From: "Guy N. Hurst" <gnhurst@...>
Date: 2002-03-20T00:42:40+09:00
Subject: Re: web templating for static sites?

Jim Freeze wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 11:37:11PM +0900, Guy N. Hurst wrote:
> >
> > So you would like your templating system to be on your local computer,
> > generate the static site and then upload it?
> >
> > That is how some original website generating programs worked, and I
> > have to say that I found those problematic and uninteresting.
> 
>   Problematic how?
> 

Problematic in a few ways. One was that there were many
to choose from and each had its own proprietary storage
method. This means once you put your information into it,
you had to stick to using their program or else redo it
with another program. 
Another was that I had more than one computer. This implies
the duplicate program/duplicate data scenario, which mattered
for me since I would travel with laptop at times.
Another is the weary old path problem. You had to make sure
paths were relative (not all the programs handled that well).
Sometimes you'd get an image with src="file|C\\blah\blah".

I guess three items is good for now. I could add more.

Now, I am not against generating static HTML pages, but I
do so from CGI scripts on the web server, which allow my clients
to make changes to their site from any web browser.


Guy N. Hurst