Re: [include file=filename.inc&strip=t]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 43587
interpreted = N
texte = I here ya. No promises, but I'll see what we can work out for 5.0 with regards to this issue.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk > [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf > Of John Peacock > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:21 AM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: RFE: [include file=filename.inc&strip=t] > > > Working with the two include files I just posted, I was again > reminded how > stupid WebDNA is with regard to extraneous whitespace like > EOL characters. > Sure, when displayed to a HTML browser, multiple EOL's or > spaces will be > supressed. However, just looking at the maze of [!][/!] > contexts I had to put > in that file emphasizes that this is poorly designed behavior. > > I have long argued that only a handful of contexts require > maintaining the EOL > characters ([sendmail] and [writefile] being the two most > obvious). Every > single other context could easily strip EOL's without > interfering in the coding > in the slightest. Grant shot me down, I think because it > would mean branching > the parser to know when to strip and when not to strip, based > on context. > > Hence, my suggestion that the [include] context at the very > least include a > strip=t option (defaults to F) so that it would be much > easier to write user > defined functions. I want to return only the text I want to > return, without > extraneous EOL characters, and without having to load up my > source code with an > unreadable mass of [!][/!] contexts. > > In fact, if the parser were altered to support this for all > contexts, defaulting > to F, I could reduce the size of my pages by a significant > percentage, just by > supressing those stupid EOL's. > > When writing CGI code in Perl, I usually turn off the extra > EOL's after I have > debugged the code. It makes view source less useful, but it > has a definite > impact on how fast the page loads to have all of the HTML on > basically a couple > of lines. > > Thanks > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4720 Boston Way > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5747 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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I here ya. No promises, but I'll see what we can work out for 5.0 with regards to this issue.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk > [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf > Of John Peacock > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:21 AM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: RFE: [include file=filename.inc&strip=t] > > > Working with the two include files I just posted, I was again > reminded how > stupid WebDNA is with regard to extraneous whitespace like > EOL characters. > Sure, when displayed to a HTML browser, multiple EOL's or > spaces will be > supressed. However, just looking at the maze of [!][/!] > contexts I had to put > in that file emphasizes that this is poorly designed behavior. > > I have long argued that only a handful of contexts require > maintaining the EOL > characters ([sendmail] and [writefile] being the two most > obvious). Every > single other context could easily strip EOL's without > interfering in the coding > in the slightest. Grant shot me down, I think because it > would mean branching > the parser to know when to strip and when not to strip, based > on context. > > Hence, my suggestion that the [include] context at the very > least include a > strip=t option (defaults to F) so that it would be much > easier to write user > defined functions. I want to return only the text I want to > return, without > extraneous EOL characters, and without having to load up my > source code with an > unreadable mass of [!][/!] contexts. > > In fact, if the parser were altered to support this for all > contexts, defaulting > to F, I could reduce the size of my pages by a significant > percentage, just by > supressing those stupid EOL's. > > When writing CGI code in Perl, I usually turn off the extra > EOL's after I have > debugged the code. It makes view source less useful, but it > has a definite > impact on how fast the page loads to have all of the HTML on > basically a couple > of lines. > > Thanks > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4720 Boston Way > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5747 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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