Wanted to thank everyine for their input on this thread.
On Mar 25, 2004, at 8:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> What i am trying to achieve in terms of layout code would be something like the
> following:
>
> cfset newLayout = createObject('component', 'model.layout_twoColumn')
> cfset menuBar = createObject('component', 'model.layout_mnuBar')
> cfset list = createObject('component', 'model.HTMLObject_ul'
> cfset list.configure( content, "class=homepage" )
> cfset paragraph = createObject('component', 'model.HTMLObject_p
> cfset paragraph.configure( content, "class=homepage" )
>
> newLayout.leftColumn.add( menuBar )
> newLayout.rightColumn.add( list )
> newLayout.rightColumn.add( paragraph )
> newLayout.render()
No offense but "Yuk!" - that's exactly the sort of complex code that Java
programmers have to deal with when using Swing and AWT and it's *horrible* to
work with, believe me!
**
none taken. I was exploring how Java handles layouts, because so much of the OO
part fo coldfusion seems to be "borrowed" from there
**
Mach II provides most of the benefits of the layout manager concept you're
seeking (I believe) without half the programming complexity.
> Cascading changes through our sites would therefore a lot easier, then if the
> formating code was contained on cfm pages even if they were themselves templates.
If you follow the CompositeView design pattern and break pages down into generic
cascading views, you can easily make your changes by touching only a very small
number of files.
> Am i trying too hard to stick everything in the OO box?
Yes, and making a rod for your own back I fear...
Regards,
Sean
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