[Typo3] External URL in menu

Dmitry Dulepov typo3 at fm-world.ru
Wed Nov 9 09:23:18 CET 2005


Hi!

Claudio wrote:
> I defined a page as an "External URL". The page is included in a menu, in
> the middle of a bunch of standard pages.
> Now, when I point my mouse over the link associated to that page in the
> menu, the status bar of my browser displays something like (RealURL
> extension installed):
> 
>     http://......./typo3_main_site.html

This is *technically* correct because that page will redirect user to
the external URL.

> In this way, a visitor might erroneously think that the page is local,
> instead of an external link. I'd like to make the final URL to appear in
> the status bar, i.e.:
> 
>     http://www.typo3.org
> 
> in order to avoid confusion.
> Is there any easy way to get this?

I do not know easy way but I would just search of I could add image to
this menu item showing that this is external link. For example, small
globe with arrow (Microsoft way).

Dmitry.



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