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Message #58216
leo
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Unfortunately, there is a naming conflict in the listing module and memberlist module if page alias usage is disabled in the TYPOlight back end settings (see ticket 297). Therefore, the variable name that triggers the details page will be changed from "id" to "show", which affects the following templates:

  • mod_memberlist.tpl
  • list_default.tpl
  • all custom list_*.tpl templates

Current code:

iconphp:
<a href="<?php echo $this->url; ?>?id=<?php echo $col['id']; ?>">

New code:

iconphp:
<a href="<?php echo $this->url; ?>?show=<?php echo $col['id']; ?>">

I apologize for the trouble caused.
05/12/2008 19:57
Message #58248
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Another change affects the core extensions news and calendar. By now, some modules (e.g. the event list) store the unaltered record as $this->data, so you can use custom fields in the template. From version 2.6.3, all fields will be assigned in every module by default, so you do not need $this->data anymore.

Current code:

iconphp:
<?php $data = $this->data; echo $data['custom_field']; ?>

New code:

iconphp:
<?php echo $this->custom_field; ?>

This change only affects custom templates that use $this->data.
06/12/2008 13:09
Message #58253
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The third and probable last change affects custom page templates (fe_*.tpl). From version 2.6.3, the body tag will support class attributes that can be defined in the site structure (ever since) and the page layout (new). Thus, you can add CSS definitions that only apply to a particular page layout or a single page.

Current code:

iconphp:
<body<?php echo $this->onload; ?> id="top">

New code:

iconphp:
<body id="top"<?php echo $this->class . $this->onload; ?>>

Here is a small usage example:

iconCode:
Page A (Layout A with body class "layout_a")
  Page A1 (with CSS class "page_a1")
Page B (Layout B without body class)

If those pages are opened, the following body tags are shown:

iconCode:
<body id="top" class="layout_a">
<body id="top" class="layout_a page_a1">
<body id="top">

In your style sheet, you can now add a format definition that only applies to this very page using .layout_a .page_a1 {.
06/12/2008 14:20
Message #58274
Ben
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Leo,

This is a brilliant feature! This will save me from having a custom css file per template. I often find myself defining unique values for #main / #right / #header based on the temple. Now we can define them all in one css.
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07/12/2008 06:26
Message #58277
davidm
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Indeed very nice, so far I have I used

iconCode:
<body<?php echo $this->onload; ?> id="{{env::page_alias}}">

to do what ben suggest (assign different values to layout elements depending on the page)

But this will be cleaner and less complex to manage :thumbup:
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07/12/2008 11:12
Message #58911
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Very well done, Leo. Thank you very much!
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14/12/2008 19:01
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