[geeklog-devel] Comments to templates

[Dirk Haun]

LIMBURG, Mark <mark.limburg at baesystems.com> wrote:

>Now for the bad news ... if I were to do this, this would break existing
>templates.  To help bring a resolution to this issue, I would a) convert all
>the core templates across to the new system, b) take requests from any and
>all comers to convert their theme to the new standard

So you are volunteering to help out hundreds of site owners who all want
to upgrade their sites to that new version at the same time?

Sorry Mark, this is just not going to work.

Also, it's not clear if replacing the template engine would actually help
here.  The comment code is recursive and making sure tags are properly
closed and nested is not trivial. I'd suggest you have a look at it ...


>I *really* want to do this ... as you all pretty much know, I've wanted to
>do something along these lines for a long time.

Yes, I know. And I seem to remember that we came to the conclusion that
replacing the template system with something that is not compatible is
not an option.

If you can find something that is compatible with what we're using now,
then that would be worth considering. But switching to an incompatible
engine would just cause too much confusion and frustration. The changes
in CVS will cause enough problems already (as we know from experiences
with the theme changes in 1.3.6 - and our user base has grown
substantially since then, including lots of people who are not all that
tech-savvy).

bye, Dirk


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