Issue status update for http://drupal.org/node/24862 Post a follow up: http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/24862 Project: Drupal Version: cvs Component: theme system Category: feature requests Priority: normal Assigned to: chx Reported by: chx Updated by: chx Status: patch Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/nodevarsflat_0.patch (829 bytes) Morbus is right. chx Previous comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1118600180 : chx Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/nodevarsflat.patch (907 bytes) I'd like to write $whatever in node.tpl.php instead of $node->whatever . Hence the patch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1118600596 : adrian i am gonna +1 this, as it simplifies the available variables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1118848671 : Bèr Kessels I Add my +1 to the 'heap' too. But a slight additional feature: Maybe we should then omit teh $node completely. It makes not much sense IMO to use the overheard of parsing along a rather often-used, and big varible, when its availabe in another form already Maybe you should do some checking for already existing variables. One nevver really knows w ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1118945315 : Morbus Iff +1 to the flat, -1 to removing $node. I use various functions within my templates that require a $node object to be passed to them.