Re: Template per section

Mike Combs wrote:

> At 11:21 AM 3/11/2004, Michael Zeltner wrote:
> 
>> i'm not claiming we're as flexible as the css zen garden but at least 
>> almost (important note: we're not using unnecessary markup as the 
>> garden does).
> 
> 
> In the spirit of shifting the design to CSS while preserving 
> accessibility and all kinds of backwards compatibility, I hope you'll 
> consider adding just a teeny, tiny bit of unnecessary markup.
...
> There might be a couple of other cases where a little extra markup would 
> go a long way toward reducing the need for users to modify the templates 
> to get the results they want.

I'm using a technique similiar to "The ThrashBox"[1] for portlets. I 
have to modify the templates for this purpose. However, because of the 
power of ZPT it's not really hard. I'm aware of the risk that the Site 
can break during a migration process, but that is the price for 
individuality. The price gets higher the more you customize.

Unless you don't modify anything, there will always be potential risks 
during migration, even if the presentational customization is CSS only. 
The design can break if ids or classnames or the HTML structure has changed.

I try to minimize potential migration issues by separating content, 
logic, structure and presentation as best as possible.

[1] <http://www.vertexwerks.com/tests/sidebox/>

Tonico



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