On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:49 AM, Julio wrote: > > I agree, I do not use routes.py in any of my apps, yet I use URL() on > every page that references a ..URL.., no rewriting of code in case you > decide to use routes.py eventually. > > What I did in my code above was to use simple HTML tags and a url > helper method to properly render the url in the href attribute of the > <a> tag, just for clarification.. same outcome, easier to read imho.
Now that the helpers support both HTML and XHTML doctypes, I'd like to see helpers for self-closing tags do the right thing, depending on doctype. For example, BR() would generate <br> or <br /> appropriately, and similarly for HR, IMG, META, etc. I don't quite see how to mechanize that, though.... > > On Aug 13, 8:34 am, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: >> On Aug 13, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Julio wrote: >> >>> <ul> >>> {{for obra in obras:}} >>> <li><a href="{{=URL(r=request, f='mostrar', >>> argc=[obra.id])}}" >>> title="">{{=obra.numero}} {{=obra.nome}}</a></li> >>> {{pass}} >>> </ul> >> >>> Why do you want to use "HTML Helpers".. well.. in HTML??, please >>> don't >>> get me wrong, I am not complaining about your code in particular, >>> but >>> in html helpers themselves, IMHO they can potentially create really >>> nasty views (and don't get me started on using them in >>> controllers :) >> >> Calling URL() is necessary if you're rewriting with routes.py. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---