A little help, please.
I’ve come across a situation where I would like to ask the public for some input. It’s actually quite simple. Just comment on this post (you don’t have to have an account) and let me know which choice you prefer (feel free to come up with one not listed). The choices refer to a template system I’m setting up on Consummo. As for the question/poll, which of the following (please only choose one total) do you believe would be the easiest to use (in terms of reading/recognizing and typing)?
{template-variable} (and all variations) can and will be replaced by other variables ( {error-code} for example)
None
- {templatevariable}
- {templateVariable}
- {TemplateVariable}
Hyphen
- {template-variable}
- {template-Variable}
- {Template-Variable}
Underscore
- {template_variable}
- {template_Variable}
- {Template_Variable}
September 10th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
{template-variable}
September 11th, 2008 at 2:58 am
For one, you left out the ‘e-’ part of E-Mail.
Second:
{templatevariable}
September 11th, 2008 at 3:00 am
Nope, wasn’t me. That’s default for WordPress
September 11th, 2008 at 3:01 am
{template_variable}
September 11th, 2008 at 4:12 am
{template-variable}
September 11th, 2008 at 4:26 am
{template_variable}
September 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
I like {template-variable} simply because you do not have to hit Shift to put in the dash. much like an underscore.
I know picky picky..
September 11th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Thanks Chad! That was actually my exact reasoning behind wanting to use the hyphen.. that and it’s easy to read
September 15th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I concur!
September 16th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
{template_variable}
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 am
Template systems like this are slow and still require structures like loops and conditionals.
Whats wrong with using minimalistic php? Its quickest, and any designer is going to need to learn your template engines syntax anyway, they may as well learn a little bit of php and be done with it.
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:11 am
I’ve actually changed it around quite a bit from this (this is basically in alpha phase when I posted this – gathering ideas). And the system I’m using currently isn’t running slowly at all… I’m running a forum off of it and it’s running *much* faster than one I wrote using ‘minimalistic php’. And the point of the templating system isn’t so people can go without coding. It’s actually made so you can install a forum, blog, profiles, and static pages all into one site… and not have to change the layout for each one… or plug them into a layout you made and hope they fit alright. Consummo is an all-in-one application to make everyone’s lives easier… and it allows you to make your own applications (or edit the current ones) to make them work exactly how you want. I guess it’s pretty difficult to explain… but check back later this year. I should hopefully have a demo up and running at the very least