Re[2]: [CRAZY IDEA] sitemaps in javascript

2006-01-31 Thread Jens Maukisch
Hi,

> Honestly, many people already do too much in the sitemap, and are 
> eventing creative but frightening constructs that would be way cleaner
> and maintainable if written with a real programming language like 
> JavaScript.

And you think its getting better if we open the door even wider
instead of restricting more an providing cleaner ways?

> I heard from this "someone" that a JS editor has never been in the scope
> of Lepido. Especially as one is provided with WebTools, although less
> featured than Interakt's plugin.

Yes, but a nice and usable sitemap-editor is certainly in the scope of
Lepido, right?

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* Jens Maukisch  




Re[2]: [CRAZY IDEA] sitemaps in javascript

2006-01-31 Thread Jens Maukisch
Hi,

>> He suggested that the sitemaps should instead be written in a general
>> purpose server-side interpreted language, maybe javascript.  I was
>> horrified at the idea at first, but I've been thinking about it a
>> little more and I think he just may be right.  Yes, I hear you all
>> groaning :-)
>>   

I think a fully scripted sitemap will lead to that users do more stuff
in the sitemap as they really should do. It's maybe the same as with
the JXTemplates and Flow today.

>> * Eclipse has much better editor support for Javascript than xmap,
>> with the several quality plugins available.
>>   

> Yep. Especially with the amazing Interakt JSEclipse plugin [2]

IIRC someone has started the Lepido project to face that problem.

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* Jens Maukisch