Thanks. Thought as much... I'm guessing most WW users don't use Velocity?
KT On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:47:30 -0800, Patrick Lightbody said: >Yup, makes sense. Sounds like you need action chaining possibly. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kelvin Tan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <opensymphony- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 >5:46 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Velocity Views > > >>Not really. Velocity templates are dumb. They don't retrieve data >>to >display >>(not in the original push model at least. Turbine and Scarab came >>up with >a >>Pull model), they display data given to them in the context. >> >>I see Velocity templates as containing presentation logic, not view >>logic. >>Maybe I'm being pedantic, but I define presentation logic as >>containing >the >>formatting, positional and aesthetic elements, and view logic as >retrieving the >>data for the presentation logic to render. >> >>Let me give you an example. Say we have a simple "view logic" class >>which >given >>a UUID, retrieves and materializes a User object from the database. >>Now, >this >>view can be reused by any template which requires the retrieval of >>a >single >>User, like a template for display a user's profile (read-only), a >>template >for >>display of user profile (as a form), perhaps a template which >>requires >renders >>various stuff on the same page, one of which is the display of user >profile... >> >>Do you see where I'm driving at? >> >>Regards, Kelvin >> >>-------- >>The book giving manifesto - http://how.to/sharethisbook >> >> >>On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:33:00 -0800, Patrick Lightbody said: >>> >>>Maybe I'm missing the question. The Action "does something", the >>>velocity template "retrieves data to display". >>> >>>-Pat >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------- >>>This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition >>>+ IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! >>>http://www.vasoftware.com >>>_______________________________________________ Opensymphony- >>>webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------- >>This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + >>IBM + LinuxWorld >http://www.vasoftware.com >>_______________________________________________ Opensymphony- >>webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + >IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! >http://www.vasoftware.com >_______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork >mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork
