Re: wish list
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 41515
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texte = On 7/13/02 1:11 AM, Kenneth Grome mashed the following keys :>> On 7/12/02 8:31 PM, Kenneth Grome mashed the following keys : >> >>>> Wish list: >>>> >>>> 1 Same options in [showif]/[hideif] that we have in [IF]. I use tons of >>>> these and the [IF] function gets hard to find and confusing on complex >>>> pages. Especially when many are nested. >>> >>> I never use [if]s because I agree that they are more confusing than >>> showifs and hideifs, and from everything I have learned there is >>> nothing if's can do that showif's cannot .. >> >> I used to think this too, but there are some times when it's pretty nice: >> >> [if [some_dynamically_generated_statement]=Whatever] >> [then] >> Something >> [/then] >> >> [else] >> Here is where I think if is cool, because you can have one statement, as >> opposed to 30 nested showifs >> [/else] >> >> [/if] >> >> >> Technically you're correct that a showif can do the same thing, but nested >> showifs 'gone bad' can be a bitch to figure out. > > I guess I never do the kind of comparisons you're talking about, or > maybe I don't understand your example. From your code above, > wouldn't this do the same thing?: > > [showif [some_dynamically_generated_statement]=Whatever] > Something > [/showif] > > [showif [some_dynamically_generated_statement]!Whatever] > Something Else > [/showif] >Not when [some_dynamically_generated_statemen] is a|b&cSay you wanted to show something if checkbox a is checked, OR if B & C were checked, but not if A & b were both checked. This could get really complex with showifs. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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On 7/13/02 1:11 AM, Kenneth Grome mashed the following keys :>> On 7/12/02 8:31 PM, Kenneth Grome mashed the following keys : >> >>>> Wish list: >>>> >>>> 1 Same options in [showif]/[hideif] that we have in [if]. I use tons of >>>> these and the [if] function gets hard to find and confusing on complex >>>> pages. Especially when many are nested. >>> >>> I never use [if]s because I agree that they are more confusing than >>> showifs and hideifs, and from everything I have learned there is >>> nothing if's can do that showif's cannot .. >> >> I used to think this too, but there are some times when it's pretty nice: >> >> [if [some_dynamically_generated_statement]=Whatever] >> [then] >> Something >> [/then] >> >> [else] >> Here is where I think if is cool, because you can have one statement, as >> opposed to 30 nested showifs >> [/else] >> >> [/if] >> >> >> Technically you're correct that a showif can do the same thing, but nested >> showifs 'gone bad' can be a bitch to figure out. > > I guess I never do the kind of comparisons you're talking about, or > maybe I don't understand your example. From your code above, > wouldn't this do the same thing?: > > [showif [some_dynamically_generated_statement]=Whatever] > Something > [/showif] > > [showif [some_dynamically_generated_statement]!Whatever] > Something Else > [/showif] >Not when [some_dynamically_generated_statemen] is a|b&cSay you wanted to show something if checkbox a is checked, OR if B & C were checked, but not if A & b were both checked. This could get really complex with showifs. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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