[Pmwiki-users] Re: "templating" or how to layout PmWiki
Patrick R. Michaud
pmichaud
Sat Feb 21 06:50:41 CST 2004
Steven Leite wrote:
> I don't think re-designing PmWiki to accomodate us is an option, so I think
> instead we need to write some simple template tutorials.
Completely false on the first point--redesigning PmWiki's layout to
accommodate something like this is very much an option. I definitely
want to make things as easy as possible for people to design their own
layouts.
But at some point instead of hearing "the current layout is too difficult",
I need proposals with examples that show a method that would be easier.
The examples don't have to actually work--I can fix that--they just need
to show an approach by which it could be done. And the examples will
give me a chance to point out some of the difficulties (although I think
you will find many of the difficulties when building them).
Currently PmWiki has three methods for layout customization:
1. One can do a section-oriented layout (wikilogo, wikihead, wikifoot,
etc.) with $PageLayoutFmt and $PageSkin.
2. One can do a variable-based layout using $PageHeaderFmt, $PageFooterFmt,
$PageTitleFmt, etc.
3. One can override the whole thing using $HandleBrowseFmt, $HandleEditFmt,
etc.
I really don't mind adding a fourth option to the mix if it's easier for a
large number of folks.
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