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While watching a discussion on frameworks, came across this, which is FREE for the moment and has lots and lots of good features. To me it compares with Headway and even outshines. I am not capable of exploring it further, but you seasoned Gurus at BHT would easily find out and report your experiences.
Info
Code:
http://www.gantry-framework.org/
Key Features
- 960 Grid System
- Stunning Administrator interface
- iPhone and iPod Touch custom theme support
- XML driven and with overrides for unprecedented levels of customization
- Per-menu-item level control over any configuration parameter
- Preset any combination of configuration parameters, and save custom presets
- 65 base module positions. Easily add more!
- 36 possible layout combinations for mainbody and sidebars
- Up to 3 sidebars for a total of 4 column layouts
- Many built-in features such as font-sizer, to-top smooth slider, IE6 warning message, etc.
- Flexible grid layout system for unparalleled control over block sizes
Gantry Overview
Gantry was born when the RocketTheme development team wanted to consolidate our extensive set of custom Joomla template functionality into a simple, easy to use framework. However, we wanted to ensure we didn’t lock ourselves into a rigid framework that would stifle the creativity and bleeding-edge design features that we had become known for. It had to be powerful enough to do everything our templates already handled, but allow us to easily extend and build-on these features with a minimum of effort and complexity.
We wanted to have a solid base we could build on top of when creating a new Joomla template. Anything that was common to all templates was a prime candidate to be put in the core of Gantry, and anything specific to the template design itself should be part of the template itself. Traditionally the Joomla layout options are limited, but Gantry was built to provide a new layer on top of this traditional module configuration to give an unprecedented level of control and flexibility.
Enjoy!
