[TYPO3-english] Control tt_news image size by TemplaVoila, LOAD_REGISTER?

[Lukas Mattsson]

Thanks a lot, works great!

Best regards, Lukas

Dmitry Dulepov skrev:
> Hi!
> 
> Lukas Mattsson wrote:
>> I'm developing a news site, where the front page has multiple instances
>> of tt_news in different content elements (columns). The columns differs
>> in width. I use excludeAlreadyDisplayedNews to ensure the same news
>> article isn't displayed twice. A single article might be displayed in a
>> wide or a narrow column depending on the number of newer articles.
>>
>> I've heard that I have to use LOAD_REGISTER in such circumstances, but
>> can I solve it with a TS constant somehow?
> 
> I think you do not need a register there at all. You need to set plugin.tt_news.displayLatest.image.file.maxW for each tt_news instance in TS. That's it.
> 
> For example, your setup can look like:
> ==================
> # Value for tt_news inserted as a content element
> plugin.tt_news.displayLatest.image.file.maxW = 494
> 
> # Value for the tt_news inserted as TS object in the narrow column
> lib.news_in_narrow_column < plugin.tt_news
> lib.news_in_narrow_column.displayLatest.image.file.maxW = 150
> 
> # Value for the tt_news inserted as TS object in the wide column
> lib.news_in_wide_column < plugin.tt_news
> lib.news_in_wide_column.displayLatest.image.file.maxW = 200
> ==================
> 
> This way each news block on the page gets its own width. Is this what you were looking for?
>