[Typo3-dev] [noob] new extension question

[Tim D'Hooge]

Hi,

I've just found out that the videos are an amazing help in these sort of
things.

After watching them i was able to answer some of my problems ( for those who
want to know: episode 3 is the one here)

so now i changed the field for the link_target to "link" (can it be more
clear ? can i be more stupid for not doing this right away ?) so i figure
i'll be able to use that

I also added an extra table for keywords and made them selectable when
managing links and the plugin.

In other words, the framework should be ready. I however don't know how
exactly to use them to output what i want, i have followed the "create a
basic template" documentation and i therefor can do some very basic stuff.
This, however, requires more than basic stuff. I'll have to extract data out
of BLOBS and such (i think)

If someone could point me to some good information/howto/tutorial on using
such data to get to a decent (preferably themeable?) output, i'd be most
thankfull

Regards,

Tim D'Hooge


"Tim D'Hooge" <tim.d'hooge at cronos.be> wrote in message
news:mailman.1066207755.18734.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to make a new extension and have some questions.
>
> first of all, i'll try to explain what it is what i want to make (what
> should make the questions clearer)
>
> I want to make a sort of  "link list with keywords" extension. One would
> have a central list of links (in a sys-folder ?), all with their name,
> description, link (internal and external ?) and a list of keywords. On the
> pages one would be able to include the plugin and configure it with the
> right header and a list of keywords. Through these keywords the plugin
would
> search the right links (who also have keywords assigned) and output them.
>
> Now, I get the idea that this is not only possible, but also rather
simple,
> it's all about setting up the right query in the plugin code.
>
> BUT, and it's a big one, I have absolutely no clue of how to get those
> 'keywords' in the configuration of the _frontend plugin_ (with this i mean
> the plugin you insert in a page).
>
> Also, i don't know how to set up the "links",  I've made a field for a
> "database relation with selector" in the kickstarter. This know enables me
> to "click to a page" in a nice selector for the "target_id". I beleave
this
> is the right way for internal links, but i don't know how to use this in
the
> code to output an actual link on the page
>
>
> So, if someone has an idea, tip or hint, I'd be happy to read it
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Tim D'Hooge
>
>