From: Andreas Schwarz <usenet@...>
Date: 2004-03-22T21:44:55+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] Kwartz (2004-03-19) released

Makoto Kuwata wrote:
> 
> Andreas Schwarz wrote:
>>
>>Another feature request: it would be very nice to include other template
>>files like this:
>><span id="include:templatefile.html"></span>
>>
> 
> 
> That's an interesting suggestion.
> There are some choices.
> 
> * which to include, presentation data or presentation logic?

Presentation data (maybe presentation logic, too?).

> * included file should be also parsed, or not?
>   for example, Veocity has both ('#parse()' and '#include()').

Should be parsed, so that it's possible to split a large template into
a few smaller files.

> * is argument a string, variable or name?
>   (id="include:'file.html'" , id="include:filename" or id="include:file.html")

It think a constant string would be sufficient, and probably it would be
a bit difficult to compile all the files seperately and decide which to
include at runtime.

> * how to include, insert before the element or replace the element?

I would insert it inside the element, and remove the tag if it's a span
tag and doesn't have any more attributes. IMO this offers the most
possibilities and the "least surprise" :)

Andreas