TocTree extension

This extension was written to modify the table of contents (toc). The main entries will get toggles to expand or collapse the toc trees.

License
GPL.

Installing TocTree
Download from mediawiki/trunk/extensions/TocTree. Copy TocTree.php, TocTree.i18n.php, TocTree.js, TocTree.css, TocTreeCollapsed.css, and TocTreeFloated.css into the TocTree folder in the extensions folder of your MediaWiki installation. Then add the following line to your LocalSettings.php file (near the end):

Customization
The PHP script will add two new options to the user preferences. They were added to the Misc section:
 * Floated table of contents
 * Expand table of contents

Defaults are collapsed but not floated tocs. You can overwrite the default values by setting true in your LocalSettings.php file:

Prevention of TOC floating
The author has the opportunity to prevent floating of the TOC set by the user(s) by using a  tag with the style class   enclosing the TOC.

Used messages
Message strings ― noted in TocTree.i18n.php ― are available now for five languages (de, en, fr, it, and pl).

Known Problems
There are the well-known problems of floated boxes like:


 * Missing list bullets, see for instance Missing Bullet Points
 * Design problems of narrow tocs and positoning problems with text and wide right-floated boxes.

Additional:


 * Bidi support (right-to-left writing direction) implemented but not yet tested (for instance needed for Hebrew and Arabic).
 * Tested only with Monobook skin.