Re: Real world usage of IT [template] class?

Hi Dietrich, Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! Do you have any small samples of how this should all be put together? The approaches I have been considering are: 1. Making an auto_prepend file that automatically looks for "standard" placeholders on all pages, even though many of those placeholders may not necessarily exist on a given page. The advantage to this is that a designer would not have to ask for a given functionality to be added to a PHP script, but would be able to choose from a library of standard ones that could be included on any page without a PHP programmer's intervention. I'm not sure if this is efficient or would slow things down, though. 2. Each page would parse only expected placeholder tags. The advantage is that we know what we're looking for and only replace those placeholders that are expected to be present on that page, so it should be fast. The disadvantage is that if a designer wants to add new functionality (which may already exist elsewhere on the site, but not on the current page), a PHP developer needs to get involved to add that functionality to that particular page (and remove any "dead" ones that are no longer used). 3. I think I saw a method of retrieving the names of all placeholders... maybe go through each "standard and global" placeholder tag with their expected content, then parse the remaining "unknowns" on a page by page basis? Similar to #1, but this way, we don't do a global search for every known, standard placeholder. I am sure there are other strategies for this. Can you or anyone else provide some tips on how to approach the design? Thanks! -f On 04.04.2002 1:10 pm, "Dietrich Ayala" <dietrich@ganx4.com> wrote: > If you use ITX (which extends IT), you have access to a method addBlockFile(), > which does what you need. > > api docs are here: > > http://www.ulf-wendel.de/docs/itx/index2.html > > btw, I use IT(X) for all of my client's projects (albeit a modified version). > It's my fav template solution, in spite of all the > crap it gets from people on this list. Use the tool that's right for the job, > eh? > > Dietrich > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: derek fong [mailto:pear@subtitled.com] >> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 6:52 AM >> To: derek fong; PEAR General >> Subject: Re: [PEAR] Real world usage of IT [template] class? >> >> >> Hmmm... so should I take it that nobody really uses PEAR's IT class? Too >> bad, it looks like it could be useful... :( >> >> Anyway, if anyone does use it, maybe you can help me out with this one. >> What is the proper way to include a file into an existing template which has >> its own placeholders? I think I'm supposed to use the get_file() method, >> but I can never seem to parse the placeholders in the file that's included. >> >> $tpl = new IntegratedTemplate("./"); >> $tpl->loadTemplatefile("template.tmpl", false, false); >> >> // parse DMZ helper on right side of the page >> $dmz_content = $tpl->getFile("template2.tmpl"); >> $tpl->setVariable("DMZ", $dmz_content); >> >> $tpl->setCurrentBlock("dmz"); >> $tpl->setVariable("DMZ_LIST", "-&nbsp;<a >> href=\"test.php\">Name</a> >> (#)<br>"); >> $tpl->parseCurrentBlock("dmz"); >> >> $tpl->setCurrentBlock("main_body"); >> $tpl->setVariable("USERNAME", "Derek Fong"); >> $tpl->setCurrentBlock("main_body"); >> ... >> >> What am I missing? >> >> -f >> >> >> >> On 03.30.2002 10:42 am, "derek fong" <pear@subtitled.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am considering using the IT class for the first time in an upcoming >>> project. Can anyone give me any pointers on how to most effectively set >>> everything up? Any caveats? >>> >>> I have followed the docs on http://pear.php.net/ and >>> while it seems pretty >>> straightforward, it would be nice to see a real-world example of how >>> everything comes together. >>> >>> Finally, as the first of what will probably become many questions, what is >>> the best way of setting up form logic so that on first view, all the text on >>> the page is black, but if there are any errors on the submission, the same >>> page is returned, but with the relevant fields in red text? The only way I >>> can see how to do that would be to actually embed the style in the code that >>> replaces the placeholder. Am I correct? Is it considered "acceptable" to >>> embed minimal display elements in the code (such as <span class=... or <font >>> color=...) even though that's supposed to be all contained within the >>> template file? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -f >>> >> >> >> -- >> PEAR General Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > >