Realmac Software

Media Version 1.2 (27th November 2009)

Changes in this version include:

• Updated jQuery to 1.3.2 minified
• jQuery now sourced from Google API’s for improved performance
• Header height settings now specified in increments of 25px
• 2 new Extra Content containers added above and below menu bar
• New ‘Noise’ background option
• Pinstripe body background now available in narrow and wide variations
• Custom.css for making site-wide customisations
• Consolidated colour settings for easier customisation
• Sitemap now supports line-wrapping (for longer page links)
• Added “Splash Screen” style setting for building intro. pages
• New logo placement options
• Full compatibility with Google Chrome Frame
• New example header background images
• New and improved menu bar functions
• Parent page links safely wrap onto a new line if the menu bar is not long enough
• New drop down menu width settings
• Menu font size now scales
• 100% font setting reinstated
• Font sizes now specified in increments of .5%
• Changes to photo album page formatting
• Built in theme user guide and version tracker
• New selection of web-safe and semi web-safe fonts for headers and content
• Width settings now specified in increments of 50px
• Padding issue on Fancy Zoom modal windows fixed
• Menu bar can now be positioned top or bottom of header
• Better print.css file for improved page printing results
• Amended formatting of photo and movie headers
• Code grouping and commenting improved for easier custom editing
• Added 1.00em line height setting
• Sidebar widths now specified in increments of 25px
• A sidebar floated right with a width of 150px is now default
• Removed container border setting
• Drop down menu z-index increased to 250
• Footer sitemap now fully compatible with Internet Explorer 6
• Variable margin options (0px - 100px) now available on variable width setting
• Default theme styles loaded from styles.css to reduce HTTP requests
• Colour settings added for the search function
• Compatibility improvements with future versions of WeaverFM
• Compatibility improvement with the latest version of RapidCart
• Preliminary support for TopBox

New RapidWeaver Snippets included:
+ PHP last updated date stamp script
+ Align site title and site slogan right
+ Apply gradient background to content container
+ Fixed screen badges
+ Remove margins top and bottom of main container
+ Apply background images to menu bar and drop-downs
+ Remove padding around the content container
+ Apply CSS3 rounded corners on header and footer
+ Create a second drop down menu on the right
+ Make the menu bar semi-transparent
+ Apply background gradient to the sidebar
+ Make footer container semi-transparent
+ Apply a background image to the footer
+ Custom header height
(All stacks and snippets here work with Media)

Other changes:
A selection of Photoshop and Pixelmator templates are included. These enable you to create your own Aurora, Cloud or Bokeh effects. Use the “Colour Fill” layer in each file to apply your own colours or gradients. These can be saved as JPG files and inserted into the theme.  Alternatively you can import your own images like photographs or embed Flash animations within the header. Media supports the new SWF flash format offered in BannerZest 2.0 so you can create iPhone-safe Flash banners.

In previous versions of Media, the Google search bar had to be configured manually by editing code within the index.html file. As of version 1.2, the search bar is now powered by RapidSearch 4 which makes it far easier to setup and maintain. This also means search results are presented within your website and visitors are no longer taken to an external page in a new window to view search results.

A version of Media is also available on request with the Mediabox Advanced modal window already built in and fully tested, ready for use.

About this update:
This is a free theme update for all those who have previously purchased a copy of Media. To obtain this update, please use your original personal download link or complete this form.

If you’ve not previously purchased Media, more details are available here.
Media is available for £10.00 GBP and a free demo version can be downloaded. The online preview will be updated in the next few days.

Now that’s a big update!
Nice work Will.

Best
John

You’ve been busy Will.

aoimedia.co.uk - 27 November 2009 09:52 PM

Now that’s a big update!
Nice work Will.

Best
John

Big doesn’t quite describe. Gargantuan, perhaps? It’ll take me all afternoon just to grok all the changes. Downloading update now. Thanks Will.

“Click here for the user guide” as a menu item is too cool.

Jamie

Wow Will!!! this is huge. It took me like 10minutes to read and understand all the changes you did. sounds really great - a good theme got even better - thanks a million! kai.

To be honest, quite a lot of them are minor changes. Cosmetically the theme is not much different from the original. Most of the changes have been relating to theme settings and the way they are deployed within the theme. Probably the biggest change was the switch from a custom search script to RapidSearch.

Hi Will, thanks for this great update!

In the announcement you’re saying “A selection of Photoshop and Pixelmator templates are included”, but I cannot find them in my download folder “News Media 1.1” ...?

Best, Matthias

·[RapidBase]· - 27 November 2009 11:26 PM

Hi Will, thanks for this great update!

In the announcement you’re saying “A selection of Photoshop and Pixelmator templates are included”, but I cannot find them in my download folder “News Media 1.1” ...?

Best, Matthias

Hi Matthias,
There are no templates supplied with the News Media theme. News Media is a separate theme update to this one (they’re different themes). That being said though, if you need any templates for headers or banners in News Media, let me know.

Will Woodgate - 27 November 2009 11:30 PM

·[RapidBase]· - 27 November 2009 11:26 PM

Hi Will, thanks for this great update!

In the announcement you’re saying “A selection of Photoshop and Pixelmator templates are included”, but I cannot find them in my download folder “News Media 1.1” ...?

Best, Matthias

Hi Matthias,
There are no templates supplied with the News Media theme. News Media is a separate theme update to this one (they’re different themes). That being said though, if you need any templates for headers or banners in News Media, let me know.

Hi Will, thank you for your very quick answer! Aargh, I’ve simply mistook News for NewsMedia. Sorry for the confusion ...

Best, Matthias

Jamie Kelley - 27 November 2009 10:15 PM

“Click here for the user guide” as a menu item is too cool.

Jamie

That is a very cool feature! 

I worked on testing this with Will and I think I can say “Nobody sweats the small details like Will”.  Excellent update, my friend!

Brian

I’m actually piping in here to comment on and applaud you for your contributions to the RW family and thank you also for the numerous, innovative and progressive stacks that you graciously offer for free on your site.

WAIT!!!!
I just went back to your site and found something I didn’t know!!! You also offer a handful of FREE THEMES! WOW!

A bigger and warmer thank you now.

Mike X

ps. The Natural World theme is sweet!

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mikex - 28 November 2009 05:55 AM

I’m actually piping in here to comment on and applaud you for your contributions to the RW family and thank you also for the numerous, innovative and progressive stacks that you graciously offer for free on your site.

WAIT!!!!
I just went back to your site and found something I didn’t know!!! You also offer a handful of FREE THEMES! WOW!

A bigger and warmer thank you now.

Mike X

ps. The Natural World theme is sweet!

It’s called “Theme Friday”. I try to release a new free theme for the RapidWeaver community every Friday. Some are new themes, some are old themes abandoned by other developers and some are just simply “that would make a nice theme” type designs. It is simply my idea to share something nice (and useful) with the RapidWeaver community and promote my skills as a theme developer.

skaicaptain - 27 November 2009 10:24 PM

Wow Will!!! this is huge. It took me like 10minutes to read and understand all the changes you did. sounds really great - a good theme got even better - thanks a million! kai.

+1.  Added some things that I have been hoping to see from other themes for a while now.

I didn’t see any mention of it so I’m not sure if you are aware, but does this update fix the forced borders on html tables?

Media 1.3 (which coincidently is due out this week) should fix issues with table and text formatting which were caused by an over-enthusiastic CSS reset. The update contains some other minor modifications and new features, so you’ll have some more reading to do! 

If there’s anything else you want considered for this update, please let me know.

Will Woodgate - 03 May 2010 03:53 PM

Media 1.3 (which coincidently is due out this week) should fix issues with table and text formatting which were caused by an over-enthusiastic CSS reset. The update contains some other minor modifications and new features, so you’ll have some more reading to do! 

If there’s anything else you want considered for this update, please let me know.

I suppose I should have looked at the dates of a few of the posts…. regardless thank you for the response.