[TYPO3-core] RFC: #8939: Menu sitemap doesn't respect pages field

[Ernesto Baschny [cron IT]]

Dmitry Dulepov [typo3] wrote: on 11.07.2008 15:44:
> Hi!
> 
> Ernesto Baschny [cron IT] wrote:
>> The problem that appears if we hide the "pages" field when this is 
>> selected, is that you cannot make a sitemap from a different starting 
>> point. The "Menu of subpages" only goes to the next level, while the 
>> "Sitemap" goes 7 levels deep.
>>
>> So maybe we need another "Menu type" called "Sitemap (from page)" 
>> where the "pages" field is shown (and used in TS) and "Sitemap (from 
>> rootpage)" without the "pages" field.
> 
> I think we should not confuse "sitemap" term. Sitemap is usually seen as 
> a map of the whole site by visitors, so we should stick to this concept 
> in BE too. But we can have "Map of pages (from page)", similar to "Map 
> of subpages...".
> 
> If possible, I'd really like to avoid using sitemap for anything, which 
> does not start at root.

True, "sitemap" already implies that it is the "map" of the whole "site".

Cheers,
Ernesto