[TYPO3-templavoila] Help needed with creating a main menu

[Manfred Palmer]

 >
 >> Learning TypoScript can be overwhelming when first learning,
 >> especially if you cannot be a part of a user group, but once you get 
it down it is really cool.
 >>
 >> I do think that learning TypoScript is often harder than it needs to
 >> be. As I look back I think it would have been easier for me if it
 >> were explained to me differently. I am working on a project that may
 >> help with learning both TypoScript and TYPO3 site building in general.
 >>
 >> Thanks,
 >> Ron Hall

I agree with you, TypoScript is not that difficult to learn. It's really 
the documentation around it, which makes everything a bit overwhelming.

My main difficulty up until this point usually has been, whenever I come 
across a particular problem in Typo3, I end up with at least a dozen 
open browser windows, mailing lists and novel-style tutorials.

Just to keep track of all that information, I had to create an 
Excel-File for Typo3, which meanwhile has grown to a kind of 
mini-library itself, jam-packed with code snippets, web links, Typo3 
settings and things like that.

Just to give you an idea..

http://www.silverpark.net/pub_img/m02/excelfile_weblinks.gif

http://www.silverpark.net/pub_img/m02/excelfile_code_snippets.gif

..madness. ;)

So you can imagine I am looking forward to your project, the approach 
sounds quite promising. Although, I also hope I'll manage to get through 
this learning stage, by the time your project gets finished. :)

Either way - thanks to you guys I'm a bit closer to getting the hang of 
it now. :)

Best,
Manfred

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On 09.05.2010 14:05, Ron Hall wrote:
> Hello Manfred,
>
>
>> Thanks for the advice Ron, much appreciated. I hope the problem has nothing to do with this recent bug, though?
>> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=14143
>
> No, that should not have anything to do with it.
>
>> so I guess that means technically it should work, that's a bit of a relief. :)
>
> Absolutely, drop down menus are done all the time. If you can code it will static HTML then TYPO3 can be made to output it.
>
> FYI. the code I gave you came from this site.
>
> www. fogodechao.com
>
> Only the menu section has a drop down because it is the only one with subpages.
>
>> How you guys managed to stay patient and stick through this initial stage of getting your existing content up&  running in Typo3 is beyond me. ;)
>
> Learning TypoScript can be overwhelming when first learning, especially if you cannot be a part of a user group, but once you get it down it is really cool.
>
> I do think that learning TypoScript is often harder than it needs to be. As I look back I think it would have been easier for me if it were explained to me differently. I am working on a project that may help with learning both TypoScript and TYPO3 site building in general.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron Hall
>
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