The code I posted does not replace the normal behaviour of BEAUTIFY. There is choice. In the four line example code I posted (which is from a web2py slice) the keys are only changed if the second character is an underscore.
I accept there is little enthusiasm. It is ironic because I think there is potential to generalise an approach (such as with functional hooks as mentioned) and show the framework working in a way that would generate more interest from the Python community (no web2py at PyCon). If there was a suitable hook then there would be no need to modify the BEAUTIFY class in the web2py core. John Heenan On Feb 17, 2:55 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > Sorry I did not comment. I think this this can be very useful but it > should not be a replacement for the current beautify. I think it is > important to leave the keys unchanged for debugging purposes. That is > what most people use BEAUTIFY for. > > You should post a slice about the improved function and I am sure it > will be useful. > > On Feb 16, 9:20 pm, John Heenan <johnmhee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > True. But surely better organised or prettier prototypes are > > preferable when prototyping, as they gives a more realistic idea of a > > final desired layout before the prettifiers get called in! > > > You can see the effect using just BEAUTIFY > > athttp://www.zgus.com/zgus/products/category_item/1 > > > I don't have the skills or time to make the site pretty. If I start to > > make money using the site then I will be happy to pay someone to give > > my drab functional site a really pretty look! > > > What I would really prefer in web2py is a hook in BEAUTIFY and other > > helpers so I could bypass them and not have my changes overridden > > every time I do an upgrade. Even a hook in a low level inherited base > > class would be enough, if using the hook would enable the name of the > > helper to be determined and to override the helper. However I reckon > > this is too much to ask! > > > John Heenan > > > On Feb 17, 11:57 am, villas <villa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Feb 17, 12:07 am, John Heenan <johnmhee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > No reaction to including a four line big productivity booster into > > > > web2py! > > > > Hi John, > > > Sorry no one commented! At least I looked at it, and liked it. But > > > Beautify is only a prototyping & testing thing for most so it's making > > > something prettier that no one will see. But it's still better, so why > > > not? +1 > > > David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@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.
