Posts Categorized: Web 2.0

You can now change the labels that are attached to file sizes, in either constants or setup: #constants styles.content.uploads.filesize.labels = Bytes | KB | MB | GB # setup tt_content.uploads.20.filesize.labels = Bytes | KB | MB | GB More info: RFC: Feature Request #8487: Enable configuration of filesize labels for CType uploads http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=8487

Backend Login window can now be templated by extensions. You can find an easy how to here: http://danosipov.com/blog/?p=100 More info: RFC #8534: Make Backend Login Templateable http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=8534 RFC #11356: Backend login news is not templateable http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11356

There are numerous hooks added, which improve TYPO3’s extensibility. Here is a list: getSingleField_beforeRender In function getSingleField_SW, called before rendering a field. Class should be added to $TYPO3_CONF_VARS[‘SC_OPTIONS’][‘t3lib/class.t3lib_tceforms.php’][‘getSingleFieldClass’] array, and function name should be getSingleField_beforeRender. It can be used for custom TCA processing prior to the field being rendered. tt_content_drawItem The function tt_content_drawItem of tx_cms_layout… Read more »

A new setting is available in the install tool – dbClientCompress. When enabled, it compresses the communication with the MySQL database, saving network bandwidth, but costing CPU time. This is a useful setting for cases when MySQL and PHP application are on different hosts. More info: RFC: #7059: Improve database performance for external database host… Read more »

TYPO3 4.3 is almost here. As I am writing this, beta numero dos is about to be released for testing. Many users, administrators, and developers are wondering what is new, what has changed, and what they can expect from the upgrade. To help you out, I will do a series of blog posts in the… Read more »