[TYPO3-core] Skinning / Theming / ... / Discussion

[Kay Strobach]

Hello guys,

before making a open survey on the english list i wanted to discuss the
approach i use for skinning.

So here is how it works:

	1. each skin is an extension
	2. all extensions are checked for a skin directory, if found
	   the skin is added to the skin repository
	   The skin consists of this files:
		EXT:extkey/Configuration/Skin/constants.txt
		EXT:extkey/Configuration/Skin/setup.txt
		EXT:extkey/Configuration/Skin/tsconfig.txt
		EXT:extkey/Configuration/Skin/screenshot.png
	3. setup and constants are are included in the template using
	   the static template hook
	4. tsconfig is included to skin root page and below with xclass
	   (sadly this is currently not possible with a hook)
	5. some additional logic is included to be compatible to
	   templavoilaframework skins as far as possible.

This way the skinselector should be technically compatible to:

	- fedext
	- gridelements
	- dce

I like to ship contents elements which are also available in TVF in a
standalone extension. So i like to know:

	"What is the suggested way to have FCE like
		functionality in TYPO3 ???"

	- fedext
	- gridelements
	- dce

For the future it's also planned to add a wizard, which allows to
migrate tvframework skins to the selected approach.

Regards
Kay Strobach


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