[consulting] Challenging an Assumption About What an Easy tpl.php Looks Like

[Cameron Eagans]

Agreed. I prefer the way it's usually done.
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Cameron Eagans
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On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 9:02 PM, David Hazel <dave at hazelconsulting.com>wrote:

> While "easier to read" is probably a personal preference, it can be a real
> pain to track down extra/missing single quotes.
>
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com>wrote:
>
>> Gang,
>>
>> Every tpl.php file that I've seen in any theme is written in html with php
>> interspersed for putting in variables. I think part of the reasoning for
>> this approach is that it would be easier for non-geek designers to read such
>> pages.
>>
>> I want to challenge that. I think all those php open-close and all the
>> "print" commands makes for very hard-to-read code. Tonight, as an
>> experiment, I rewrote the node.tpl.php file from Zen from html to php. I
>> think it is a lot easier to read. And it's sure a lot easier to comment.
>>
>> I pasted my rewritten version and the original from Zen onto a pastebin:
>> http://pastebin.ca/1614186
>>
>> Anyway, I'd be curious what other's opinions are on this.
>>
>> best,
>>
>> Shai
>>
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