Yes, use can take your html pieces and reuse them using cake html
helper as shown here:
http://book.cakephp.org/complete/205/HTML#link-836

Use form helper to handle forms (and create buttons too):
http://book.cakephp.org/complete/182/Form


Almost all basic questions are covered in manual.


On Jul 4, 4:56 pm, Tomfox Wiranata <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi,
>
> i created a layout for my user profile before i used cake. so its made
> in usual php with plain css and divs. now i'm confused how to transfer
> it into cakephp specific terms. although, if i copy the code into my
> view it gets rendered correct. but i want a clear structure and not
> mixing it. if i use cake, i want my website coded in cakephp
> principles :)
>
> here are the fragments:
>
> first usual DIVs and links:
>
>                 <div class="picturebox">
>                         <div class="linkbox">
>                         <a href='index.php?site=editprofile' 
> class='links'>Profil
> bearbeiten </a>
>                         <a href='index.php?site=profile' 
> class='links'>Nachricht schreiben
> </a>
>                         <a href="index.php?site=profile" class="links">Profil 
> melden </a>
>                         <a href="index.php?site=profile" class="links">Eigene 
> Linkables </
> a>
>                 </div>
>         </div>
>
> what code do i use in cake to implement links to other sites without
> loosing the css formatting? can i re-use some of this code (my DIVs)
> or do even those need to be re-coded?
>
> second i am using buttons wrapped in a form (i am having the feeling
> the form is unnecessary here??)
>
>                 <form action="profile.php" method="post" name="gotoEdit"
> id="gotoEdit">
>                                 <div class="button"><input name="editProfile" 
> type="submit"
> id="editProfile"               value="Bearbeiten" /></div>
>                 </form>
>
> if i wanna have buttons and not just links, what do i need to do in
> cake?
>
> cant wait for feedback :) thank you
>
> ps: btw, this forum ist awesome!!!!

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