html template

[spuhg]

hi

is html template the preferred method for templating oscmax 2.5?, is it the best way to learn?

thanks

[met00]

OY!

1) go to catalog/templates and make a copy of the fallback directory to a directory you want (say "mytemplate")
2) Then go into that directory and start looking at the code.

http://wiki.oscdox.com/v2.5/install_a_new_template

Now BTS is a strange beast, but it is mostly HTML with if-then-else branches. Take the time to read and understand main_page.tpl.php, then you can see how it calls the pages from the content structure.

[michael_s]

I think he is referencing the HTML tag system I added (see fallback-html).

It is a bit more modular in that you can use any css and markup as your framework, and you just drop in the pre-defined {tags} wherever you want the osCmax php elements to go.

To answer the question, neither is preferred over the other, it all depends on what you are comfortable with. I love the tag system as it really cleans up the templates and you can more easily see what is going on big picture. If you crave more control, you can modify the tag code to change what the tags do, create new tags, etc.