Added section on overriding Roller macros to the 2.x users guide on the Wiki

[Sean Gilligan <se...@msgilligan.com>]

I added a section on how to override/replace the use of velocimacro to 
the Wiki:
http://www.rollerweblogger.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=UserGuide_2.x#ref-UserGuide_2.x-55

If I made any errors, please correct them.  If the new section is 
totally messed up or inappropriate, please delete it.  (But e-mail me 
and let me know why...)

Thanks,

Sean

Re: Added section on overriding Roller macros to the 2.x users guide on the Wiki

[Sean Gilligan <se...@msgilligan.com>]

I'm glad you like it.  I actually wrote it to answer the questions of an 
HTML coder that I asked to help with some Roller themes.  She has done 
MovableType templates in the past and was confused by the Roller macros. 
  Other than downloading the source or release tarball, there is no 
access to the macro .vm files it seems.

The MT templates use special loop-style tags like <MTCategories> that 
will enumerate the categories and repeat the HTML in-between the 
starting and ending tags.  This makes it easier for people who are more 
comfortable with HTML than programming languages to work with MT templates.

The Roller macros seem to be designed to make it easier for the Roller 
developers to keep the built-in templates in sync.  (i.e. following the 
DRY - Don't Repeat Yourself - principle.)  However, this isn't 
necessarily the best solution for HTML template authors.

At the very least the source for the Macros should be on a web page.

-- Sean

David M Johnson wrote:
> Thanks Sean! That's very useful.
> 
> - Dave
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 5, 2006, at 12:49 AM, Sean Gilligan wrote:
> 
>> I added a section on how to override/replace the use of velocimacro to 
>> the Wiki:
>> http://www.rollerweblogger.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=UserGuide_2.x#ref-UserGuide_2.x-55 
>>
>>
>> If I made any errors, please correct them.  If the new section is 
>> totally messed up or inappropriate, please delete it.  (But e-mail me 
>> and let me know why...)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sean
> 
> 
> 

Re: Added section on overriding Roller macros to the 2.x users guide on the Wiki

[David M Johnson <Da...@Sun.COM>]

Thanks Sean! That's very useful.

- Dave



On Jan 5, 2006, at 12:49 AM, Sean Gilligan wrote:

> I added a section on how to override/replace the use of velocimacro  
> to the Wiki:
> http://www.rollerweblogger.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=UserGuide_2.x#ref- 
> UserGuide_2.x-55
>
> If I made any errors, please correct them.  If the new section is  
> totally messed up or inappropriate, please delete it.  (But e-mail  
> me and let me know why...)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean