YES PLEASE. I have been waiting for this for a long time. Please make it happen soon, or I will be fired (for not getting ajax working). Thank you Cat Community.<BR><BR><B><I>John Napiorkowski <jjn1056@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>--- John Wang <JOHNCWANG@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR><BR>> On 7/10/07, J. Shirley <JSHIRLEY@GMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > On 7/10/07, John Napiorkowski <JJN1056@YAHOO.COM><BR>> wrote:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > It's been said by others but I really prefer to<BR>> do all<BR>> > > this in my templates. It would be easy to have<BR>> this<BR>> > > in a Template Toolkit plugin if you wanted, but<BR>> I<BR>> > > can't see the value of basically using perl as a<BR>> code<BR>> > > generator for Javascript. I prefer to be closer<BR>> to<BR>> > > the original API. But
that's my choice :)<BR>> > ><BR>> > > --john<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> ><BR>> > Agreed, but I sometimes doubt the practicality of<BR>> this when attracting<BR>> > new users. Folks who are comfortable with<BR>> full-spectrum development<BR>> > (setting up Apache, FastCGI/MP, Catalyst, their<BR>> templating, DBs) are<BR>> > the minority. A significant number of users are<BR>> copy'n'paste-based.<BR>> > They take code that works, and include it in their<BR>> own app and<BR>> > continue until they get the product they want.<BR>> ><BR>> > Without helpers, we're going to be stuck with<BR>> people asking about the<BR>> > JS-toolkit that does have a helper.<BR>> ><BR>> > The only way I think we can help promote a "better<BR>> path" is to make it<BR>> > just as easy to use a better JS kit. This means<BR>> helpers, and TT<BR>> > macros and all
that.<BR>> ><BR>> > The problem is that everybody who has the<BR>> knowledge to do this, simply<BR>> > doesn't care to because they fundamentally view it<BR>> as wrong or a waste<BR>> > of time (which I do as well, but I see the<BR>> "business" case for the<BR>> > Catalyst project).<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I agree. I don't use Perl wrappers myself but think<BR>> they would Catalyst more<BR>> of a full solution and head off the Prototype.js<BR>> questions we keep getting.<BR><BR>Maybe let has out what a wiki entry for this topic<BR>could be like. I have a little spare time to help<BR>write it up.<BR><BR>suggested topics could be:<BR><BR>-- How do advanced JS libs integrate with Catalyst<BR>-- What are the recommended libraries<BR>-- What is the best place to turn for help<BR>-- What is the Catalyst roadmap in regards to this.<BR><BR>What else do we think should be on
there?<BR><BR>--john<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>____________________________________________________________________________________<BR>Don't pick lemons.<BR>See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.<BR>http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>List: Catalyst@lists.rawmode.org<BR>Listinfo: http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst<BR>Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.rawmode.org/<BR>Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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