Re: [PHP Template] Re: if statements

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Sanford Redlich wrote:
> I know I'll be sent to programmer's hell for this, but maybe "else" isn't
> necessary or a good idea anyway, again because the audience is the
> designers.  Having just the "if" statement forces the author to specify
> exactly the case under which the given formatting will be displayed.  This
> will be longer, but clearer, and then your "switch" statement equivalent
> becomes a direct extension of the normal syntax.  I know it will be clunky,
> but the clarity of intent and syntactic simplicity may make up for that.

I see your point. And I think I like it. :)

> Monte, what's your experience with the designers?  Which would they really
> prefer?  Especially the beginners?

There's a fine line between giving designers enough tools to do what
they need and totally overwhelming them. {else} might fall into that
category.

-Andrei
* I don't have a solution but I admire the problem. *