Looks like the PHP camp favors css style sheets (http://domesticat.net/skins/howto.php) and .NET uses XSLT(http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/SiteSkinning/default.aspx). Seemingly nothing here that rules out VFP. And VFP has a decent XML story from everything I've heard. So far, so good...
>Claude,
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>>Thanks! I'm really interested now in re-using existing skins in AVFP. If not .NET ones, at least the open source ones like they use for PHP. This would be a really nice feature...
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>If skins are implemented just in .CSS, that would be really easy to do, by labeling the basic output of a page in named div sections, and by using class= on controls.
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>I haven't looked yet a PHPNuke, but is that the way they do it, or does it also involve some type of HTML template?
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>The overall look could certainly be done in CSS, including positioning of certain sections in variable positions on the page, but implementation of dropdown menus and other more complicated interface elements might be more of a challenge.
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>I agree that it would be really cool if you could find a way to reuse skin specs from other Nukes. I might be interested in joining the community effort if you decide to pursue this further (not that I have lots of time on my hands right now). :-)