Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of WebTemplateProposal

Timestamp:

Jan 15, 2012, 11:11:53 AM (13 years ago)

Author:

Christian Beer

Comment:

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WebTemplateProposal

@@ -17 +17 @@
 Problems to avoid:
  * find out how to tell the smarty compiler what language is currently used so cached files are useable (use [http://www.smarty.net/docs/en/caching.multiple.caches caching multiple caches] feature)
- * allow project specific template enhancements or replacement without tampering the standard templates
+ * allow project specific template enhancements or replacement without tampering the standard templates (can be done by specifying two template directories)
  * HTML is used widely in .php and .inc files and is echo'ed by a lot of functions directly, this must be changed so that functions in /inc return a string to the calling script or function
  * As this is a lengthy task and development and bug fixing goes on with the normal source code it will get difficult to merge changes with already transformed code
@@ -26 +26 @@
  * Ouptut of lists must be assigned to arrays that can then be iterated by Smarty within the template (Sample follows)
 
-TODO list:
+DONE list:
  * write a tra block plugin to translate template text directly using the pre-compiled php files in /languages/compiled/ (no need to use gettext as we do not use it anywhere else at the moment)
  * transform sample_index.php into a smarty_index.php and index.tpl (possibly also header.tpl and footer.tpl) as a proof-of-concept
+
+TODO list:
+ * finde a place to store project specific content (e.g.: project description, text about the group behing the project)
  * document available Smarty functions/modifiers to be used in templates, best practice for using Smarty within PHP files
  * find a suitable way to transform all other files
@@ -54 +57 @@
  /configs/:: contains config files to alter smarty behaviour (should probably go into /project/project.inc if applicable) 
  /templates/:: contains .tpl files that specify the look of the individual pages, should be secured to prevent direct access
+ /project/templates/:: contains .tpl files that override the general templates, should be secured to prevent direct access
  /templates_c/:: contains cached files of templates, should be secured to prevent direct access