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Pelican-red
============
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**Alpha Quality Pre-v0.1.0**
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Pelican-red is a [pelican](http://getpelican.com) theme designed to be readable on every device. It is a responsive layout which utilizes the [Foundation 4](http://foundation.zurb.com/) framework. The theme was originally created for the blog [VoltaicIdeas](http://blog.voltaicideas.net) and has a few additional features in addition to the original design to make it more useful. Pelican-red is Licensed under the MIT-License.
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Features
---------
The following is a list of features:
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* Responsive design view-able on mobile down to 380px wide **(check)**
* Fixed top-bar w/drop-down navigation & social links
* Social links with Icons from [Entypo](http://www.entypo.com) by Daniel Bruce or [Zocial](http://zocial.smcllns.com/) by Sam Collins; currently supported ( icon font pack in parenthesis ):
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* Blogger ( Zocial )
* Dribbble ( Entypo )
* Facebook ( Entypo )
* Flickr ( Entypo )
* Github ( Entypo )
* GrooveShark ( Zocial )
* Google+ ( Entypo )
* Instagram ( Entypo )
* Lastfm ( Entypo )
* LinkedIn ( Entypo )
* Picasa ( Entypo )
* Pinterest ( Entypo )
* Rdio ( Entypo )
* Reddit ( Zocial )
* Skype ( Entypo )
* SoundCloud ( Entypo )
* Steam ( Zocial )
* StumbleUpon ( Entypo )
* Tumblr ( Entypo )
* Twitter ( Entypo )
* Vimeo ( Entypo )
* YouTube ( Zocial )
* Style-sheets built using sass & compass
* zeptos.js used instead of jQuery when possible
* Javascript files loaded via [yepnope.js](http://yepnopejs.com/) (part of modernizr) from CDN [jsDelivr](http://www.jsdelivr.com/) with local fallback
* Analytics via Google Analytics ( new version ) or GoSquared
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* Disqus comments support **(TODO FINISH)**
* PDF link support
* pygments code highlighting
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* Site Icons for Creative Commons Licenses, VCards, Tags, PDF download, Search, and Translation selection using [Entypo](http://www.entypo.com) by Daniel Bruce
* Google Custom Search Support
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* more ...
Install
--------
To install pelican-red first either clone the repository or download the zip of the current version to a destination of your choice ( `~/pelican-red` used in example ):
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~~~Shell
git clone https://github.com/arsenetar/pelican-red.git ~/pelican-red
~~~
or
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~~~Shell
wget https://github.com/arsenetar/pelican-red/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
mv pelican-red-master ~/pelican-red
~~~
The theme can then either be used by installing the theme or just by pointing to it.
### Option 1 - Install
Using pelican-themes (~/pelican-red is path to the theme used in previous example):
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~~~Shell
pelican-themes --install ~/pelican-red
~~~
Then change the theme in the Pelican settings file for the site you want to use pelican-red:
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~~~Python
THEME = "pelican-red"
~~~
### Option 2 - Just Point to It
Edit your Pelican settings file for the site you want to use pelican-red (~/pelican-red is path to the theme used in previous example):
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~~~Python
THEME = "~/pelican-red"
~~~
Configuration
--------------
In addition the to general Pelican configuration variables pelican-red supports a few additional settings. All the variables are set in your Pelican settings file for the site you are using pelican-red with.
Variables are listed as `variable` : description
### General
* `SITE_DESCR`: Description of site used for meta if you want
* `SITE_KEY`: Keywords for meta ex. `"keyword1, keyword2, keyword3"`
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* `FAVICON`: Path to favicon ex. `images/favicon`
* `COPYRIGHTS`: Copyright dictionary `['Abbriviation': ('name','url')]`
* `DEFAULT_COPYRIGHT` : Default copyright to use is an abbriviation key from the `COPYRIGHTS` dictionary
* `COPYRIGHT_ARTICLE` : Show default copyright on articles (overridable with article value)
* `COPYRIGHT_PAGE` : Show default copyright on pages (overridable with page value)
### Navigation
* `MENUITEMS`: Custom Links to place in the menu e. `(('Item', 'Link'))`
* `DISPLAY_PAGES_ON_MENU`: Show pages on the menu; has three options `False` - do not display, `Compact` - display as dropdown with 'Pages' Heading, and `Expanded` - display each as a seperate top level item.
* `DISPLAY_CATEGORIES_ON_MENU` : Show the categories on the menu; has same options `False` - do not display, `Compact` - display as dropdown with 'Categories' Heading, and `Expanded` - display each as a seperate top level item.
### Social
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* `SOCIAL`: List of the social links and urls ex. `(('Network','url'),)`, supported w/icon listed below:
* Blogger : `('blogger','http://myblog.blogspot.com')`
* Dribbble : `('dribble','http://dribbble.com/username')`
* Facebook : `('facebook','http://www.facebook.com/username')`
* Flickr : `('flickr','http://www.flikr.com/photos/username')`
* Github : `('github','https://github.com/username')`
* GrooveShark : `('grooveshark','http://grooveshark.com/username')`
* Google+ : `('gplus','https://plus.google.com/profileID')`
* Instagram : `('instagram','http://instagram.com/username')`
* Lastfm : `('lasstfm','http://www.last.fm/user/username')`
* LinkedIn : `('linkedin','http://www.linkedin.com/in/username')`
* Picasa : `('picasa','http://')`
* Pinterest : `('pinterest','http://pinterest.com/username')`
* Rdio : `('rdio','http://www.rdio.com/people/username')`
* Reddit : `('reddit','http://www.reddit.com/user/username')`
* Skype : `('skype','skype:username?chat')`
* SoundCloud : `('soudcloud','https://soundcloud.com/profileID')`
* Steam : `('steam','http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/profileID')`
* StumbleUpon : `('stumbleupon','http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/username')`
* Tumblr : `('tumblr','http://myblog.tumblr.com')`
* Twitter : `('twitter','http://twitter.com/username')`
* Vimeo : `('vimeo','http://vimeo.com/channels/channelID')`
* YouTube : `('youtube','http://www.youtube.com/channel/channelID')`
### Comments ( Disqus )
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* `DISQUS_SN`: Disqus Shortname of site ( VoltaicIdeas )
* `COMMENTS_PAGE`: Include Comments on pages set True/False
* `COMMENTS_ARTICLE`: Include Comments on articles set True/False
### Analytics ( Google Analytics and GoSquared )
* `GOOGLE_ANALYTICS`: Google Analytics Code and Domain ex. `( UA-xxxxxxxx-x' , 'voltaicideas.net' )`
* `GO_SQUARED`: GoSquared Code ex. `'GSN-xxxxxx-x'`
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Per Article / Page Variables
--------------------------
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In addition to the additional configuration variables the theme supports the following variables in articles / pages.
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* `comments`: show comments True/False
* `copyright`: copyright to display at bottom of page / article overrides the site `DEFAULT_COPYRIGHT` value
Previews
---------
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A live preview of the theme can be seen on the blog [VoltaicIdeas](http://blog.voltaicideas.net) as well as the gh-pages for pelican-red at [http://pelican-red.voltaicideas.net/](http:///pelican-red.voltaicideas.net).
Previews of the site main page are shown below as desktop and mobile.
### Desktop Preview
INSERT SITE PREVIEW(s)
### Mobile Preview
INSERT MOBILE PREVIEW(s)
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TODO
-----
* Allow for multilevel MENUITEMS
* Translations support (pages and articles)
Change-log ( Major Details )
-------------------------
* `v0.1.0` First Release