[TYPO3-dev] config.baseURL and section links: page needs to be reloaded because of hardcoded base element?

[Dr. Ronald P. Steiner]

Hi Uschi,

normally links in an html document are relative to the document itself. 
The baseUrl in the header defines a new reference where the links in the 
document should be relative to.
So setting baseUrl just sets this tag in the html document. All the rest 
is normal behavior of web browsers.
And regarding your second questions. Links to targets within a page 
don't reload the entire page. - also normal behavior of web browsers.

greetings

Ron


Uschi Renziehausen schrieb:
> Dear folks,
> 
> I am not sure whether this is a bug or some kind of feature I cannot 
> figure out.
> If you use either realurl or cooluri you have to configure config.baseURL.
> If config.baseURL is set a base element is created in your head. That 
> one is hardcoded, and therefore all your section links will have to 
> reload the page. Am I right so far?
> 
> If so, I would like to know whether this base element is needed for 
> anything? If not, can we then please get rid it asap? What is the point 
> of setting to top links or a section index menu if the page gets 
> reloaded? The way it is now you are stuck between a rock and a hard 
> place. Either you have readable urls or you have a decent inner page 
> navigation :-(((
> 
> Regards, Uschi
> 
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