New key in EM_CONF array, ‘doNotLoadInFE’ can be set to “1” for extensions that are only used in backend and have no front end components. This speeds up the frontend generation process, since extensions not doing anything in the FE will not be loaded on FE calls. More info: RFC #11474: Store separate extlist for… Read more »
Posts Tagged: TYPO3
Front Editing tt_news records
One of the major features in TYPO3 4.3 is the advanced frontend editing. Although its not part of the official distribution, it is available as an extension, and adds amazing functionality to your TYPO3 driven site. But did you know that you can edit any other record in the frontend using feeditadvanced functionality? Here is… Read more »
FE session data lifetime
New setting stored in $GLOBALS[‘TYPO3_CONF_VARS’][‘FE’][‘sessionDataLifetime’] defines the lifetime of frontend session data in seconds. The setting can be modified in the Install tool. More info: FYI24 Feature #11508: Integrate possibility to define lifetime of frontend session data http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11508 FYI24: Feature #11510: Store timestamp of last modification of session data to frontend user object http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11510
Opacity
New property for GIFBUILDER BOX object allows opacity to be defined, and set to anywhere from 0 (transparent) to 100 (opaque). Ex: … 10 = IMAGE 10 { file = GIFBUILDER file { … 20 = BOX 20 { color = red opacity = 50 } } … More info: RFC #11264: Add an opacity… Read more »
$GLOBALS[‘TYPO3_USER_SETTINGS’]
New array is similar to TCA in structure, but applies to BE user settings. It can be manipulated just like TCA, but has fewer options and properties. From Core API documentation: $GLOBALS[‘TYPO3_USER_SETTINGS’][‘ctrl’] property: dividers2tabs data type: int description: Render user setup with(out) tabs, settings are as in TCA: 0 = no tabs, 1 = tabs,… Read more »