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TV Print Link Sample
The Typoscript provided for building a print link in the FTB tutorial is quite inadequate. This sample demonstrates a method compatible with simulateStaticDocuments, RealURL, CoolURI and extensions such as tt_news.
Samples | Aug 28 2007 Read more… -
RTFM 1.3 Dynamic linked image
The fourth part of the RTFM series: making the linked banner image fully dynamic.
How-To | Jun 24 2007 Read more… -
.split Sample
A TS object for looping through and processing items in a comma-separated list.
Samples | Feb 1 2007 Read more… -
RTFM 1.2 Linked image
The third part of the RTFM series: how to link an image using Typoscript.
How-To | Jan 3 2007 Read more… -
RTFM 1.1 Image Only
The second part of the RTFM series: how to output an image with Typoscript.
How-To | Jan 2 2007 Read more…
Trouble With TYPO3?
You're not alone. Although TYPO3 is an extraordinarily sophisticated CMS, that very sophistication means that TYPO3 takes time and effort to master.
TYPO3 can be used to build almost anything that you might need for almost any web project. But like other powerful tools—people on the TYPO3 mailing lists love to compare it to a Boeing 747—it takes time to learn how to put that power to work for you.
It's all about Typoscript...
If you're reading this, you've probably already encountered "Typoscript"—TYPO3's secret weapon. Typoscript is simultaneously the source of TYPO3's most remarkable capabilities and the would-be TYPO3-developer's biggest source of frustration.
And although Typoscript is very well documented, it can be difficult to figure out where in the mass of documentation to start, or to sift through the dozens (sometimes hundreds) of pages of documentation to find the one, tiny piece of information that you need. It can also be daunting to try to adapt the generic examples in a manual such as Typoscript By Example to fit very specific requirements.
Start a TYPO3 apprenticeship
www.typo3apprentice.com exists to help TYPO3 developers gain or improve their Typoscript skills. In a regular series of short articles and longer tutorials, we will attempt to broaden the available range of TS samples and to fill-in areas where the existing documentation is weak, absent or unclear. Once a sufficiently in-depth collection has been assembled, it will be released to the TYPO3 community as a companion manual to Typoscript By Example.
Intended Audience
The material on www.typo3apprentice.com is intended for anyone who desires to understand Typoscript better or more thoroughly, but because of the typical uses of Typoscript, readers should have intermediate to advanced knowledge of HTML and CSS as well as at least a basic familiarity with PHP. Users of this site should also be familiar with the TYPO3 back end or "BE."
Upcoming Articles and Tutorials
In the next weeks, www.typo3apprentice.com will publish the following articles:
- RTFM: How to Read and Understand the TSref
- cObject: Typoscript Content Objects
- Setting Up a Typoscript Test Environment
- The TEXT cObject
- The HTML cObject
Questions? Suggestions?
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