To Mathew,
Thanks for the great response. This reminds me of the automatic vs.
standard transmission argument. The automatic is easier, but the
standard gives you more direct control. I find that, as an "application
programmer", I really do want absolute direct control over which scripts
are rendered and when. Also, I have a custom view so I instantiate it
manually anyway.
Again, thank you.
pat
P.S.
Your mention of path specifications puts me in mind of an idea i have
had for some time now, a Zend_Path object. It seems that php object
over a certain size needs to deals with paths. I wonder if this could
be factored into a general object that deals with paths and then is used
by other objects.
Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
Currently, no, but a future layout solution may utilize it to ensure
path specifications stay the same.
Additionally, by *not* using it, you lose out on:
* auto-instantiation of the view (you have to do it manually)
* autodiscovery of view scripts based on the current action
* auto-rendering of views (you have to do it manually)
Basically, you may end up adding back a lot of those lines of code you
saved by not using it in the first place. :-)
