For those wanting to do web comics in Joomla 2.5 - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

ok, i'd been wanting webcomics in joomla awhile, there hasn't been plugin, , out of box pagination seems biggest problem, since you'd need reverse it, , not change viewing order in joomla.

i've seen lot of people on boards "edit core" or whatever. it's lot simpler if know css.

so instead of posting on place answer, i'm posting here.

first need set category, , menu item links category blog layout.

first make sure article order default "most recent first." , blog category page display set show 1 article @ time.

then under "page display options" type in class name in "page class" box.

mine called "comicclass".

now, tricky part joomla adds comic class on top of class name. in template's css don't type in "comicclass." you'll need type in "blogcomicclass" joomla parses out in html.

now, can style css.

to start you'll need:

.blogcomicclass > .pagination li {
visibility: hidden;
}

.blogcomicclass > .pagination .pagination-start, .blogcomicclass > .pagination .pagination-prev, .blogcomicclass > .pagination .pagination-next, .blogcomicclass > .pagination .pagination-end {
visibility: visible;
}

this hide individual numbering ( 1 2 3 ...) , keep pagination nav "first prev next last" displayed.

then you'll need create individual class rules remaining nav.

so...

.blogcomic > .pagination .pagination-start {
float:right;
position: relative;
}

and keep doing this, , use css position individual parts liking.

keep in mind though, first become last button, , last become first. they'll link first button.

so, since can't have our nav reading "last next prev first" we'll need more css , open image editor (unfortunately), because you're going need set "span" inside of each of list items (.pagination-start, .pagination-next, .pagination-prev., , pagination-end) hidden , set background image , min-width , min-height.

additionally, recommend installing calendar module give comic additional webcomic feel. newscalendar free joomla 2.5 calendar module can assigned single categories, , can create multiple instances (as module) if need multiple calendars separate blogs or separate sections (i.e. run blog, multiple comics, videos, , site news separate each other on same site do. know...i know...i k2, don't have multiple contributors easier me right now.)

ok! so, hope out there finds useful.

because, notice joomla quite powerful , flexible, , lot of time , money seems spent on extensions , plugins aren't necessary if know how little css, or know way around backend (i.e. i've seen commercial $10+ facebook , twitter feed modules have been achieved going "modules > new > custom html" , plugging in simple code provided facebook.)

edit: btw. i'm still working on mine, theory sound, , i've got working. sorry skim on @ halfway point, i'll try post of css fix once finished.

nice.

re page class thing. if leave space before custom class name can create own separate class. instead of typing 'comicclass' type ' comicclass'. advantage of can use .comicclass in css , don't lose styling .blog class.