Issue status update for http://drupal.org/node/24862 Project: Drupal Version: cvs Component: theme system Category: feature requests Priority: normal Assigned to: chx Reported by: chx Updated by: Morbus Iff Status: patch +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. Morbus Iff Previous comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 12, 2005 - 13:16 : 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 12, 2005 - 13:23 : adrian i am gonna +1 this, as it simplifies the available variables. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 15, 2005 - 10:17 : 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