RE: [PHP Template] Template Discussion

> The logic added by a designer in the templates
> can be stripped away or
> added without affecting the core php code. It
> simply serves as a layout
> tool for the designer. We can not be expected to
> design without having
> control over how the content is presented and, we
> can't control it
> without the use of logic. Heavy dependency on the
> programmer is not the
> answer.
>

Exactly.  That's the beauty of php, it is both very simple
and very powerful at the same time.  With php you don't have
to have a heavy dependency on the programmer because you,
the designer, can control the layout of the page using
existing PHP "if" and "while" statements.  You don't have to
know about object oriented programming or how to connect to
a database or how to compile code just to adjust the format
of the page.

That's one, if not THE, benefit of php.  So, why would you
want invent a whole new syntax and, in effect, a whole new
language to achieve the same result?

--pk