Menu: different link (URL) per language?

[andrewvanmarle]

I have a menu item linking to an external site, can I have different URL's per language so the menu points to the right translatin of the external site?

[infograf768]

I solved this issue by modifying the file
administrator/components/com_joomfish/contentelements/menu.xml

I have added a line which lets change the url when the menu item is translated (in red below):

For joomfish 1.8

  Menus
  A. Kempkens
  1.8
  Definition for the core menu manager
 
 
  ID
  Name
  params
  Menu Type
  Link URL
  Check out by
  Check out date
  c.published >= 0
 
 
 
    name
    menutype
    published
 

For joomfish 1.7

  Menus
  A. Kempkens
  1.7
  Definition for the core menu manager
 
 
  ID
  Name
                Link URL
  Check out by
  Check out date
  c.published >= 0
 
 
 
    name
    menutype
 

[andrewvanmarle]

wow, thanks!!!

[andrewvanmarle]

I added the line of code, but I  don't see a change in the translation screen.  did I do something wrong?

[infograf768]

Don't know as I can't see.
The line adds a new part in the link-url translation page

[andrewvanmarle]

hmm, ok, I added the code, correct location, and then went to joomfish>translations and chose menu's and the laguage. clicking a nemu item didn't show me an extra field.  Am I supposed to find it there?

[infograf768]

Yep. See picture.

[andrewvanmarle]

hmmm, how strange!

I think I Am doing someting wrong since I turned off another type (params) and it didn't make a difference either.

[andrewvanmarle]

ok, it gets stranger and stranger, since I tried to make joomfish react to anything, so I changed the screen name of and that did nothing. is there a cache?

[g0nz0]

your workaround for JoomFish 1.7 works perfectly for me, thanks a lot!

[dzhao]

Dear,

I have one smae problem?

I do't know what exactly I should write in XML file

<field type="titletext" name="name" translate="1">Link URL</field>

Correct?

Thanks

[infograf768]

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<joomfish type="contentelement">
  <name>Menus</name>
  <author>A. Kempkens</author>
  <version>1.8</version>
  <description>Definition for the core menu manager</description>
  <reference>
  	<table name="menu">
  		<field type="referenceid" name="id" translate="0">ID</field>
  		<field type="titletext" name="name" translate="1">Name</field>
  		<field type="params" name="params" translate="1">params</field>
  		<field type="text" name="type" translate="0">Menu Type</field>
  		<field type="text" name="link" translate="1">Link URL</field>
  		<field type="checked_out_by" name="checked_out" translate="0">Check out by</field>
  		<field type="checked_out_date" name="checked_out_time" translate="0">Check out date</field>
  		<filter>c.published >= 0</filter>
  	</table>
  </reference>
  <translationfilters>
  	  <keyword>name</keyword>
  	  <menutype>menutype</menutype>
  	  <published>published</published>
  </translationfilters>
 </joomfish>

[dzhao]

Dear,

I am using 1.7, also I copy

<field type="text" name="link" translate="1">Link URL</field>

only, and it is working well.

Many thanks

Dong

[kebdana]

Hello,
I had the same problem, I solved it with the new xml file (thanks),
But I've got an other problem the field where I've to translate my link is too small compare to my long link.
Is there a solution to that?
many thanks all...

[Kampp]

I was told in Joomfish forum that this would not work. Does it work - is it that simple?
Do we know if this fix workes for Joomfish 2.0 and Joomla 1.5?

Related thread: http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f ... u#p1226648

[Rocco]

It works but long url's can't be inserted at the field , can that be changed?

[brunoazevedo]

HI Rocco,

In menu.xml, try to insert

maxlength="300"

like:
<field type="text" name="link" maxlength="300" translate="1">Link URL</field>

Working to me.

I Now this answer is to late, but can help someone.

Thanks!

[akede]

Hi,

Are you testing the long URL's on 2.0 or 1.8?

Alex

[brunoazevedo]

Hi Alex,

I tested with Version 1.8.2. ( Joomla 1.0.15 )

In the Version V2.0.2 (Joomla 1.5.9), work, but it need some change in the menu.xml element:

You need change in line 13:

<field type="readonlytext" name="link" maxlength="300" translate="1" posthandler="saveUrlParams">Link</field>

TO:
<field type="text" name="link" maxlength="300" translate="1" posthandler="saveUrlParams">Link</field>

Summary:
Change the type="readonlytext" to type="text"

NOTE: I'm not a PHP expert, so i can't explain why this are read only.


Bruno

[akede]

Hi Bruno,

I'm very happy to see that you as non PHP expert figured out these changes. Honest this says for me that the decision of using a XML file instead of other configurations is the right one.

Yes your changes work right. There is a feedback idea (http://feedback.joomfish.net/pages/gene ... and-simple) that goes into your direction as well. The reason why this is related is that the link in the menu normally is generated automatically. If you translate it manually this can cause problems with the translations if you change the original.

I hope this helps everybody.

Alex