Comments on: New in 0.8 – DRYML Generators http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/ Hobo - the web app builder for Rails Sat, 12 May 2012 20:31:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Owen http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/comment-page-1/#comment-47676 Owen Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:50:03 +0000 http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/#comment-47676 <p>Yes, Tom. Time for some short-and-sweet screencasts!</p> Yes, Tom. Time for some short-and-sweet screencasts!

]]> By: Tom http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/comment-page-1/#comment-47540 Tom Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:03:30 +0000 http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/#comment-47540 <p>Andy - <code><content: paramm></code> is exactly that - you're passing a parameter to the tag that you're calling, and you're also making that parameter available to the tag you are defining.</p> <p>Please dive in to the forums if you've still got questions after checking out the docs. It's easier to handle detailed questions like these over there.</p> Andy – <content: paramm> is exactly that – you’re passing a parameter to the tag that you’re calling, and you’re also making that parameter available to the tag you are defining.

Please dive in to the forums if you’ve still got questions after checking out the docs. It’s easier to handle detailed questions like these over there.

]]> By: solars http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/comment-page-1/#comment-47528 solars Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:09:29 +0000 http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/#comment-47528 <p>Great explanation Tom, I think the generators will be very helpful to get startet with dryml.</p> <p>Andy: There already is dryml documentation available at http://hobocentral.net/docs/dryml/ which should explain the usage you are questioning.</p> <p>'param' marks a tag that can be reused later, eg. param="heading" marks a param called 'heading' which can then be reused using the colon syntax: fubar</p> Great explanation Tom, I think the generators will be very helpful to get startet with dryml.

Andy:
There already is dryml documentation available at http://hobocentral.net/docs/dryml/ which should explain the usage you are questioning.

‘param’ marks a tag that can be reused later, eg. param=”heading” marks a param called ‘heading’ which can then be reused using the colon syntax: fubar

]]> By: Andy Orahood http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/comment-page-1/#comment-47502 Andy Orahood Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:33:22 +0000 http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/#comment-47502 <p>If at first you don't succeed...</p> <pre><code><h2 param='heading'>...</h2> = defining a 'heading' tag <heading:>stuff</heading:> = using the 'heading' tag <content: param> = ??? (defining and using together?) </code></pre> If at first you don’t succeed…

<h2 param='heading'>...</h2> = defining a 'heading' tag

<heading:>stuff</heading:> = using the 'heading' tag

<content: param> = ??? (defining and using together?)
]]> By: Andy Orahood http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/comment-page-1/#comment-47501 Andy Orahood Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:32:30 +0000 http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/#comment-47501 <p>oops, didn't do the markdown formatting. The examples should be ... = defining a 'heading' tag</p> <pre><code><heading:>stuff</heading:> = using the 'heading' tag <content: param> = ??? (defining and using together?) </code></pre> oops, didn’t do the markdown formatting. The examples should be
… = defining a ‘heading’ tag

<heading:>stuff</heading:> = using the 'heading' tag

<content: param> = ??? (defining and using together?)
]]> By: Andy Orahood http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/comment-page-1/#comment-47500 Andy Orahood Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:30:18 +0000 http://hobocentral.net/blog/2008/09/04/new-in-08-dryml-generators/#comment-47500 <p>It may be easy for you to understand but I'm having a lot of trouble with it. I'm sure you're used to this by now, but please work on some documentation for DRYML syntax. It appears to me that DRYML attempts to pack a lot of expressive power into an XML syntax by subtly co-opting things like namespace notation and attribute. Right now I believe that there will be a great payoff to blurring the distinction between markup and logic, but the learning curve is made much steeper because of the confusion this conflation causes. I often find myself looking at DRYML and at first blush thinking I see what it does because it just looks like markup, but the longer I stare at it the more I realize that I don't follow the logic at all.</p> <p>As an example, my understanding of parameter syntax is that inside that definition of above, you define tags by using the param attribute inside a tag, and you invoke tags by appending a colon to the name of the defined parameter. So I don't understand the tags where you both append a colon and use the param attribute. I.e.:</p> <p>... = defining a 'heading' tag</p> <p>stuff = using the 'heading' tag</p> <p> = ??? (defining and using together?)</p> It may be easy for you to understand but I’m having a lot of trouble with it. I’m sure you’re used to this by now, but please work on some documentation for DRYML syntax. It appears to me that DRYML attempts to pack a lot of expressive power into an XML syntax by subtly co-opting things like namespace notation and attribute. Right now I believe that there will be a great payoff to blurring the distinction between markup and logic, but the learning curve is made much steeper because of the confusion this conflation causes. I often find myself looking at DRYML and at first blush thinking I see what it does because it just looks like markup, but the longer I stare at it the more I realize that I don’t follow the logic at all.

As an example, my understanding of parameter syntax is that inside that definition of above, you define tags by using the param attribute inside a tag, and you invoke tags by appending a colon to the name of the defined parameter. So I don’t understand the tags where you both append a colon and use the param attribute. I.e.:

… = defining a ‘heading’ tag

stuff = using the ‘heading’ tag

= ??? (defining and using together?)

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