EXT: iPhone CMS¶

Table of Contents¶

EXT: iPhone CMS 1

`Introduction 3 <#__RefHeading__4949_377492925>`_

What does it do? 3

Screenshots 3

`Users manual 5 <#__RefHeading__4955_377492925>`_

`FAQ 6 <#__RefHeading__5288_377492925>`_

Reference 6

`Further information 8 <#__RefHeading__1317_1947738088>`_

`Tutorial 9 <#__RefHeading__4969_377492925>`_

Creating a iPhone-App with the lp_iphone extension walk-through 9

`Known problems 14 <#__RefHeading__5009_377492925>`_

`ChangeLog 15 <#__RefHeading__5013_377492925>`_

Introduction¶

Users manual¶

• Install the extension using the extension manager
• Create a seperate pagetree for the iPhone content: Startingpoint for the content (PID has to be set in CONSTANTS)
• Create a sysfolder for (fe_)users (is needed for tracking, comments and checkins). Set the PID for this sysfolder in the CONSTANTS editor. Both fields (USER_PID and KONFIGURATION_PID) can point to this same sysfolder.
• To set up custom icons, admin-email and default icon put a plugin (t3Phone Configuration) on this page and fill it with content that fits your needs.
• Create a pagetree with content on the leaf-pages. See also “creating content”
• Preview the content (put type=80 to your URL – this will show only the data but not the actual look on the iPhone)
• Look at the XML-Output (preferably in Firefox to see the XML-Tree). Make sure you also look at “type=20” and “type=10”. These (escpecially “type=10”) may take a while to render, depending on the amount of pages and pictures you have got in the pagetree.
• When you think you might want to make an iPhone/iPad app of the content, go to lagopixel.com and create an account. After doing so you can download the XCode project as .zip file that allows you to create an iPhone/iPad app from your data of the typo3 content. For examples of apps that use this system go to http://lagopixel.com/apps.html
• If you do not whish to do this on your own (e.g. if you don't wish to dig deeper into iPhone programming) contact lagopixel to do the demos and/or submission process to the appstore for you.

FAQ¶

• Can I see a preview of the iPhone-App on a webpage? No and Yes. Currently there is no “iPhone sumulator” available for the web (on a webpage). However if you use the “type=80” you can browse through the data and even customize this view with a template
• Do I have to have my own typo3 installation? No. There is hosting, guidance and setup available at http://lagopixel.com . If you drop us a note we will be happy to set up an account that fits the needs of the iPhone extension within notime with no extra fee.
• Can I use lp_iphone with an existing typo3 installation? Yes you can. Jut install the plugin and put “lp_iphohne”-items on the pagetree or create a new one which is only for the iPhone-backend. You can put iPhone content elements on regular pages and have it all in the same pagetree. Just make sure that there is only one “iPhone-item” on one page. You can use existing content elements (Text, Image and Text/Image) and change the CType to “iPhone item”. This way you can “reuse” the text and images already that are already there.
• When I use the extension on the same pagetree my website is broken (shows xml output)!? This happens because the extension uses type=0 as default. You can change this in the constant editor setting Ohter TypeNum [TYPENUM_XML] to something else than “0” (for example “5”). This will fix your output.
• When I use an existing typo3 installation that has already some (website-) content, can I “reuse” this content? Yes. Install the plugin and set the root (“START_DES_SEITENBAUMS”) in the constant editor to the PID where you want to have the iPhone content to start. You then can copy existing elements (or crate new ones) you want to (re-)use to this pagetree. You can change exitsting “Text”, “Text with Image” and “Image” content objects to “iPhone item” to “reuse” the text and images already provided there.
• How does the update-mechanism work? When the iPhone queries the URL it queries the “type=20”. This returns a XML-document with the pageIDs, the contentIDs and the timestamp to each of them. The iPhone- App checks if and which one was changed and querys this one with the “id=xxx” query. Only the items that have a newer time stamp than the saved ones get updated.
• Can I set a different typeNum than 0 for the XML-output?Yes, if you want to have a website on the same pagetree this might be a good idea. To do this you can set the typeNum in the Constant Editor (“TYPENUM_XML”).
• Can I disable the commenting-system in an app? Yes. There is a setting in the app-configuration (XCode) where you can turn it off. When we are doing this for you, just let us know.
• Can I disable the location information in the iphone-App? Yes. Just do not fill in the location information and the app will not use it.
• Can I mix non-location content and location content? Yes you can mix both types. When there is no location information in the backend the app will show different things according to the information not being there.

START_DES_SEITENBAUMS = 4
USER_PID = 561
KONFIGURATION_PID = 5
googlemaps_url = lagopixel.com
googlemaps_api_key = ABQIAAAAC-uzOT2nN4cYyz_Ts_8djhTrLjPNI4cXeu0H2v-Ci8Z9yR-N2BSOAv3z4l3fwof4jrjS1V0YN3ljwA
defaultLatLng = 3.81089|-17.918772
encryptionKey = 12AB67

Further information¶

• For more information see also the t3phone- wiki at http://t3phone.lagopixel.com/
• See a reference to the page types (Parameter: type=xxx) on the wiki: http://t3phone.lagopixel.com/wiki/Page_Types
• If you are planning to implement this for android, please let us know so we can give you more detailed information.

Tutorial¶

Known problems¶

Only use only ONE “iPhone backend content element” on a leaf page. If there are more it might brake the installation.

ChangeLog¶