Help! I made a huge misstake!
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- Helen Mortensen
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Hello!
My name is Helen, from Sweden, and I have made a huge misstake!!
I talked to the supportteam and was recommended to post here
and ask if someone can help me!
First I must say, that when it comes to this kind of work...i. e. creating a website...
I know nothing about programming and tech talk, a real newbie in other words!
I just started with my Joomla1.5 site at a swedish webhotel.
My webhost recommended paid templates and gave me a few links,
one was to RocketTheme, I took a look and fell in love with Vertigo_j15.
Beautiful template and perfect for my site, since I am an astrologer.
So I rushed to pay for 1 year club membership,
downloaded the Vertigo template and first then I read in the text, that I need to install
Adobe Fireworks for the logo-change.
And this is where the big mistake becomes apparent.
I can't install the Adobe Fireworks, I don't have Xp or Vista...(min. req.)
I run on win2000 professional, and can't afford to change to something else, win2k works like a clock, never caused any problems, so I have had no reason to change.
So I paid 90 US dollars for an absolute splendid product, and it turns out, I can't use it!
Here is my plea: Can someone who already have Fireworks help out, Please?
ONLY 2 things which I need to correct.
1. To get my logo in place
2. the picture with the planets seems to be more narrow on my screen, compared to the presentation on RT site, it needs to be "streched out" downwards to cover a bigger area vertically. Perhaps Firework is not needed for that part?
Thanks in advance!
Helen Mortensen
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- JEM
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Please note you can replace the logo.png with any logo.png you create in the software of your choice.
If you don't have an application that saves in .png format, there are plenty of free solutions, for example GIMP from www.gimp.org/ .
You can create your own 225px (w) x 72px (h) logo and upload it to the proper folder:
joomla/templates/rt_vertigo_j15/images/style, be sure to load your logo in the proper style folder; there are six of them.
It's not necessary to use Fireworks to edit the logo.
It's necessary only if you want to edit the original source file.
As far as the picture with the planets, could you please provide a link to your site in this thread so we can see what you are talking about.
Let us know if there's anything else we can do to assist you. - Thanks,
jim
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- Helen Mortensen
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Hi Jem
Thanks for your promt and helpful answer!
My site is so new, only a few days old, that it is not yet online and is set in glob fig as coming soon....the link to my site ...well as I said, I am a newbie on all this, so please bare with me...how shall I provide a link in that case?
I can ofc get it online in its original downloaded form, so you can have a look.
Is that helpful?
Helen
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- Helen Mortensen
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Oh dear!
Forgot the link, and I put the template "as is" online.
www.starwisdom.se
Helen
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- JEM
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Well, you can put it online temporarily or create a temp account and PM the log in details.
>>>> I can ofc get it online in its original downloaded form, so you can have a look.
Don't really understand 'ofc' is that an acronym or a typo?
I'll be away for a bit but can take a look later on today.
Cheers! - Thanks,
jim
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- JEM
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Aha!
You've applied the template to a standard Joomla install.
Quickest way to resolve this:
Go to the download section, download the Rocket Launcher and reinstall.
Delete the tables from your database or create a new one, create a new directory for the Rocket Launcher install.
Vertigo RocketLauncher
This package contains a full Joomla 1.5.9 install as well as the Vertigo template and demo sample content allowing you to easily deploy a perfect copy of the Vertigo demo site with a few clicks. (Only for use as a NEW Joomla install). - Thanks,
jim
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- Helen Mortensen
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Thanks JEM
ocf is short for "of course", sorry for my sloppy writing!
I see the point you're making,
only thing is that at this particular webhotel we can't choose and download a version of joomla 1.5 from "outside" their cp-panel.
We have to take the one in their cp panel menu, but they are the best in Sweden and active joomla fans, and they are always first to have all updates and lates versions of joomla.
Maybe I just have to give up on that template all together.
Thanks so much for your help, JEM
I have saved your answers and I shall speak with the webmaster and show him your suggestion and then we will see...
Helen
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- prim
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in all other webhotel's you get an FTP account so you can upload your files there. Normally you just extract the Rocketlaucher to your desktop and then transfer the files to the server via an FTP client such as Filezilla. When that is done you just start your browser and then go to
www.starwisdom.se/installation
This is very easy and only takes 15-20 minutes including the upload
I'm amazed that your webhost is not offering basic functionality such as FTP :shock: - Please reply with a direct link to the issue & create a new thread for each new issue.
A template is only as good as the content that goes into it
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- Helen Mortensen
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Hi prim
Thanks for your answer!
I am sure they have FTP account, but as I stated above, I am a real newbie and totally website illiterate, so simply put, I just don't know enough
I WANT that template (vertigo_j15)
LOL it is beautiful, perfect for my site and a very good reason to learn tons of things extremely fast ..
Thanks again for your patience,
I will come back and hopefully have some good news and progress on this matter!
Helen
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- Helen Mortensen
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Hello again JEM and prim
Happy news
I talked to my webmaster and he is a RocketTheme member as well and knows what template I want for my site....
He will install the Vertigo Rocket Launcher from his end and do all the work for me! Great service!
He knows that I am totally lost in this matters
To prim...
I just want clearify that my webhotel DO have all accounts and tools one can muster to dream up, so an FTP account is there as well, among tons of other specialities that is totally forreign territory to me
Thanks again for your help!
Helen
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