[TYPO3-dev] [TYPO3-core] RFC: #8623: Shortcut mode also to the parent page

[Uschi Renziehausen]

Hi Masi,

Martin Kutschker wrote:

>>> Sometimes you have Internal / External URL in the pages TCA, but then 
>>> a file link is also an external link.
> 
> This is a nice hack, but UI-wise - sorry to say - rubbish. For that 
> purpose there should be a special page type "(link to )internal file".
> 

Somehow I do like the idea of that special page type :-)

That would solve the problem that you cannot build a menu of selected 
links via CE Sitemap that also contains links to PDF documents.

But I still do not understand why quite a few of you people do not see a 
natural difference between a shortcut and an external page. Obviously 
you use external page for some nifty tricks.Which ones? I am curious to 
know!

I am using them what they were originally meant for: having external 
pages in my menu + some metadata for them. I need that, because when 
moving a really big site from static html to typo3, you can do it only 
one by one. Also, some pages of our university site will never go into T3.

Uschi (eager for enlightenment)