[TYPO3-core] RFC #16408: Support for Custom Navigation Components

[Stefan Galinski]

Jeff Segars wrote:

> On 11/15/10 3:33 PM, Stefan Galinski wrote:
>> Problem:
>> Currently there is no way to integrate custom navigation components that
>> are not based on an iframe.
>>
>> Solution:
>> I implemented a solution that is based on a simple registering for each
>> backend module and an expected directory layout. The components are
>> loaded on demand to improve the overall performance. It's directly bound
>> to the new module menu and is always used as a first option.
>> a
>> Example:
>> 1. Register an navigation component
>>
>> t3lib_extMgm::addNavigationComponent('tools_txpagetreeM1',
>> 'typo3-pagetree', array(
>>      TYPO3.Components.PageTree'
>> ));
>>
>> Parameter 1: Module name
>> Parameter 2: Name of the navigation component
>> Parameter 3: ExtDirect Providers
>>
>> 2. Create the directory layout
>>
>> - myExt
>>    |- components
>>       |- pagetree
>>          |- css
>>          |- javascript
>>
>> All files inside the css and javascript folders are automatically loaded
>> together with the TYPO3 backend. The component name must not contain the
>> prefix "typo3-".
>>
>> I will add this documentation to the pending documentation page after the
>> commit.
>>
>> How to Test:
>> Use the attached test extension inside the bugtracker to evaluate the new
>> functionality. Also the latest developements of the pagetree are already
>> based on this implementation.
>>
> 
> It looks like the patch removes the TYPO3.backend.loadModule() method
> because of its dependency on the NavigationContainer.  Is there some
> different way to load a particular module now?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff

Hi Jeff,

This method wasn't needed anymore since the rewrite of the module menu. 
Steffen just forgot to remove that code. The new method to load a module 
with the designated content url is located in the module menu itself. 
Example:

TYPO3.ModuleMenu.App.showModule("web_layout", "id=8")

-- 
Stefan Galinski
staatl. geprüfter Informatiktechniker