[TYPO3-content-rendering] Graphical TMENU - tying up loose ends

[Torsten Schrade]

Hi Folks,

last night I stumbled over this thread from last July:
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-project-content-rendering/2005-July/000133.html

We had a discussion there that it would be quite useful if we could use 
the graphical possibilities of GMENUs on simple TMENUs just by inserting 
the GMENU images as CSS background styles for the TMENU items.

Stefan first had the very good idea to use a GMENU in page.headerData 
for doing the above. But then we all went "to pastures greener" and the 
thing was never finished up... So I decided to give it another try - and 
it finally works :) Please see http://www.stdwarp.org/?83

As you see, no more JS, no more <img> tags, just clean css styles that 
correspond to the TMENU equivalents.

It's done by a GMENU in page.headerData with a small IProcFunc that 
substitutes the normal GMENU <img> tags with the file references. By 
using .subst_element_Uid it's possible to attach each style rule to a 
specific TMENU item. In case a .RO state is enabled, the IProcFunc 
appends another style rule with :hover the particular items.

Now the question is if this makes sense... ;)

I thought best thing would not be to post it here (200+ lines of TS) but 
pack the stuff together in small member extension (cag_gtmenu). I would 
appreciate you testing it and tell me if all this is somehow useful and 
if so where we should put it - post it in the wiki? or maybe publish the 
extension? or whatever... Well, just raise hands if you like to test it 
so that I can add you as extension members.

Cheers and have a nice Sunday,
Torsten