Re: My template idea...

> Config files have so far been the designer's salvation while waiting for
> the day to come when style sheets are safe to use without having to
> compensate for earlier browsers that don't support them. In that sense,
> per-template configuration variables come in handy for allowing the
> flexibility to change font attributes,table background colors, image
> paths, and such within different templates. By allowing that, the same
> exact html code can present the illusion of a different interface simply
> by changing values in the config file. It's like creating 10 effortless
> designs out of one.

The same thing can be done with PHP includes.  Further, the values can then be
either static or dynamically retrieved from a database.  The only reason I can think
of to use a conf file instead is speed.

-dan

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