I use Cheetah when I am generating different areas on a a page based on the current paramteres. I was using PSP when I need to generate a simple (in terms of functionality) page - such as a welcome or logout page. I think PSP is better for a quick - easy page and Cheetah is better for a complex page (in terms of functionality - not HTML)
So I have a 'portal' page where the individual boxes are all different cheetah templates. Based on what the user picked the servlet pulls the correct template and returns teh HTML in that space. -Aaron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Orr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [Webware-discuss] PSP Question > On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 04:26:26PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > When is PSP more appropriate than Cheetah in the Webware context? > > No place in particular that I know of. PSP was used for templating > more because it was one of the few choices available than because of > its excellent suitability. Cheetah was designed specifically for > templating, and appeared only this year. PSP was designed to embed > Python code in web pages, which can be used to templating effect > insofar as Python code facilitates this. > > Whether PSP has any other unique advantages, I'll leave to somebody > who uses PSP to answer. > > > If Cheetah is the preferred templating solution, why not just bundle it with > > Webware too? > > 1) Cheetah is new and still in late alpha stage. > 2) It can be used without Webware. > 3) It's packaged differently than other Webware components. Cheetah > installs in the Python site-packages directory; Webware installs in its > own directory. > 4) It's bigger than other Webware components and is currently fast changing. > 5) It has its own development team. > 6) Chuck has floated the idea of offering a "Webware Deluxe" bundle, > containing Cheetah and other third-party packages. This would be > alongside the regular Webware tarball. So you can get either Webware > "pure" or Webware "batteries included". This may appear sometime in the > future. > > -- > -Mike (Iron) Orr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (if mail problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > http://iron.cx/ English * Esperanto * Russkiy * Deutsch * Espan~ol > > _______________________________________________ > Webware-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss _______________________________________________ Webware-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webware-discuss
