[themes] shortcut for phptemplate variable printouts

[Morbus Iff]

> BEFORE:
> <?php print $content ?>
> <?php print $sidebar_left ?>
> 
> AFTER:
> {$content}
> {$sidebar_left}

I, personally, see no rationale in a theming markup language. There is 
very little point in saying "I know you don't understand { or } but use 
it to encase this dollar-sign word" when the exact same mentality is 
required for "I know you don't understand <?php print or ?> but use it 
to encase this dollar-sign word".

For the same reason, I have similar complaints about wiki markup 
(memorize _ as opposed to the far more useful everywhere <em>) and 
bbcode systems (memorize [url=][/url] as opposed to the far more useful 
everywhere <a href=></a>).

If we're going to force people to memorize something, let's force them 
to memorize something *useful* and which has a semblance of repeat 
knowledge and value at other sites and software they may use.

-- 
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