Re: [htmltmpl] Question about syntax

[Pete P. <pet...@cy...>]

Chisel Wright wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 08:26:39AM -0500, Brad Cathey wrote:
> 
>>
>><!-- tmpl_var name=somename -->
>>
> Initially I was a strict comments-only syntax user. Over the years I've
> changed my view a little.
> 
> I now use comments-only syntax everywhere *except* inside tag
> attributes, e.g.:
> 
>   <img src="<TMPL_VAR myimage>">
> 
> as opposed to
> 
>   <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="myimage" -->">
> 
> which screws up syntax higlighting to the Nth degree.
> 
> I could probably use:
> 
>   <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR myimage -->">
>   or
>   <img src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME=myimage -->">
> 
> But I figure that when I'm inside an attribute I need to remove as much
> 'fluff' as possible to keep it legible.
> 
> Using the comment syntax elsewhere means that it shows up clearly in
> vim, rather than just blending in (and should pass any HTML validation
> too)

I'm in the <!-- comment --> camp as well. I use jEdit and created an 
edit mode for HTML::Template so that it sees comments with 'tmpl_' and 
applies a style to it to make in stand out.

I can also run templates through Tidy or a validator if necessary. (It's 
not, I write perfekt coad evereytime! ;)

Pete