--- John Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/10/07, J. Shirley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 7/10/07, John Napiorkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > It's been said by others but I really prefer to > do all > > > this in my templates. It would be easy to have > this > > > in a Template Toolkit plugin if you wanted, but > I > > > can't see the value of basically using perl as a > code > > > generator for Javascript. I prefer to be closer > to > > > the original API. But that's my choice :) > > > > > > --john > > > > > > > > > > Agreed, but I sometimes doubt the practicality of > this when attracting > > new users. Folks who are comfortable with > full-spectrum development > > (setting up Apache, FastCGI/MP, Catalyst, their > templating, DBs) are > > the minority. A significant number of users are > copy'n'paste-based. > > They take code that works, and include it in their > own app and > > continue until they get the product they want. > > > > Without helpers, we're going to be stuck with > people asking about the > > JS-toolkit that does have a helper. > > > > The only way I think we can help promote a "better > path" is to make it > > just as easy to use a better JS kit. This means > helpers, and TT > > macros and all that. > > > > The problem is that everybody who has the > knowledge to do this, simply > > doesn't care to because they fundamentally view it > as wrong or a waste > > of time (which I do as well, but I see the > "business" case for the > > Catalyst project). > > > I agree. I don't use Perl wrappers myself but think > they would Catalyst more > of a full solution and head off the Prototype.js > questions we keep getting.
Maybe let has out what a wiki entry for this topic could be like. I have a little spare time to help write it up. suggested topics could be: -- How do advanced JS libs integrate with Catalyst -- What are the recommended libraries -- What is the best place to turn for help -- What is the Catalyst roadmap in regards to this. What else do we think should be on there? --john ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html _______________________________________________ List: Catalyst@lists.rawmode.org Listinfo: http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.rawmode.org/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/