Re: [PHP Template] Another batch of ideas

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Dan Libby wrote:
> > - Assigning values to vars inside a specific section. I'm not sure if
> >   this would be useful or not.
> 
> couldn't hurt.  shouldn't be hard to do.

I don't see how this can be useful in our case. In HTML::Template the
variables mentioned inside the section are local to that section, so it
makes sense for them to assign to a specific section. We sort of have
global variables.

Another point this brings up. What if a variable that has multiple
values is printed outside the section? I think it should just print the
first value.

> Yeah, I think it should default to doc_root unless ini setting is in effect.

In the just updated spec I said we'd have tmpl.search_path setting which
lists the possible directories for templates and defaults to . if not
specified.

> This should definitely be optional.  You might have a piece of code sitting around,
> and some of it becomes obsolete, so the designer just removes the references to the
> unneeded variables.  If the warnings were on, the code would also have to be
> changed.

Already mentioned in the spec and has .ini setting.

> I prefer a global setting.  I suppose there could be a cacheable="no" parameter for
> the include tag, but what's the point?  I suppose there could be some memory
> savings...

Nope. Should be global setting.

I suppose we'll need a way to modify these .ini settings. You can do it
using ini_alter(), but should we have tmpl_set_ini() or something?

-Andrei
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