[TYPO3-hci] BE engine

[Martin Kutschker]

Hi!

There's too much traffic, so I applogize if that has been suggested before:

As it seems that there are many possible ways to create a new UI it seems 
to me a ggod idea to create a set of functions that create the basic 
functions but do not render them.

These functions, probably derived from the current HTML-generating ones, 
would only generate PHP arrays filled with necessry data. A rendering code 
framework (the "chassis" as opposed to the "skin") would use it to display 
the various UI elements, be it icons, toolsbars, etc.

My favourite implementation of the "chassis" would use Smarty for 
additional flexibility. But that idea is that no only a "skin", but also a 
"chassis" is simply an extension.

This should limit the struggle within this group. Every group can create 
the UI it wants. Kasper can then choose the one he likes best for 4.1. But 
the work of the others won't be lost as they still be available as 
extensions on TER.

Masi