[TYPO3-core] RFC #6853: item state CUR for pages of type "shortcut" missing in menus

[Krystian Szymukowicz]

Franz Koch wrote:
> Hey Joey,
> 
>>>> BT reference:
>>>>    http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=6853
>>
>> Please check my note in the bugtracker and read this one too:
>> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=1692
>>
>> The problem is not about item states (which are correct) but about a
>> misconception of the generated links when using shortcut pages.
> 
> That's of course also a big issue. Using realurl already "solves" this 
> problem (that's why I never noticed it), but for sure the core also has 
> to support this. But that's a different issue in my eyes, because even 
> if the URL would be correct, the item state CURrent will still be wrong.


After reading Joey arguments I think he is right. I am not talking about 
links but about states.

Just look how the menu would looks like with following standard scenario:


STANDARD SCENARIO:
root
  |- page 1
  |- page 2
  |- page 3 (shortcut to page 4)
    |- page 4
    |- page 5


CASE [A] - Click at "page 3" or "page 4" and you get:

root
  |- page 1
  |- page 2
  |- page 3 CUR (shortcut to page 4)
    |- page 4 CUR
    |- page 5



CASE [B] - Click at "page 5" and you get:

root
  |- page 1
  |- page 2
  |- page 3 (shortcut to page 4)
    |- page 4
    |- page 5 CUR


I think CASE [A] is less consistent while we are talking about user 
experience. This will be not clear why "page 3" is for example bold if I 
click at "page 4" and is not bold if I click at "page 5".

This however can be a matter of "taste" so maybe there could be a switch 
to activate behaviour of this patch.




I liked Franz's path because it solved my case with shortcuts in sysfolder:

root
  |- page 1
  |- page 2
  |
  |- footer links (sysfolder)
    |- page 4 (shortcut to page1)
    |- page 5 (shortcut to page2)



But after I little bit TypoScript trick, it can be solved with "special 
= list" and "special.value.cObject = CONTENT". And this will of course 
support CUR and ACT.



10 = HMENU
10.wrap = <ul class="clearfix">|</ul>
10 {

   special = list
   special.value.cObject = CONTENT
   special.value.cObject {
     table = pages
     select {
      pidInList = 708
      selectFields = uid,shortcut
     }
     renderObj = TEXT
     renderObj.dataWrap = {field:shortcut//field:uid},
   }

   1 = TMENU
   1 {
     noBlur=1
     NO.stdWrap.htmlSpecialChars = 1
     NO.linkWrap = <li>|</li>|*|  <li>|</li> |*|  <li class="last">|</li>

     ACT < .NO
     ACT = 1
     ACT.ATagParams = class="active"
     }
}


--
grtz
Krystian Szymukowicz