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

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

REMINDER #2

Xavier Perseguers wrote:
> 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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