Re: [Mantisbt-dev] Using Smarty Templates in Mantis

[Martin W. <mar...@xm...>]

Lübbe Onken wrote:

> I was the person who started that (smarty) template thread in 2002 (Yes, 
> it's that long ago). I dunno, if anyone still remembers.

I remember! :-)

> That said. I can honestly claim that I didn't take a look at the code 
> for *quite* some time. The reason for starting the template discussion 
> was to achieve a clean separation from logic and display (code/content, 
> whatever you prefer). Mantis was far away from that in 2002, but has 
> made a giant step towards that goal in the meantime. The only reason 
> left for using a template engine after having done (insert quote from 
> Jeroen here) would be that it would be easier for *some* people to tweak 
> the appearance of Mantis to their needs. The conclusion for me is that I 
> withdraw my request for using a template engine, even though smarty is 
> the coolest one hanging around.

I agree 100%. I was reluctant then (2002), but even more now when mantis 
has been restructured.

> I'd rather recommend to focus on things like XHTML compliance, getting 
> rid of the table driven layout where it restricts flexibility and to 
> implement a (or several) better style sheet(s) for mantis. This way a 
> lot of the customization on the client side can be handled easily by 
> tweaking (or switching) the css. There would, for example, be no need to 
> have the print_* pages anymore, because the style can handle it for you.

Amen. Smarty may be cool, but it seems like a wrong step to redesign 
mantis just for the fun of it. Fix bugs and add needed features instead.

/M