[TYPO3-dev] Better working fronend editing for TemplaVoila - done for 1.0

[Robert Lemke]

Hi Tapio,

I suggest that you write these kinds of news directly to the
typo3.projects.templavoila newsgroup.

Thanks,
robert

Tapio Markula wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I tested the newest version of TemplaVoila (1.0)
> and made some changes to tm_contentaccess to work with that versions.
> 
> Even if some of the worst bugs has been fixed, TemplaVoila 1.0 doesn't
> have very good frontend editing without tm_contentaccess or hacking
> source code and making the same changes.
> 
> 1) the wizard has path problem (wizard in admin panel or in EDITPANEL
> objects, if allow = toolbar,...  has been set). Path is incorrect if
> Typo3 has been installed into subfolder. Made a hack to use
> 'typo3conf/ext/templavoila/mod1/' is TemplaVoila is installed and enabled.
> 
> 2) Using the content element wizard
> (typo3conf/ext/templavoila/mod1/db_new_content_el.php) works bad because
> you set the content into the *same* content area. The order *must* be
> the BE view (typo3conf/ext/templavoila/mod1/index.php) and then
> selecting new content using
> typo3conf/ext/templavoila/mod1/db_new_content_el.php,
> because in the 'toolbar' typo can't know where the user wants to put the
> new content element. It is extremely annoying immediately move the
> content to another place. In order to avoid annoying situations
> typo3conf/ext/templavoila/mod1/index.php is the only reasonable place to
> start creating new content element using the wizard in frontend. The
> entire BE view is quite big as wizard - but
> TemplaVoila just doesnt' have a compact content area wizard like the
> standard page module - compact wizard would be the best in FE but the
> using index.php file is quite ok.
> 
> Requirements to work:
> 
> 1) frontend editing has been enabled so that admin panels are available
> and frontend editing works in pop-up-windows
> 
> 2) TS template has place for object 'editPanel', which has been
> predefined or admin panel enabled
> 
> 3) TemplaVoila has been installed and enabled using enable options
> 
> 
> I admit that tm_contentaccess has just some hacks to fix serious bugs
> but it is better than nothing. There is really much work to make that
> better.

-- 
Robert Lemke
TYPO3 Association - Research & Development
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http://association.typo3.org