Shape 5

first of all thanx alot for this great template
i want this template in arabic how do i do that?
i noticed a css file about rtl but how do i activate that???

Hello,

Languages are controlled by Joomla itself, the template simply outputs whatever Joomla is set to. If your language is set to a RTL language then the template will automatically adjust to RTL.

i installed arabic translation from joomla.org
but after activating that most of the module positions disappeared
i mean when i view module positions there are NO user-1 or user-2 ..... or right or left

Hello,

The positions would still be available in the backend. Changing the language does not effect the available positions in joomla.

trust me somthing is not correct
this is exactly what i did
i downloaded the language pack then installed it
and then i activated the new language as a site language
when i viewed the site all the modules disappeared so i checked the modules positions(enabled Preview Module Positions)
 of the template and i could only get
top1 -2 -3 -4
bottom 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
all positions in the middle just disappeard
plzzz i need help this is really important

this is the pack i downloaded
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/jtranslation/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=3244

Hello,

The modules are not showing on the site or they are not showing as options in the backend of the module manager? The language pack would not effect the selections in the backend. You may have to make multiple copies of each module, one for each language, that's usually how the language setup works.

my friend ur just insisting that nothing is wrong with the template
but am telling u i have tried it and something is wrong
am not a beginner and i have done everything u said
but i after i switch the language , positions of the template are not the same (and am not talking about the modules disappearing because that's normal)
plzz man this is really important
am counting on u
plz try it, it will only take 5 minutes of ur time

Hello,

I just tested it locally and see no issues with any modules disappearing. Again, the template has no control over this functionality. That is all controlled by joomla itself by calling them off of the xml file. If your joomla installation is not showing the positions then there is something wrong with your joomla installation. If they are not showing in the backend you can always just type the position names into the inputbox rather than looking them. Also, make sure you have installed the template using the template installer in the backend of joomla and not by creating a folder and uploading the files.

am using joomla 1.7
do u suggest i test on joomla 1.6?

Hello,

You can try in 1.6, but I am trying in 1.7 and see no issues.

My issue has not been solved yet
i want to try and disable the rtl funtion of ur template and then try to do it manually
how do i disable ur rtl settings?

just to make myself clear
i want to install arabic package and activate it without the template making anychange to its layout(i want it to stay ltr with arabic translation) so i could do the rtl switch myself in the css code

Hello,

RTL is called by the following in the index.php file:

<?php if($this->direction == "rtl") { ?>
         <link href="<?php echo $LiveSiteUrl ?>templates/shape5_intrigue/css/template_rtl.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
      <?php } ?>

The direction is called by your default language file. If you change the == to != it will by default always call it in RTL.