You may want to read this blog http://www.rmauger.co.uk/2009/03/why-the-zend-framework-actionstack-is-evil/
and the performance guide in the manual, generally it is suggested to use the placeholder view helper which gives you control over placement or your own view helper. Hope that helps :) 2009/3/14 Dan Ballance <[email protected]>: > Hi folks, > > I am trying to build a flexible 'widgetised' layout where the data for which > blocks go in which segments is held in the database. > > My current logic is to: > > read layout from the database and then load action stack with a > controller/action for each block > in my front controller plugin, on routeStartup, 'open bookend' each segment > with required markup > loop through the blocks found in the database and write each block output to > the correct segment with action stack > in my front controller plugin, on routeShutdown, 'close bookend' each > segment with necessary markup. > layout is finally renderred from the segments (top, left, default, right, > bottom) - where default is the output from the original controller/action > combo in the url > > The block data in the database tells me not just which controller/action > combo, but also the segment to write to. This is passed to action stack as a > param. > > I have created my own action controller which gets the segment param which > was passed to action stack and sets the segment to write the block to in > pre-dispatch. > > It's working reasonably well - except the end result is, for example with > the top segment: > > opening bookend, closing bookend, block 1, block 2, block 3 > > What I want is: > > opening bookend, block 1, block 2, block 3, closing bookend > > I realise I haven't posted code yet ( can do that next, but didn't want to > post a huge message). At this stage i'm wondering if anyone can see a flaw > in my logic, am I misunderstanding the dispatch sequence? > > Any help / clues VERY gratefully received - i'm stuck! > > cheers, > > dan > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [MuTe] ----------------------------------------------------------------------
