TYPO3: language dependent variable that is hard-coded in a Fluid template

Question

I have a multilingual site built with TYPO3 V7.6.18. It uses a slogan which should remain editable but different for three languages. This is a variable that is hard-coded in the Fluid templates.

For variables of this kind I use a file Configuration/TypoScript/constants.ts where I define the variable that can be edited (WEB -> Template -> Constant Editor) and used:

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
#   constants.ts
#---------------------------------------------------------------------

# customsubcategory=general=General Setup

myextension.configuration {
    general {
        # cat=myextension/general/05; type=string; label=Website Slogan.
        slogan= website slogan in main language
    }
}

[globalVar = GP:L=1]
    myextension.configuration.general.slogan = website slogan in second language
[end]

[globalVar = GP:L=2]
    myextension.configuration.general.slogan = website slogan in third language
[end]

I then bind the variable in Configuration/TypoScript/setup.ts for use:

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
#   setup.ts
#---------------------------------------------------------------------

page = PAGE
page {
    # Page Main template
    10 = FLUIDTEMPLATE
    10 {
        variables {
            # slogan
            slogan = TEXT
            slogan.value = {$myextension.configuration.general.slogan}
        }
    }
}

This code works, but only the slogan in the main language is editable ...

Any solution to make the slogans editable in the other two languages?

Answer 1

I'd recommend to use language identifiers for the constants instead:

myextension.configuration {
    general {
        slogan {
          # cat=myextension/general/05; type=string; label=Website Slogan in default language.
          default = website slogan in main language
          # cat=myextension/general/06; type=string; label=Website Slogan in second language.
          second = website slogan in second language
          # cat=myextension/general/07; type=string; label=Website Slogan in third language.
          third = website slogan in third language
        }
    }
}

Then move the condition to the setup:

page = PAGE
page {
    # Page Main template
    10 = FLUIDTEMPLATE
    10 {
        variables {
            # slogan
            slogan = TEXT
            slogan.value = {$myextension.configuration.general.slogan.default}
        }
    }
}

[globalVar = GP:L=1]
    page.10.variables.slogan.value = {$myextension.configuration.general.slogan.second}
[end]

[globalVar = GP:L=2]
    page.10.variables.slogan.value = {$myextension.configuration.general.slogan.third}
[end]