What's a good way to setup a game with multiple layouts?

[dnenb]

I'm setting a game of mine up with multiple layouts now, but it's tedious and difficult to manage. How should it be done? Using a template engine?

[KyleMassacre]

does the user pick or per page?

[dnenb]

does the user pick or per page?

Right now they can choose between two layouts by going to two different folders on my server, but I'd rather have their choice stored in the db for example. Having two folders requires me to have a lot of similar files between the two (altough the two share certain files).

[Guest]

Depends, if you use the MVC you could just have 2 views, then depending on the choice of the user change a constant which chooses which folder to choose. If that makes sense?

[dnenb]

Depends, if you use the MVC you could just have 2 views, then depending on the choice of the user change a constant which chooses which folder to choose. If that makes sense?

I haven't read a lot about MVC yet, but I guess that's one of the options. Do you use it?

[Aventro]

Try use the template engine Twig http://twig.sensiolabs.org/

It support inheritance (which you technically are looking for to make templating so easy and nice!), automatic escaping (makes protecting against XSS a piece of cake).... Nice syntax, secure, flexible (you can create functions/helpers to use in your templates) and so on.

[Guest]

Try use the template engine Twig http://twig.sensiolabs.org/

It support inheritance (which you technically are looking for to make templating so easy and nice!), automatic escaping (makes protecting against XSS a piece of cake).... Nice syntax, secure, flexible (you can create functions/helpers to use in your templates) and so on.

How would twig help with multiple templates? Didn't think it could? :s

 

I haven't read a lot about MVC yet, but I guess that's one of the options. Do you use it?

Yes I do.

[Aventro]

How would twig help with multiple templates? Didn't think it could? :s

 

Yes I do.

 

Have a variable defining a layout.

$layout = 'default'.

//render

$twig->render($layout . '/index.twig', $data);

 

Now in your templates/ folder you have folders for each "layout"

default/

...index.twig.

admin/

...index.twig.

purplepink/

...index.twig.

...

[Guest]

Have a variable defining a layout.

$layout = 'default'.

//render

$twig->render($layout . '/index.twig', $data);

 

Now in your templates/ folder you have folders for each "layout"

default/

...index.twig.

admin/

...index.twig.

purplepink/

...index.twig.

...

Oh ok, I thought you insinuated twig had a built in method

[Alan]

While templates are without a doubt a wise move for almost any self-respecting project these days; with or without them, you can produce beautiful layouts with nothing more than CSS.

Consider CSS Zen Garden Design List - where every design differs only in its CSS.