[TYPO3] template implementation

dave ashton dave at bassmedia.net
Wed Jun 14 14:44:15 CEST 2006


Hi all,

After seeing a lot of questions on here about how to implement various
aspects of a template/extensions/configurations of extensions, do any of
your have preferred ways of implementing a template?

 

The reason for asking - a year ago when I first started using typo3 and
reading a few tuts. on line, I ended up integrating the extensions - CSS
Styled Content, Template Auto-Parser and HTML/CSS Styling extensions, I
think from doing the 'modern template building' tuts.

 

I then just edit the stylesheet and html template in the HTML/CSS Styling
folder, using the specified div's in the html template to drop content -
(div id="content" is where all 'normal column content goes, then style this
up in the style sheet.)(no setup code is in the admin. setup field and the
below is auto inserted into the constant field by the plugin - 

 

relPath = typo3conf/ext/htmlcssstyling/template/main/

TemplateName = threecolumn.html

pidSharedContent = 4

StylesheetName = stylesheet_main.css

 

 

This will give me a basic template and nav. Lovely and simple.

 

This works for me on simple sites, but now, I am needing more typoscript to
configure aspects of the site, eg. A simple horizontal menu. (I've found I
need to put the setup code in the setup.txt file in the html/css styling
'static' folder and not in the 'setup' box in the admin. (this did work
without html/css styling installed. With it installed it doesn't???)

 

Well, after all that wind, do people feel it better to build a template from
scratch as above, do a template completely via typoscript or use something
like templavoila?

 

I know there are always a few ways to skin a cat in typo3, but its good to
know people's preferences in these matters.

 

Also, anyone know when the o`reiley 'typo cookbook' is coming out??

 

Regards,

 

Dave




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