Odd path for FAQ_Ask

Well, first, it's more in keeping with Drupal guidelines, although your argument does make sense. But then what do we do with 'faq_ask/answer/%node', 'faq_ask/edit/%node', and 'faq_ask/more'?

I have asked Stella to weigh in on this since she owns FAQ.

Hmmm, I'm not sure this will work because it would probably conflict with this menu item in the faq module:

  $items['faq/%'] = array(
    'title' => 'Frequently Asked Questions',
    'page callback' => 'faq_page',
    'page arguments' => array(1),
    'access callback' => 'user_access',
    'access arguments' => array('view faq page'),
  );

It means that everything "faq/XXX" is handled by the faq_page() function. You'd have to test it to see could you override this setting, though I imagine it's the first matched menu path that is returned...

Ah, good point, Stella. Although they claim "best match" on the 6.x menu system, I have seen cases where it really does either "first match" or "shortest match."

@wretched sinner: FAQ module expects all 'faq/123' to be paths to categorized faq pages where 123 is the term id of the taxonomy term in question. However, it's not always a number - it can also be the term name or other text if path aliases are being used.

Cheers,
Stella

I have worked in a bunch of different environments in my 30+ years of information technology, and I have to say that when Dries designed Drupal, it was pure genius. There are, however, some areas that maybe are less than perfect. All in all, though, I would say that the menu system is remarkably flexible, even if sometimes not quite enough.

Jerome, I'm leaving this issue open because your suggestions are worthy of consideration. Certainly I like "faq_ask/unanswered" better than "faq_ask/more" (which was named that because it is used by a "more" link). So, let's see if we can improve the menu items within the structure we have to work with.

With version 6.x-2.x, the menu has been streamlined. "Faq_ask/more" is now "faq_ask/unanswered." (And, BTW, it now does a node display on the full page.) The other paths you questioned are gone, but you may now see "?ask=true" in a few URLs, but I think that is sort of reminding the user that they are in question asking mode.