[ic] Template madness

[Mike Heins]

Quoting David Radovanovic (dave at whatsthebigidea.com):
> 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"
> 

IC's template editor only handles top/bottom template areas.

-- 
Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.765.647.1295      <mike at perusion.com>

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