> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Geir Magnusson Jr.
>
> Paulo Gaspar wrote:
> >
> > LOL
> > I have to admit it was a bit like you say (frustration
> overdose, I guess).
>
> So speak up earlier.
Explained in prev. posting.
> > Still, the macros are shity at the moment. I can't believe that no one
> > else has problems with them.
>
> Maybe they aren't 'shitty'. I and clients use them all the time, in big
> systems, that demand performance, and they work like a charm. Anakia
> depends upon them. Etc, etc, etc.
Yes, as mentioned in the prev. posting it looks like I use them in a
different way and maybe there is even an interpretation issue.
> > The stranger issue was changing a template with a macro while the web
> > server was running and then having some changes showing up, but the
> > changes inside the macros not being visible at all. Velocity seems to
> > cache the macros and not being aware when their source was changed. When
> > developing macros that are private to a page, this is quite
> inconvenient.
>
> Try reading the manual about the various switches. Things are pretty
> flexible.
I will do that. But the question about what macros should be global remains.
> > For a moment, I was missing FreeMarker.
>
> http://freemarker.sourceforge.net/
I know, I know. I used it.
Did you notice the "For a moment" bit?
Velocity is the template engine that comes closer to what I need. I am
better helping on fixing what it still misses.
Have fun,
Paulo
