As of June 2002, format objects (e.g., PresentationSiteTemplate and SidebarSiteTemplate) were created like normal "document" objects. As WebSite (directory) objects have no configuration UI, the first format object found in the site is used. This is obscure and needs to be fixed in one of at least two ways:
  1. Keep format objects as documents in the site, but make format object used by the website configurable (e.g., "none", "first", and specific).
    • Makes re-use easy, since formats can simply be copied like other objects
    • But violates the idea that everything in bridge has a web-accessible representation
  2. Move format creation and configuration inside the website configuration.
    • May be less obscure
    • But re-use may be difficult

Both approaches could allow selection among multiple defined formats. Option (2) could be implemented either by tracking a list of formats in a separate (otherwise invisible) list, or by simply hiding format objects from the normal tree view.

As of late June 02 we have decided to keep templates as separate objects. The ability to specify which template you want to use has been added, additional functionality has been added to the standard template, and the template icon has been improved.

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