SID-01522: How to show the sidebar ?

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.1.1	Perl version:
Category:	CategorySkin	Server OS:	ubuntu	Last update:	13 years ago

How to show/enable the sidebar in a certain WEB while using topmenu skin. I just couldn't figure it out. I use %IF% staement in the template but no result. thanks.

-- MichaelSevero - 2012-08-26

Discussion and Answer

The TopMenuSkin redefines a few template DEFs that need to be restored to the way the PatternSkin has them originally. Put the attached file view.addleftbar.tmpl into your twiki/templates/ directory and activate the additional addleftbar skin either by defining the whole skin chain, such as:

• Set SKIN = tagme,addleftbar,topmenu,pattern

Or by adding a cover, e.g. prefixing the addleftbar skin to the existing skins:

• Set COVER = addleftbar

You can define this in the WebPreferences of the web(s) where you want to enable the sidebar.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-08-28

I enhanced now the TopMenuSkin to support a WEBLEFTBAR setting to easily enable a sidebar. See skin docs for details.

-- PeterThoeny - 2012-08-29

Thanks Peter, your first example there gave me more insight in manipulating the skin. ( I learned by example)

Thanks.

-- MichaelSevero - 2012-08-29

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