[TYPO3] tt_news configuring

[Nagita Karunaratne]

I found that I needed to set this:

[globalVar= TSFE:id = {$uid.homepage}]

to indicate which page to place the content element.

But the element is still empty - 'no news in this list'



On 9/1/06, Nagita Karunaratne <nagita.k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am having trouble getting tt_news mapped to the right column of my
> template (using templavoila)
>
> My Setup is ------------------
>
> plugin.tt_news.templateFile = {$news.template}
> plugin.tt_news.pid_list >
> plugin.tt_news.pid_list = {$news.pidlist}
> plugin.tt_news._CSS_DEFAULT_STYLE >
>
> lib.news >
> [globalVar= TSFE:id = {$uid.rootpage}]
> lib.news = COA
> lib.news.wrap = <div class="news-list">|</div>
> lib.news.10 = HTML
> lib.news.10.value = NEWS
> lib.news.10.value.wrap = <div class="news-list-head">|</div>
>
> lib.news.20 < plugin.tt_news
> lib.news.20.code >
> lib.news.20.code = LIST
> lib.news.20.singlePid = {$news.singleview}
> lib.news.20.backPid = {$uid.rootpage}
> lib.news.20.archiveTypoLink >
> lib.news.20.categoryMode = 1
> lib.news.20.categorySelection = 2
>
> The relevant part of my DS is ---------------
>
>             <field_news type="array">
>                 <tx_templavoila type="array">
>                     <title>news</title>
>                     <sample_data type="array">
>                         <numIndex index="0"></numIndex>
>                     </sample_data>
>                     <eType>TypoScriptObject</eType>
>                     <eType_EXTRA type="array">
>                         <objPath>lib.news</objPath>
>                     </eType_EXTRA>
>                     <TypoScriptObjPath>lib.news</TypoScriptObjPath>
>                 </tx_templavoila>
>             </field_news>
>
> And I think I mapped the 'news' element to the correct part of the
> template.
>
> It is not showing anything in the right column.
>
> I have a plugin (LIST) on the home page and one plugin (SINGLE) on a
> hidden page reffering to a page that contains two news records and it works
> fine.
>
> I am unable to find the error on the templavoia though.
>
> Can anyone see anything wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Nagita
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