I use both. This is a total guess, but I'd say maybe 25% use velocity. -pat
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelvin Tan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Velocity Views > 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 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
