[TYPO3] "Template on next level:" causes menu to disappear?

[bernd wilke]

on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:41:06 -0400, Adam Harvie wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> We've got a site with a structure as so:
> 
> root <-(default template)
> --page1
> --page2 <-(ext template)
> ---subpage1 <-(default template)
> ---subpage2
> ---etc
> 
> We're wanting to assign a different template to a particular page
> (page2), then revert to the default template for its children.
> 
> I assigned an extension template to the page in question (page2), and in
> the setup assigned a different template file to the autoparser
> extension:
> 
> plugin.tx_automaketemplate_pi1.content.file =
> fileadmin/templates/alternatetemp/alttemp.html
> plugin.tx_automaketemplate_pi1.relPathPrefix =
> fileadmin/templates/alternatetemp/
> 
> Then in the "Template on next level" field of the extension template,
> assign the root (default) template.
> 
> This all works fine, but the menu that should appear in the default
> template isn't generated on any of the 3rd level pages. Is there any way
> that the 'next level' assignment is causing it to misinterpret the page
> levels, or where the page tree starts? The menu is set up to only
> display level 1 and 2 pages.
> 
> The reason that the alternate template is used is to get rid of the
> right-most column that normally appears as part of a three column
> layout, but have it still appear on the subpages.
> 
> Re-assigning the default template via a new extension template on the
> third level subpages makes everything behave itself, but since there are
> over 60 of them, it would be better not to have to assign 60+ extension
> templates.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated,
> Adam Harvie

while your solution is possibel (with correct assignments)
why doesn't you use conditions to switch TS-values for just one page?

#normal config
 :
[globalVar = TSFE:id = 10]
#special config for page 10
 :
[global]

looks more simple to me.

bernd
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