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

[Uschi Renziehausen]

Hey Christopher :-))

Christopher Torgalson wrote:
> Hi,
> 

> 
> I don't completely understand: why are the two existing pagetypes
> preferable to what was suggested in the first message in the thread?
> 
>>> A pagetype "link" with link_browser and some additional params would
>>> solve all issues imho, and it's easy to understand the concept, isn't it?
> 
> Since this is already how the UI works in other linking contexts, I'd
> say extending the concept to page records is very good suggestion. But
> perhaps I've missed something?
>

My reasons for keeping External and Internal apart:

a) different icons in pagetree let me see at first glance what is what.
b) If you write your main and submenus tswise, you can use the pagetype 
for different styling of the links.

That the UI works like that is not necessarily a reason. If I want to 
produce a menu of selected links I do have my pagetree already loaded on 
the left site. Why do I need to load it again in the element browser 
instead of being able to select my links directly from there?
Mind you: Collecting those pages is a tough job currently, especially if 
you have a huge pagetree.


Prosit, Uschi