Ming Fai, The answer to your question is dictated by your requirements. Below are some thing to consider when answering that question.
Using a Template to define the navigation bar: o Content is generate via VM or JSP, depending on the layout manager. Thus it can be dynamic, but I an not sure what information, like username or target URL, it can determine. o Language support is standard o Always in the same place in the portal o User can not remove Using a Portlet to define the navigation bar: o Content can be dynamically generated using any portlet type. o Language support must be handled in the Portlet. o The Portlet must be placed on every portal in the same place. o Nothing prevents the user from removing or moving the Portlet via the customizer Paul Spencer Ming Fai wrote: > > Turbine Navigation (template) vs Jetspeed Portlet with MenuController > > The following two points seems obvious: > 1. If the menu is for navigating between Turbine screens, then it should be > in use Turbine navigation template. > 2. If the menu is for navigating between cards of a Jetspeed Portlet , then > it should be in psml, creating a Jetspeed Portletwith MenuController. > > When should I use each? Say, for this page: > http://jakarta.apache.org/jetspeed/site/catalog.html . > Should the navigation links at the left be a portlet or template? (it's a > case that when a link is clicked, the link remain in the same place but > content at the right hand side changes, in another word, it's a typical > navigation bar) > Should the links at the right be a portlet or template? (it's a case that > when a link is clicked, the link itself disappear and a new page come up. > Seems like a card behavior.) > > Regards, > mingfai > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
