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#1 2007-08-18 02:12:43
- mhulse
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- From: Eugene Oregon
- Registered: 2005-01-21
- Posts: 200
Template Globals, and better form organization
Hi,
First, I love TXP. Amazing work… Big props to all you developers.
Second, as soon as I have a few extra bucks in my bank I will donate some $$.
Third, just thought I would post a few suggestions:
- Expression Engine has this nice thing called Template Global Variables… Basically it is a great way to re-use code that does not involve an “embed.” I personally really like using this feature and would like to see something similar in TXP. For my latest project, I have many “code snippets” that use
txp:output_forms… It seems like these small pieces of code would be better off in a Global Template Variable. (Maybe this would be a good plugin request… Additionally, I know I can do this easily using my own PHP globals via an include, but I like that EE incorporated this feature into it’s template system.)
- I would love to see the “FORM” section have a way to organize the forms better… For example, I have many forms that are used for my template… It would be great to hide these when not needed.
What do you all think?
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#2 2007-08-18 13:50:02
- Mary
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- Registered: 2004-06-27
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Re: Template Globals, and better form organization
The second is planned.
For the first, I don’t see the difference between using {html_head} or <txp:output_form form="html_head" />.
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Re: Template Globals, and better form organization
apparently expressionengine suffers from performance issues when ‘embedding’ vs using template global variables. globals are not allowed EE tags or php so i assume thus would make less calls to the db? err ok.
sounds like a way to make up for a fault in EE rather than a feature.
maybe txp suffers from this as well? shrug . it just seems odd when you peruse the EE forums that ppl are talking about embeds in their templates that could bring the entire server to a halt. sheesh
but i agree i dont really see a difference between {code_to_embed} and <txp:output_form form=“code_to_embed”> besides the slightly smaller template markup which i highly doubt is worth it
Last edited by iblastoff (2007-08-18 15:29:33)
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Re: Template Globals, and better form organization
iblastoff wrote:
apparently expressionengine suffers from performance issues when ‘embedding’ vs using template global variables.
Wherever I turn, in whatever Blog or CMS forum I happen to hang out in, there’s always the EE has this or that, why doesn’t Product X have it also?
EE does have an impressive feature set, no doubt about it, but with it comes with a price in server resources. TxP on the other hand runs circles around EE on any server you throw it on, it may not have feature Y in the core, but maybe I don’t need it and if I do, there’s probably a plugin.
I’m in the mindset that it’s better to add than having to subtract from. I’d rather take a simple core like TxP and add plugins to it, than having to throttle back an EE install cause my shared host is about ready to kick me off his server.
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#5 2007-08-18 16:58:24
- mhulse
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- From: Eugene Oregon
- Registered: 2005-01-21
- Posts: 200
Re: Template Globals, and better form organization
Hey all, thanks for the replies, I really appreciate the support. :)
Please do not get me wrong… I totally prefer TXP to EE — of course, I try to pick a CMS based on project requirements.
I guess I just assumed a global CONSTANT would be faster than using an embed… But I do agree that the EE template system does not even compare to TXP, and I do love how light-weight TXP is.
Hehe, thanks all for showing me the light on that one.
I will be looking forward to the admin upgrades.
Have a great day.
Cheers,
Micky
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Re: Template Globals, and better form organization
hcgtv wrote:
Wherever I turn, in whatever Blog or CMS forum I happen to hang out in, there’s always the EE has this or that, why doesn’t Product X have it also?EE does have an impressive feature set, no doubt about it, but with it comes with a price in server resources. TxP on the other hand runs circles around EE on any server you throw it on, it may not have feature Y in the core, but maybe I don’t need it and if I do, there’s probably a plugin.
I’m in the mindset that it’s better to add than having to subtract from. I’d rather take a simple core like TxP and add plugins to it, than having to throttle back an EE install cause my shared host is about ready to kick me off his server.
i agree. still, the only thing i really want from EE is their delicious custom fields mmm. that feature alone would honestly make txp 100x stronger than it is already.
Last edited by iblastoff (2007-08-18 17:14:35)
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#7 2007-08-18 22:34:32
- mhulse
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- From: Eugene Oregon
- Registered: 2005-01-21
- Posts: 200
Re: Template Globals, and better form organization
Ooooh, iblastoff, good call. That would be super nice. :D
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