[TYPO3-core] RFC #11224: Special menu directory only renders 1st level if special.value is a mount point

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

REMINDER #1


Xavier Perseguers wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is a SVN patch request with step-by-step explanation on how-to 
> reproduce.
> 
> Type: Bugfix
> 
> Bugtracker reference:
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11224
> 
> Branches:
> trunk (previous may certainly apply too)
> 
> Problem:
> Create a directory menu with special.value being a mount point 
> (Substitute Mount Point (this page) with Mounted page is not set). E.g.,
> 
> lib.menu = HMENU
> lib.menu.special = directory
> lib.menu.special.value = 6
> 
> lib.menu.1 = TMENU
> lib.menu.1 {
>     expAll = 0
>     # standard configuration for NO, CUR, ...
> }
> lib.menu.2 < lib.menu.1
> lib.menu.3 < lib.menu.2
> 
> 1st level is shown but once an entry from 1st level become active, 2nd 
> level (and of course 3rd level will never be shown).
> 
> 
> 
> Solution:
> Make sure to "slide-down" mount point information (_MP_PARAM) to 
> children record in the rootline otherwise isNext() method will never 
> return TRUE and submenus won't be generated.
> 
> 
> 
> Additional information:
> Patch contains variable substitution from existing code in the part that 
> was modified in order to make the block of code more readable.
> 
> 
> 
> How-to reproduce:
> Set-up your environment with e.g.,
> 
> root
> |-- [1] page1
> | `-- [2] page1.1
> | `-- [3] page1.1.1
> |
> |-- [4] page2
> | `-- [5] page2.1
> |
> |-- [6] pageMP (--> 7)
> |
> `-- [7] sysfolder
>     |-- [8] page3
>     | `-- [9] page3.1
>     | `-- [10] page3.1.1
>     |
>     `-- [11] page4
> 
> Create your menu with TS from this bug's description and let
> 
> lib.menu.special.value = 1
> 
> You see a menu with
> 
> page1
> page2
> 
> Once you activate page1, you see next level:
> 
> page1
>   page1.1
> page2
> 
> and same behaviour with page2 active or page1.1 active. Every active 
> page lets you see its children.
> 
> Now change entry point:
> 
> lib.menu.special.value = 6
> 
> You get a menu
> 
> page3
> page4
> 
> But when you activate page3, you don't see page3.1
> 
> Now apply patch and test again. Normal menu (page1, page2) still works, 
> menu with mount point now shows
> 
> page3
>   page3.1
> page4
> 
> When page3 is active and shows
> 
> page3
>   page3.1
>     page3.1.1
> page4
> 
> when page3.1 is active.
> 


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Xavier Perseguers
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