CGI.pm already has lots of HTML tags and the like. I find the HTML generation using CGI.pm to be very simple and do 99% of what I want. The other 1% uses inline HERETO tags most of the time.

However I suggest you (or your graphic designers /web page designers if you've them) produce a mock up page or 2 using a regular HTML generation scheme first. This allows you to get the order and layout and things right first. Then take that doc and translate it into CGI.pm equivalents, normally a short task.

Also rememeber that an external stylesheet means that you can play with the content and let your more artistic colleagues handle the display.

Dingus


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