[TYPO3-dev] Disable left menu from backend.php and putting alternative menu

[Tapio Markula]

Ingo Renner kirjoitti:
> Tapio Markula wrote:
> 
> what about the following is not clear to you?
> 
>>     // include extensions which may add css, javascript or toolbar items
> 
> does it say anything about menus?
> However, there's not even a need for what you're trying be (most likely) 
> rewriting the complete core. Just use CSS to reposition and restyle the 
> existing menu. It's so much easier now that we use ul/li.
> 
> 
> damn!

If I would use so-called suckerfish menu in principle I could with CSS
turn the menu from left to top - you are partially right in that

*but* the ul li menu has also some related JS, which is harmful and I 
might need some other Js (needed for IE 6, if wanted supported).

Because of related JS your solution is not ok.

I tried to use
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['typo3/backend.php']['additionalBackendItems']

and follow hints of Steffen but I have problems to do it like
in 'opendocs' core extension.

That failed but XCLASS for backend.php worked except the result is 
invalid HTML.

require_once(t3lib_extMgm::extPath('tm_topapps').'menu/index.php');

cause that the part of tm_topapps has been read a way that it comes to 
the top of the page before doctype, xml declarations and the html tag.

Note that putting require_once...  *EVERYWHERE* cause the same effect!

Problem is that MS IE doesn't work  in standard-compliant mode, which 
must take account setting CSS.