--- /var/www/typo370_src_egotchi/tslib/class.tslib_menu.php	Tue Dec 21 12:54:27 2004
+++ ./class.tslib_menu.php	Tue Dec 21 12:50:53 2004
@@ -271,14 +271,29 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Set $this->directoryLevel so the following evalution of the nextActive will not return
+			// an invalid value if .special=directory was set
+			if ($this->conf['special'] == 'directory')	{
+				$value = $this->conf['special.']['value'];
+				$items=t3lib_div::intExplode(',',$value);
+				$idx = 0;
+				foreach($this->tmpl->rootLine as $page)	{
+					if (t3lib_div::inArray($items, $page['uid'])) {
+						$this->directoryLevel = $idx;
+						break;
+					}
+					$idx++;
+				}
+			}
+
 				// Setting "nextActive": This is the page uid + MPvar of the NEXT page in rootline. Used to expand the menu if we are in the right branch of the tree
 				// Notice: The automatic expansion of a menu is designed to work only when no "special" modes are used.
-			if (is_array($this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber]))	{
+			if (is_array($this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber+$this->directoryLevel]))	{
 				$nextMParray = $this->MP_array;
-				if ($this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber]['_MOUNT_OL'])	{	// In overlay mode, add next level MPvars as well:
-					$nextMParray[] = $this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber]['_MP_PARAM'];
+				if ($this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber+$this->directoryLevel]['_MOUNT_OL'])	{	// In overlay mode, add next level MPvars as well:
+					$nextMParray[] = $this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber+$this->direcotryLevel]['_MP_PARAM'];
 				}
-				$this->nextActive = $this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber]['uid'].
+				$this->nextActive = $this->tmpl->rootLine[$this->entryLevel+$this->menuNumber+$this->directoryLevel]['uid'].
 										(count($nextMParray)?':'.implode(',',$nextMParray):'');
 			} else {
 				$this->nextActive = '';
@@ -300,7 +315,7 @@
 			$GLOBALS['TT']->setTSlogMessage('ERROR in menu',3);
 			$retVal = FALSE;
 		}
-		return $retVal;
+	return $retVal;
 	}
 
 	/**