Have a look at the HTML::FillInForm module as well, i use it quite a lot in conjunction with HTML::Template to have the right "select fields" selected - works like a charm.
On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 07:31, Mark Fuller wrote: > > From: "Sam Tregar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Are you saying you can't do this now? I've produced <select> boxes > > with HTML::Template. It requires a nasty pile of <tmpl_if> logic but > > it's doable. > > Hi Sam. Yes, I think "tmpl_if" will work. The problem I have is that my > templates will be organized by spoken language. The english ones in a "en" > directory. Spanish in "es" directory. My script will determine which > templates to access depending on the visitor's language preference. > > Now, in a template I might have an option box for "male or female". In > Spanish, "hombre or mujer." This language difference is kept in the > template, and an ordinal is used to communicate to the scripts what the > choice was. Regardless of language, "1" is a male, and "2" is a female. So, > in this case, it would defeat the strength of templates to call some other > device to emit the option box. I'd have to store the language text in a > MySQL table and pass it to the device that will create the option box. I'd > rather not do that since the text logically belongs in the template instance > for that language. > > So, yes, I could set a param name for "one" and "two" and "three". Which > ever is set to boolean true, that would be the option line to get the > "selected" attribute. But, that seems like a difficult way to do it. The > conditional test for string value (in template::expression) would be easier. > I could set a single param to "two" and in the template test for "one" or > "two" or "three". One param name with different values. It just seemed like > template::expression gave me *a lot* more things which, at this point, I > agree are undesireable. > > Now that I think about it, I believe I could set a param name for "one" and > "two" and "three" but instead of making them true and false (and using an if > statement) I could set the correct one to "selected" and just let each > variable be replaced by its value. Only one would have "selected" and it > would be emitted at the correct option line. > > Do you know if it would be more efficient to set one var and use a > conditional to determine which option select line to treat differently. Or, > set many vars and let them all be replaced (to null except one). > > Thanks, > Mark > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email sponsored by: Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo > The Event For Linux Datacenter Solutions & Strategies in The Enterprise > Linux in the Boardroom; in the Front Office; & in the Server Room > http://www.enterpriselinuxforum.com > _______________________________________________ > Html-template-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/html-template-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email sponsored by: Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo The Event For Linux Datacenter Solutions & Strategies in The Enterprise Linux in the Boardroom; in the Front Office; & in the Server Room http://www.enterpriselinuxforum.com _______________________________________________ Html-template-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/html-template-users
