Re: [Cheetahtemplate-discuss] FEEDBACK WANTED: syntax issues

[Tavis R. <ta...@ca...>]

On Saturday 25 August 2001 12:22, Ian Bicking wrote:
> Tavis Rudd <ta...@ca...> wrote:
> > Ian,
> > #block and #set / #data are fundamentally different in
> > the respect that #block's can contain Cheetah syntax to
> > be parsed.  The values assigned with #set and #data
> > won't be parsed.
>
> Well, you can do "#set $x = $y", yes?  That means #set's
> are parsed.

No, not parsed in that way.   I mean the VALUE of  $x is 
not parsed for Cheetah syntax if it is included in the 
template def as a top-level $placeholder tag.

> If #data isn't parsed, it become increasly less useful to
> me, because not only is the syntax unappealing, but it's
> no longer able to express anything interesting -- i.e.,
> dynamic relationships among attributes.
 
Remember: Python for the complex tasks, Cheetah for the 
simple ones.  #set is used for dynamic relationships among 
atributes.  Anything that can't be expressed with #set 
doesn't belong in Cheetah syntax.

Can you give me a real-world example of what you're tring 
to do.  I think I'm getting the wrong impression.  It seems 
like you're trying to do stuff inside Cheetah that I feel 
doesn't belong there.  Have a look at the Velocity docs for 
more background on where I'm coming from.

Cheers,
Tavis

p.s.  I'm offline again until next Sunday