[Typo3-shop] Avoid extension chaos please

[Volker Graubaum]

Hi Franz,

>> That's why I asked if there is a project leader who can decide about 
>> this?
>> But for me this seems ok.
> 
> So I will make the project leader now for tt_products. Or has someone 
> else wanted to do this job?

No, would be great if you could do this :-).

> I have one shop to test. But it would be better, if also others test it 
> with their shops.

I will as soon as the changes from zk_products are in your release :-)

> I am now not quite sure how I can program CONSTANTS, so I have always 
> used only SETUP variables.
> I can access this via $this->conf["outputFolder"] only when I have 
> written it into the SETUP field and not from the CONSTANTS field of the 
> template.

right, you`ve to do it like this

// Constants

plugin.tt_prodcuts.outputfolder = Youroutputfolder

// setup

plugin.tt_prodcuts.outputFolder =  {$plugin.tt_prodcuts.outputfolder}

Why doing it like this? It's easier to change for updates.
For example thing about wrapping a color

first it was

// Constants

plugin.myExt.myColor = #cccccc

// setup

plugin.tt_prodcuts.wrap1 =  <font color="{$plugin.myExt.myColor}"> | </font>


Then we change to css in an later version like

// setup

plugin.tt_prodcuts.wrap1 =  <span 
style="color:{$plugin.myExt.myColor};"> | </span>

If you changed the color in the constants it will still use the new
better css layout with your color.

> I think it is better if I finish this first. Later I will continue with 
> bringing in the next tt_products derivates.

Okay, maybe contact Klaus Zierer? I thing he made a lot of change, and 
maybe he is still working on it?

If it is like that, xou could maybe work together?

Greetings Volker