RE: [SMARTY-DEV] Is Smarty using PHP output buffering?

I see some of you disagree with enabling OB for display(). For this an backwards-semantic-compatibility I think that the best option is to provide a switch to use or not use OB in display defalting to no (what previous versions used). Would you agree with this switch. Something simple: $smarty->display_output_buffering = true; Monte? > -----Original Message----- > From: boots [mailto:jayboots@yahoo.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:57 PM > To: luis; 'Smarty Dev' > Cc: 'Smarty Dev' > Subject: RE: [SMARTY-DEV] Is Smarty using PHP output buffering? > > > Luis wrote: > > IMHO smarty should default to the most efficient option > > I see your point. I think the issue is that "the most > efficient option" is really something that only the > application designer / site manager can decide, and that only > with some patience and trial and error. I don't think there > is a magic setting that is the most efficient in all cases. > Therefore, a conservative approach is nice--default to the > fastest/best options that won't cause extra overhead on the > majority of systems. Most systems are probably employing > techniques that obviate the need for automatic OB. > > I like Tom's suggestion of providing more reference material > to those trying to optimize Smarty's performance. > > But you do have a good point: out-of-the-box, Smarty should > try to be as fast as possible--as long as it doesn't become a > resource hog to do it, that is. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.com > > -- > Smarty Development Mailing List (http://smarty.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >