Ok, now I can see the value of it. I'm not sure I'd use CF for something like this, but I can totally understand how lots of CFers would want to. Thanks for being patient with me. :)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Barney Boisvert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:38 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: A ColdFusion "Templating Language" > > I'm actually building a CMS presentation layer at the very moment that > does this (though using a different templating engine). The app will > ship with a default set of templates, and then users will be able to > override them with different stuff if they need to. The most common > requests have been for different navigation formats. Bar with JS > dropdowns, tabs with a vertical menu bar, page-specific context menus, > etc. You could probably do all that by reading out the menu content > from the DOM and rerendering it as needed, but that's a huge pain to > make it work across browsers. By letting the menu get formatted based > on custom templates, you can set up whatever structure you need based > on the site's menu hierarchy. > > Basically it saves me from having to build customized layouts for > every single client. I can just build some base widgets that they can > assemble as they see fit, or they can build their own widgets. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:224575 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
