take a look at smarty integration into ZF.. it may give you some clues (at least with zends side)
Integrating Smarty with the Zend Framework
Hello everyone,
Hope i'm posting the correct place.
I would like to know if anyone tried to implement the phpbb's template system. If so, can he/she give me an usage example ?
If not, then what steps should i follow in order to implement the template system mentioned before ?
I am new to ZF so any advice is very helpful...
Thank you in advance. Have nice day!
take a look at smarty integration into ZF.. it may give you some clues (at least with zends side)
Integrating Smarty with the Zend Framework
Yes, Smarty is super-awesome -- despite all the negative commentary it gets around developers that (are not|don't understand|don't care about) designers.
I found this How To Make Smarty the Default View for Your Zend Action Controllers at engfer(s), with very little tweaks for my specific project, to be an effective solution.
I don't want to force designer to learn a hole new syntax... The template system from phpbb is the best choice for me as it requires no learning from designers / integrators... All the functionality is made from HTML comments...
Anyways, if i manage to integrate this template system / view alternative i will chose Zend Framework as my "weapon"...