Hello:
I've been using TT2 for a short time. I love it. But I've seen in a
previous message, somebody was using the CGI.pm plugin so he can write this:
>[% cgi.popup_menu(
> name=>"public",
> values=>['n', 'y'],
> default=>default_value,
> labels=>{'n'=>'No', 'y'=>'Yes'}
> )
>%]
I don't really understand it. I thing the great thing of TT2 is that you
can write pure (or almost pure) HTML so you don't have to program within
the presentation tier. I mean, if a designer has to make modifcations to
the HTML, it would be easier to him to see something like this:
<SELECT NAME=public>
<OPTION VALUE="y">[%true%]
<OPTION VALUE="n">[%false%]
</SELECT>
or even easier if you use INTERPOLATE:
<SELECT NAME=public>
<OPTION VALUE="y">$true
<OPTION VALUE="n">$false
</SELECT>
my code is pure HTML that every body can modify. You don't have to learn
new syntaxis. And if tomorrow you decide to use a different module to
CGI.pm you don't have to change your presentation.
As an experienced programmer, when your project starts to grow you like to
have a three-tier model, and the most separated the presentation tier the
most robust your application is. So, why put code within the template when
it is not _completely_ necessary?
Perphaps there is a reason I'm not viewing :-?
Thank you all.
oscar serrano.
