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this screen by clicking on 'Style' on the main menu. This screen presents
allows the admin alter the look & feel of their site for the
public section. There are a number of fields & settings for
the admin to tweak here to alter their website. These are
detailsed below Site
Title Details Site
Title:
This is the text that will appear in the header portion of your
pages if you choose not to use a header
image. The Font Size
attribute to the right governs what size the font should be.
Even if you do use a header
image, this text will be the title
of all pages in the public section so it will be used by search
engines. Click here
for an example. Site
Sub-Title:
This is an optional text field that can be used as a
sub-title for your site if you choose not to use a header
image.
You can select the size of the sib-title through the drop down
font size box. Click here
for an example. Colours
Fonts & Styles Select
Font:
Select the font you want for your Site Title & Site
Sub-Title. See here
for an example (This font is Verdana) Colours:
These are the colours that will make up your header and
side bar including the text if you don't use a side
image,
header image and choose to use Smart-Menu. The Primary Colour is
the main header & side background colour. The Secondary
Colour is the background colour for the menu items if you choose
to use Smart Menu. The Highlighted Colour is the background
colour that a menu item will become when a mouse is hovered over
it if you choose to have Smart-Menu &
highlighting enabled.
The text colour is the colour of the text on the header &
menu items. See here
for an example. Blended:
Clear-Site allows for certain elements of the public
pages to be blended or fade away to white. The elements can be
blended are the page header, shortcut header &
Smart-Menu
trailer. You should note that if you use a header
image, it will
not be blended. See here
for an example. Enable
Highlighting:
This feature allows for the menu items on Smart-Menu be
highlighted once the mouse hovers over them. See here
for an example. Images Use
Header Image:
If you want the header/banner image to be displayed, do
so from this box. Click here
for an example. Use
Side Image:
If you want the side image to be displayed, do so from
this box. Click here
for an example. Use
Content Background Image:
If you want the content background image to be displayed, do so
from this box. Click here
for an example.
Use Page Background Image:
If you want the page background image to be displayed, do so
from this box. Click here
for an example.
Misc Show
Breadcrumbs:
Breadcrumbs are a means of navigation on the
public
site. If you want the breadcrumbs to be displayed, do so from
this box. Click here
for an example. Show
Smart-Menu:
Smart-Menu is an integrated menu builder within
Clear-Site. If you don't wish to create & maintain your own
menu system, this feature can be useful. If you want the Smart-Menu to be displayed, do so from this box. Click here
for an example. Show
Hitcount:
Clear-Site gives you the option to display the hitcount
on the bottom of your homepage. It will only work for the
homepage. If you want the hitcount to be displayed, do so from
this box. Click here
for an example. Clicking
on the Preview link at the bottom of the page will show
you what your pages will look like without actually committing
any changes to the database. Below
is a full list of the style parameters & their constraints.
| Field |
Mandatory |
Constraints |
Description |
| Site
Title |
Y |
Text
Field between 1 & 40 characters. |
Title
of the site. Should most likely be your business or
organisation name. |
|
Site
Sub-Title
|
N |
Text
Field between 1 & 30 characters. |
Sub-Title
for your site. |
| Font |
Y |
Must
be one of the valid fonts from the drop down list |
System
font to be used by the title text & sub-title text |
| Primary
Colour |
Y |
Must
be valid colour from pallette |
Background
colour for header & menu sections of the page |
| Secondary
Colour |
Y |
Must
be valid colour from pallette |
Background
colour for menu options on Smart-Menu |
| Highlighted
Colour |
Y |
Must
be valid colour from pallette |
Background
colour for menu options on Smart-Menu when mouse passes
over |
| Font
Colour |
Y |
Must
be valid colour from pallette |
Text
colour for header text & menu options |
| Blended |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether blended mode is to be used or not |
| Enable
Highlighting |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether highlighting is to be used or not |
| Use
Header Image |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system uses a header image or not |
| Use
Side Image |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system uses a side image or not |
| Use
Background Image |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system uses a background image or not |
| Use
Page Background Image |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system uses a page
background image or not |
| Show
Breadcrumbs |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system uses breadcrumbs or not |
| Show
Smart-Menu |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system uses Smart-Menu or not |
| Show
Hitcount |
NA |
True
or False |
Dictates
whether system displays hitcount or not |
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