Flexheader3 Documentation: Module Parameters

This article describes the module parameters. The standard Module Parameters are located on the right side in the module: Edit View:

Lets discuss the settings:

Show Help information on frontpage

This setting displays helpful information on the frontpage. This feature is enabled by default after Flexheader3 Installation. Please turn it off after configuring Flexheader3.

The window contains the information about naming your pictures. Just read ne displayed filename and rename your header-image, so it can be loaded by Flexheader3.

This setting has 2 options:

• for endusers: A Small information window with information about path and filenames of the header images
• for developer: A large window with many informations, useful for debugging a developing

Location of image folder

Here you can decide where your header images are stored

• /images/: Use of the cental /images/folder if your webspace
• /templates/current-template: Store your images in your template folder

Normally you will use the central /images folder, because this folder is accessible via the joomla builtin media manager. If you use various templates on your site, it may be better to store the images inside the template folder to use separate images in every template.

Name of image folder

Lets store all header-images i a subfolder of the folder choosen above. If you need more than one module on your site, use this parameter to seperate the images, "header-images1", "header-images-left" for example.

Name of default image (without extension)

Flexheader3 needs at least one default image to be functional. It is used if not other image matches.

If you plan to use Flexheader3 but you dont want to configure it right now, no problem: Just enable the module, use the default settings and upload only the one default image. So you have an header-image on your site and you can upload the specific images later.

Filetype of image

Here you can choose the filetype of your image. Just select one from the list. Flexheader3 will not use images that dont match the Filetype extension.

The Filetype is case sensitive!

Height & Width

This setting is used to set the dimensions of the module. It is used in IMG, DIV and FLash Mode.

Please make sure your images have the same dimensions as declared here, because if the dimensions differs, your browser have to resize the images (in IMG Mode). Browser builtin resizing methods are fast, but creates ugly result. In DIV Mode your image is displayed in his own size.

Indictaion of Dimensions

In some special cases it is necessary to measure the size of the module in % instead of px. This is often used in DIV Mode on sites with variable width to repeat an image.

Do not use the % setting in IMG Mode, you will get ugly results. In DIV Mode your image will repeat if the module is larger than you image.