[TYPO3-dev] Subheader

[François Suter]

Hi Robert,

> Can someone enlighten me? Or wouldn't it be great to turn it on again
> with the same choice of types like the main header (normal, header 1...
> hidden)?

One of the strongest feature of TYPO3 is how much it can be configured. 
Personally I never use the subheader and I'm quite happy that it does 
not appear in every content element.

However I can understand that it can be useful and it's actually quite 
easy to turn it on. You don't even need an extension, although it can be 
useful to package all the relevant code.

All that's needed is to activate the display of the subheader field by 
manipulating the TCA and then add some TypoScript to render it. As for 
changing the heading level of the subheader, you would have to add a new 
option for this and take it into account in your TypoScript.

Maybe that's not so simple when you begin with TYPO3, but it's quite 
routine after a while. Also I think every developer/company tends to 
manage its own "package", a pre-configured TYPO3 install, so that you 
don't start from scratch every time. So while such configuration may be 
a bit lengthy to do at first, you do it only once.

We're trying very much to provide TYPO3 with a convenient default setup. 
Obviously it cannot please everyone and you should feel free to petition 
for "activating" the subheader by default. The above was just my opinion ;-)

Cheers

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Francois Suter
Cobweb Development Sarl - http://www.cobweb.ch