[TYPO3] Template troubles

Fri Jul 7 10:27:30 CEST 2006

>> 2) I would just like a little clear information. I have my template set 
>> up in fileadmin/template/main as per the tutorial. In my template setup, 
>> what line(s) of code do I have to use for the system to use all of my 
>> template, including headers and everything. I use:...
> 
>> What do I have to do to make it use my template? I cannot find any precise
>> information anywhere. All I want is the basic set of code. And the basic
> set of tags I >can use like:
> 
>> <!-- ###DOCUMENT_BODY### -->
>> <!-- ###INSIDE_HEADER### -->
> 
> Unfortunately this information isn't laid out in a straight forward manner
> anywhere that I have found.
> 
> My understanding is (and I may be wrong, in which case I will appreciate any
> help that anyone else offers too :) ) that these "tags" as you have called
> them, are really not tags (in that, I don't think they have any inherent
> value of their own - unless they are included in what are called "hooks"??
> Someone clarify please?) ... they are just signposts to where you want
> dynamic content to appear.
> 

Its all really simple and yes it is clearly documneted. Assuming your 
coming from some basis of a programming language, all we need to do is 
create a string replace (or pregex) for typo3. So all you have are 
really three things - content, template setup, and an html template. 
That's it - so the first thing we want to be able to do is get content 
out of the cms. In modern template building one we get shown this (and 
typoscript by example), and just about any search of the mailing list 
will give it as well. Build a temporary content item (temp.maincolumn) 
and get the content out!

temp.maincolumn < styles.content.get
temp.leftcolumn < styles.content.getLeft
temp.rightcolumn < styles.content.getRight
temp.bordercolumn < styles.content.getBorder

And maybe we wanta little left hand menu also...
lib.lhmenu = HMENU
lib.lhmenu{
....

Then create a typoscript template to tell typo3 where to put the content 
(again from modern templating 1, or typoscript by example)

temp.mainTemplate = TEMPLATE
temp.mainTemplate {
     template = FILE
     template.file = fileadmin/template/index.html

     workOnSubpart = DOCUMENT_BODY

     marks.lhmenu < lib.lhmenu
     subparts.leftcol < temp.leftcolumn
     marks.maincol < temp.maincolumn
     subparts.rightcol < temp.rightcolumn
     marks.border < temp.bordercolumn
}

# Default PAGE object:
page = PAGE
page.typeNum = 0
page.bodyTag >
page.bodyTag =  <body>
page.10 < temp.mainTemplate

Then in you html have some marks and/or sub-sections where the content 
will get replaced into, with the needed marks so that typo3 three can 
find where you've told it to put the content. (same thing - modern 
template building 1, and typoscript by example)

<body>
<!-- ###DOCUMENT_BODY### begin-->
...
<tr>
<td>###lhmenu###</td>
<td><!-- ###leftcol### begin--> Lorem ipsum...<!-- ###leftcol### end--></td>
<td>###maicol###</td>
<td><!-- ###rightcol### begin--> Lorem ipsum...<!-- ###rightcol### 
end--></td>
<td>###border###</td>
</tr>
...
<!-- ###DOCUMENT_BODY### end-->
</body>

That's it, its actually that simple, and yes its all in the documentation.

As previously stated you need to really read a lot and then just keep 
trying things. I would suggest going back and looking at modern 
templating 1 and what I've done, and then when you understand it a 
little better it would be very very very beneficial to go and examine 
everything you have done in TSref and try to understand what and how you 
would find this information by just using tsref. I know that sounds 
insane and like a lot of work, and it will be, but it will make a huge 
difference to fast quickly you learn typo3.

hth