomla 3.4
NOTE: Gantry v4.1.35 is required for Oculus to work correctly. For more details on the Gantry Framework, please visit its dedicated website.
Key Features
- Joomla 3.x Compatible
- Responsive Layout
- 8 Preset Styles
- 76 Module Positions
- 10 Styled & Numerous Structural Module Suffixes
- RokSprocket Responsive Layout Integrated
- RokAjaxSearch Styling
- Styled Support for Responsive K2 Layout
- Powerful Gantry 4 Framework
- DropDown Menu & Splitmenu
- Custom Content Typography
- FF, Safari, Chrome, Opera, IE8+ Compatible
- HTML5, CSS3, LESS CSS
Responsive Layout
Oculus' responsive grid system is designed for desktop, tablet and smartphone systems, each with minor modifications to ensure compatibility in each mode.
The table below shows the breakdown of screen resolutions and associated devices, and which layout characters are then applied to each.
| Label | Description | Layout Width | Column Width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smartphones | Standard smartphones | 480px and below | 100% fluid |
| Smartphones to Tablets | Larger smartphones and small tablets | 767px and below | 100% fluid |
| Tablets | Larger tablets | 768px and above | 64px |
| Desktop | Standard desktops and laptops | 960px and above | 80px |
| Large Display | Large desktops and high-resolution laptops | 1200px and above | 100px |
Responsive Layout for RokSprocket
Oculus comes with the RokSprocket extension that are built to work with a responsive layout and support mobile touch events, such as 'swipe'.
K2 (Third Party) Responsive Layout
K2 is the popular powerful content extension for Joomla! with CCK-like features. Oculus also comes with the K2 extension that is built to work with the responsive layout.