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[lo30sopa6 Developer lo30sopa6Join date: December 2009Posts: 24Downloads:11Uploads:5 Thanks: 6]

#166929

I just found out that the current T3 templates only allow 1 main menu.

Normally this shouldn’t be such a problem, unless you are using the new built in multi-language option in Joomla 1.7.

The problem is this:

I created 2 language specific (main) menus but you can only assign one of those menus in the template to use the mega-menu. This results in the disappearing of the menu when I witch to another language :((

Anyone got a workaround for this?

Best,
Steve

[tolrem Friend tolremJoin date: October 2007Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#404218

I have exactly the same issue here.

Like you, i created twice the same template, one for main language, one for secondary language.

They work fine, but mainnav menu disappears when switching languages.

One workaround is to enable development mode in both templates.

Disabling it enables cache, and the first language to be displayed is stored in cache, so it doesn’t let free room for the other language.

[chavan Friend chavanJoin date: October 2014Posts: 4612Downloads:0Uploads:110 Thanked: 1440 times in 1290 posts]

#404370

Hi Steve & tolrem

You can solve this problem as following step (I suppose your site has 2 languages – English and French)
– Access template manager
– Create a profile name: default-fr
– Select menu English in default profile, and menu French in default-fr profile
– In Page Assignments, assign all English menu for default profile & all French menu for default-fr profile.

Save & surf your website.

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1. barbara779

[tolrem Friend tolremJoin date: October 2007Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#404376

Thank you, I will try this 😉

[tolrem Friend tolremJoin date: October 2007Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#404505

It’s working, but partially.

Menus appear properly in each language, but the trouble is with unassigned components items (like create an account, or everything that has a not a menu item associated), only one language car be setup for them.

[chavan Friend chavanJoin date: October 2014Posts: 4612Downloads:0Uploads:110 Thanked: 1440 times in 1290 posts]

#404577

Hi tolrem

I saw this problem. There is another solution can solved it. You could following above step:
1. Upgrade T3 plugin to latest version.
2. Copy folder templates/ja_t3_blank to other place outside folder of website.
3. Rename ja_t3_blank to ja_t3_blank_fr
4. Open file templateDetails.xml in folder ja_t3_blank_fr. Rename ja_t3_blank in tag name to ja_t3_blank_fr
5. Zip folder ja_t3_blank_fr and install it into your site.
6. Access template manager and assign French for ja_t3_blank_fr and change suitable menu.

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1. barbara779

[paul.necsoiu Friend paul.necsoiuJoin date: December 2009Posts: 25Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#404688

I have this issue too

In the http://docs.joomla.org/Language_Switcher_Tutorial_for_Joomla_1.6
you will find

As the Language Switcher Module is set to redirect to another Content Language Home Page, one
Default Home page menu item has to be defined for each language in a different menu, displayed by
a different menu module.
and
WARNING! Some templates available on the Net are not totally 1.6 compatible. They do not
let create new styles and force to use a unique Default Home page.

So I think the problem must be solved by the Joomlart team by upgrading the JA T3 Framework to work with all features of Joomla 1.7.

I think one possibility would be to add multiple Menu Types (one for each language) in JA T3 Menu Settings.

[dade88 Friend dade88Join date: February 2009Posts: 11Downloads:5Uploads:0 Thanks: 3]

#404812

Nice Do Ha, I’m also in production of a site and was arguing on how to solve this issue (I plan to add even more languages so imagine the size of the problem :-[).

I would like to know if JA is going to ‘fix’ this issue soon, or is not a milestone for the staff?

EDIT: Sorry but your both methods are not working for me… in both cases it changes to the menu I select. For example, when I make default-es & default-en (or ja_t3_blank_es & ja_t3_blank_en for the second try), when I switch default-es main menu to ‘esmenu’ (my spanish menu), it also sets the same main menu for the other profile, template. I even tried to duplicate templates from Template Manager (guess it is the same than your second proposal) but the result is still the same. It has to be assigned to all pages to assure all pages are correctly showed, any other workaround?

Thanks for your time,
Davide

[chavan Friend chavanJoin date: October 2014Posts: 4612Downloads:0Uploads:110 Thanked: 1440 times in 1290 posts]

#404926

Hi dade88

I tested my method and it worked normally. It’s similar you use 2 different templates. And each template is assigned to a language.

[dade88 Friend dade88Join date: February 2009Posts: 11Downloads:5Uploads:0 Thanks: 3]

#404975

I get confused with Purity II 😛

Anyway, I solved it by manually editing the DB trough phpmyadmin and now is working 🙂

Hope in future T3 Framework will have this feature, as it just about the ability to set a menu for each profile (or just not let it override all the profiles).

[lo30sopa6 Developer lo30sopa6Join date: December 2009Posts: 24Downloads:11Uploads:5 Thanks: 6]

#405497

<em>@Do Ha 257375 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi Steve & tolrem

You can solve this problem as following step (I suppose your site has 2 languages – English and French)
– Access template manager
– Create a profile name: default-fr
– Select menu English in default profile, and menu French in default-fr profile
– In Page Assignments, assign all English menu for default profile & all French menu for default-fr profile.

Save & surf your website.</blockquote>

Thanks for the advise. I’ll try it and report back.

[kanum Friend kanumJoin date: August 2011Posts: 5Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#409774

<em>@Do Ha 257375 wrote:</em><blockquote>

You can solve this problem as following step (I suppose your site has 2 languages – English and French)
– Access template manager
– Create a profile name: default-fr
– Select menu English in default profile, and menu French in default-fr profile
– In Page Assignments, assign all English menu for default profile & all French menu for default-fr profile.

Save & surf your website.</blockquote>

But I only get on page the Home (default Home menu). Wich if I use multi language need to be assign to “All”. I mean, If I have english menu and the french menu Home (default) Appear allways 🙁

How Can I fix it?

Thanks

[allbuster Developer allbusterJoin date: December 2009Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#410843

Hi,

We have JA Rave and Joomla 1.7
French and English run correctly in menu in Left-position. But not in Top Menu.
We have try with your procedure (change tag name in xml in a copy of this template) but unlucky.

Have you an other track? A patch in future?

Thanks

[barbara779 Friend barbara779Join date: September 2011Posts: 11Downloads:0Uploads:4 Thanks: 17]

#415662

<em>@Do Ha 257674 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi tolrem

I saw this problem. There is another solution can solved it. You could following above step:
1. Upgrade T3 plugin to latest version.
2. Copy folder templates/ja_t3_blank to other place outside folder of website.
3. Rename ja_t3_blank to ja_t3_blank_fr
4. Open file templateDetails.xml in folder ja_t3_blank_fr. Rename ja_t3_blank in tag name to ja_t3_blank_fr
5. Zip folder ja_t3_blank_fr and install it into your site.
6. Access template manager and assign French for ja_t3_blank_fr and change suitable menu.</blockquote>

Thank you! I had the same issue and it works out fine now. 🙂

[allbuster Developer allbusterJoin date: December 2009Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#415665

<em>@barbara779 271421 wrote:</em><blockquote>Thank you! I had the same issue and it works out fine now. :)</blockquote>

Hi,
We have no solution for this problem. Idem with JA PurtyII (test yesterday).
– Menu on the Top : KO
– Menu on the left : OK

But that run very good with the Template Beez in Joomla.

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