Re: [PHP Template] Re: [PHP3] PHP Template Engine spec revision 0.52

I agree that the spec has become too complex. In particular, the use of @, $, % have confused me almost as much as perl does. ;-) I doubt that the target audience (designers, html writers) will grasp this easily. Further, I still question the need for includes and for config file access, both of which I believe belong in the realm of the php code. I even question the need for template level conditionals, given that a template writer could simply define two sections which the PHP code is able to choose between and and selectively display/hide. Of course, I may be biased since that is about what I already came up with. -dan Zeev Suraski wrote: > In my opinion, your implementation of templates is far too complex. > You're implementing an almost CF-level template system, with controls and > whatnot, which makes no sense to me, having PHP as the backend. Why would > the template syntax make more sense than the PHP syntax? > > I can understand the use of templates for very straightforward stuff, if > you want someone that doesn't understand programming to handle your pages > (which I personally consider questionable as well, but I guess many others > don't). However, if that someone is bright enough to use the template > system you're building, he doesn't need to be any smarter or more skilled > to use PHP itself, which is why I think it's wrong to implement two > scripting languages on top of one another. > > IMO, the spec should be scaled-down considerably, and be made much more > similar to the template systems that are already built for PHP (only this > one would be in C, instead of PHP scripts). > > Zeev > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Andrei Zmievski wrote: > > > I have uploaded PHP Template Engine specification revision 0.52. It can > > be accessed at > > http://va.php.net/~andrei/tpl-engine-spec.txt. For more > > information see http://va.php.net/~andrei/tpl-engine.html. > > This revision > > addresses quite a few issues related to sections and multi-valued > > variables. Your opinions are welcome on the php-template mailing list. > > > > -Andrei > > > > "Claiming Java is easier than C++ is like > > saying that K2 is shorter than Everest." > > -- Larry O'Brien (editor, Software Development) > > > > > > -- > Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> > http://www.zend.com/ > > -- > PHP Template Engine Mailing List > Current engine specification can be found at: > http://va.php.net/~andrei/tpl-engine-spec.txt > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-template-unsubscribe@lists.php.net