However much time and effort is put into the preparation of a TYPO3-based communication platform, in the end it is the concrete steps of implementation that make the plan a reality. Only in the rarest cases does this process have only one possible solution. Designing practical user interfaces and functions always allows room for creativity, but also room for errors. The activity of programming is not only subject to the laws of the respective system, but also create optimal starting points for the maintenance, extension, and correction of the code, through forward planning.

• Chapter 5: TypoScript
   
  • The Role of the Developer
    • The Production Process
    • Requirements and Overview
  • TypoScript- Basic Principles
    • What is TypoScript?
    • TSref
    • Digression: TypoScript and PHP
      • Example: HRULER
    • TypoScript Templates
    • Hello World!- The First TypoScript Template
    • Cascading Templates
    • Template Records
    • Constants and Setup
    • Elements and Concepts
    • The Syntax
      • Constants
      • Values
      • Comments and Comment Blocks
      • Operators
      • Conditions
      • Includes
    • Order of Processing
    • Nesting of Objects
  • TS Objects, Functions, and Data Types
    • Data Types
    • The Wrap Concept
    • Functions
    • Content Objects (cObject)
      • Example: cObject FILE
      • An Overview of cObjects
    • Top Level Objects
      • Examples
      • Temp and Styles
  • Development Tools
    • Info/Modify
    • TS Wizard
    • TypoScript Object Browser
    • Template Analyzer
      • Checking the Syntax
      • Constant Editor
        • Highlighting Constants for the Constant Editor
        • Parameters
      • Admin Panel
      • Import and Export of TYPO3 pages
        • Export
        • Import
  • Standard Templates (Static Templates)
    • Content (default)
    • Styles. *
      • Styles.content (default)
    • cSet. *
    • Frameset;*
    • Template;*
    • Plugin.*
    • temp.*
    • content.tt_*
    • (example)
    • Language.*
  • Base Layout- Template Concepts
    • Standard Templates (Static Templates)
    • Pure TypoScript Templates
    • TypoScript and HTML Templates
    • Template Auto-Parser
    • TemplaVoila
  • Content Rendering Concepts
  • Switching Templates with type/typeNum
  • Creating TypoScript Templates
    • Template Structure
    • TypoScript and HTML Templates
      • The HTML Template
      • Subparts
      • Marker
      • Preparing the HTML Template
      • Creating the Template Record
      • cObject Template
      • Addressing Subparts and Marks
      • Inserting Dynamic Content
      • Stages of Construction with Cascading Templates
    • The Template Auto-Parser
    • Creating the Page
    • Stages of Construction with Cascading Templates
    • Pure TypoScript Templates
      • Working with Wrap
      • Working with CTABLE
  • Menus
    • Level
    • The Rootline
    • cObject HMENU-Common Properties of Menus
    • Test Menus (TMENUS)
      • Example: "B2C" Main Navigation
      • Example: "B2B/B2E" Main Navigation
      • Example "B2C" Subnavigation
    • Graphical Menus (GMENU)
      • Example "B2C" Subnavigation
    • ImageMaps (IMGMENU)
      • Example"B2C" Main Navigation
    • JavaScript Menus (JSMENU)
      • Example "B2B" Main Navigation
    • Special Menus
      • Example: Directory
      • Example: Rootline
  • TypoScript in Detail
    • The optionSplit Function
      • Syntax
      • Example: COLUMNS
    • Working with Images and the GIFBUILDER
      • GIFBUILDER Objects (GifBuilderObj)
      • +calc
      • .niceText
      • Example: The Imagine in the Header
    • The stdWrap Function
      • Get data
      • Override/Conditions
      • Parse data
      • Get data and Parse data
      • field
      • data
      • Example: Print Version
      • Override/Conditions
      • listNum
      • ifEmpty
      • Example: Using Two Columns
    • Conditions
      • Overview
      • Example: Extending the Print Version
    • Example: Language Selection
  • Working with Frames
    • Creating Frames
      • Constants
      • Setup
    • The Example Site with Frames
      • Constants
      • Setup
      • Constants
  • Future and Prospects
    • XHTML and Accessibility
    • Accessibility
      • Missing Adjustments in the TYPO3 Core
      • Visual Template Mapping
      • Data Structures (DS) and Template Objects (TO)
      • Template Selection and Rendering
      • Assigning Content to Pages
      • Flexforms
      • Flexible Content
      • Restrictive Content
      • Content Areas Instead of Columns
      • Using TemplaVoila