From e01725dbc15ba004e3e1bf70ecbf5c28a6c1d67a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mohrt <mohrt@localhost>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 23:23:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] update FAQ

---
 FAQ    | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 README | 14 +++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index b53a39c7..5f962aa8 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 QUESTION INDEX
 --------------
 
+GENERAL
+
 Q: What is Smarty?
 Q: What's the difference between Smarty and other template engines?
 Q: What do you mean "Compiled PHP Scripts" ?
@@ -13,6 +15,13 @@ Q: Do you have a mailing list?
 Q: Can you change the mailing list so reply-to sends to the list and not the
    user?
 
+HOWTO
+   
+Q: How do I generate different cache files per template based on arguments
+   passed to the page?
+
+TROUBLESHOOTING
+
 Q: Smarty doesn't work.
 Q: I get the following error when running Smarty:
    Warning: Wrong parameter count for preg_replace() in
@@ -34,6 +43,8 @@ Q: My ISP did not setup the PEAR repository, nor will they set it up. How do I
    make Smarty run without it?
 Q: Javascript is causing Smarty errors in my templates.
 
+MISC
+
 Q: Can I use Macromedia's Dreamweaver to edit my templates?
 Q: Dreamweaver is urlencoding the template delimiters when they are in a SRC or
    HREF link. How do I get around this?
@@ -118,6 +129,12 @@ A: Yes we could, but no we won't. Use "Reply-All" in your e-mail client to send
    to the list. http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
 
 
+HOWTO
+-----
+Q: How do I generate different cache files per template based on arguments
+   passed to the page?
+A: Pass $REQUEST_URI as the cache_id when you display() or fetch() a page.
+
 TROUBLESHOOTING
 ---------------
 
@@ -188,8 +205,8 @@ A: The easiest thing to do is grab all of PEAR and install it locally for your
 Q: Javascript is causing Smarty errors in my templates.
 A: Surround your javascript with {literal}{/literal} tags. See the docs.
 
-DREAMWEAVER
------------
+MISC
+----
 
 Q: Can I use Macromedia's Dreamweaver to edit my templates?
 A: Certainly. You might want to change your tag delimiters from {} to something
diff --git a/README b/README
index c3bae83c..0a921bea 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ DESCRIPTION:
 
     What is Smarty?
 
-    Smarty is a template engine for PHP. One of the unique aspects about
-    Smarty that sets it apart from other templating solutions is that it
-    converts the templates into native php scripts upon the first
-    execution. After that, it just executes the compiled PHP scripts.
-    Therefore, there is no costly template file parsing for each request.
+	Smarty is a template engine for PHP. Many other template engines for PHP
+	provide basic variable substitution and dynamic block functionality. Smarty
+	takes a step further to be a "smart" template engine, adding features such
+	as configuration files, template functions, and variable modifiers, and
+	making all of this functionality as easy as possible to use for both
+	programmers and template designers. Smarty also converts the templates into
+	PHP scripts, eliminating the need to parse the templates on every
+	invocation. This makes Smarty extremely scalable and managable for large
+	application needs.
 
     Some of Smarty's features: