[development] Building $node->body with arrays like FAPI for viewing

[Bèr Kessels]

Are you aware of the fact that $node is available with all its metadata, like 
$node->content_driving_directions (when using CCK)?
And that PHPtemplate offers these as variables: $content_driving_directions 
wehn using CCK.

IMO, it is far ùmore rewarding to make these modules that append 
$node->body .= jst like that,smarter.

If I *only* $node->body .= '<div>' . $image .'</div>'; then I have created a 
badly designed module.

Doing a $node->body = theme('image_build_body', $node); (note the missing . 
dot! I create a whole new body in that theme function), i am doing a better 
job.

But if in addition I present a $node->image =$image_file_obj; You, as themer 
have all the power. No hierarchival-fapi-like Array will help me any more. 

Summary: Let us find the contribs that are badly coded and improve these. But 
let's please stop this overengineering fapi-array-complexity-drive. :)

Fapi is causing enough pain as it is, IMO. No need for more of em in core. ;)

Bèr
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