[ic] Template madness

[David Radovanovic]

I don't know why this is so difficult for me to grasp, though the template
system IC uses is driving me mad. I've created my own template altering a
"foundation" template: templates/leftright. Here is what I've done:

1. Created four regions; LEFTRIGHT_TOP, LEFTRIGHT_LEFT, LEFTRIGHT_RIGHT,
LEFTRIGHT_BOTTOM
2. Created a new template "leftright" (overwriting the old leftright):

[comment]
ui_template: leftright
ui_template_name: leftright
ui_template_layout: LEFTRIGHT_TOP, LEFTRIGHT_LEFT, UI_CONTENT,
LEFTRIGHT_RIGHT, LEFTRIGHT_BOTTOM
ui_template_description: Page with top/left/content/right/bottom areas.
ui_template_limit_tag:
ui_template_version: 4.8.7

page_title:
	description: Page title
	options:

members_only:
	description: Members only
	options: 1=Yes,=No*

[/comment]

Two things happen that confuses me:

1. I have to manually add the @_LEFTRIGHT_LEFT_@ and @_LEFTRIGHT_RIGHT_@ to
each *.html page:

@_LEFTRIGHT_TOP_@
@_LEFTRIGHT_LEFT_@
<!-- BEGIN CONTENT -->

<!-- END CONTENT -->
@_LEFTRIGHT_RIGHT_@
@_LEFTRIGHT_BOTTOM_@

2. Then when I check back in the new template via "Template Edit",
@_LEFTRIGHT_LEFT_@ and @_LEFTRIGHT_RIGHT_@ are embedded into the "Top of
template" and "Bottom of template or input below:" edit fields and the
"Template sequence" is back to the original "LEFTRIGHT_TOP, UI_CONTENT,
LEFTRIGHT_BOTTOM"

Thanks for any help.


David Radovanovic
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