Beginner's Guide

The activation and deactivation of certain areas can be helpful for the user, especially on pages with
a lot of content. Both Beez templates provide two different ways. First, the column with additional
information can be fully switched on and off, on the other hand, the modules can be collapsed up to
their headlines.
Hide Column
To test this functionality, you have to place a module in the column for additional information. The
module positions position-6, position-8 and position-3 are available. No matter whether the navigation is
before or after the content, whenever this column is displayed, a link appears right above with the text
"close info".
Figure 3: Hide Column
By activating this link, the column is hidden, the link text will change to "open info" and the column
will be re-activated by clicking.
This functionality is controlled by JavaScript. All the scripts mentioned here are based on the
supplied Mootools JavaScript framework that diminishes our work in many areas.
The file hide.js in the JavaScript folder of the template is responsible for showing and hiding the
column.
Joomla! 2.5 - Beginner’s Guide
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