[TYPO3] "special = directory" Menu with Templavoila

[Ries van Twisk]

Nate Russell wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a site running 3.8.0, without Templavoila, that has a Horiz menu 
>at the  top of the page with things like "Contact | Disclaimer | 
>Sitemap". I set this up in the Template with:
>
>temp.servicemenu = HMENU
>temp.servicemenu {
>	special = directory
>	special.value = 8
>	1 = TMENU
>	1 {
>		expALL = 1
>		wrap = <ul>|</ul>
>		NO.allWrap = <li>|</li>
>		NO.stdWrap.htmlSpecialChars = 1
>	}
>}
>
>I have a new site I am building using 4.0 and TV. I am trying to build a 
>similar menu so I mapped it and put this in the template but nothing 
>appears.
>
>lib.serviceMenu = HMENU
>lib.serviceMenu {
>	special = directory
>	special.value = 17
>	1 = TMENU
>	1 {
>		expALL = 1
>		wrap = <ul>|</ul>
>		NO.allWrap = <li>|</li>
>		NO.stdWrap.htmlSpecialChars = 1
>	}
>}
>
>I'm fairly certain I mapped it correctly. The Object path is 
>lib.serviceMenu and the ID# of the surrounding directory is 17. In the 
>page source the mapped tag appears, but empty. I've cleared cache but 
>still nothing. I have a feeling that there is some inherent concept of 
>TV that I am not grasping concerning TS in the template. Almost all of 
>my previous TS for 3.8.0 doesn't work for 4.0/TV if I convert it to the 
>new template.
>
>Can anyone see what I am doing wrong?
>  
>

Try This

lib.serviceMenu = TEXT
lib.serviceMenu.value = My menu

To be absolutly sure the mapping is correctly.
Looking at the above TS I would say it looks good.
Are you sure the page are not hide in menu or something like that?

Ries



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