just an idea : let me try to explain (hope it xould be clear)
The overloaded templates (in french = la surcharge des thèmes) is a very great functionnality.
Lot of webmaster hacks their XOOPS in order to get a web site like they want.
But i hate hack my site cause maintenance and support is difficult, update is more dangerous...
In the modules, there are a lot of functions but sometimes, i would add some variables, instance, class or another functions in the php files.
So i needed to hack the php files and i hate that...
Let me show you an example :
in order to make this blocks, i should modify the default comments block with hack on \modules\system\blocks\system_blocks.php (overload template cant display like that cause some functions and variables not available)
Now, the idea :
Is it posible to use the overloaded template with php ?
For exemple, overloaded the functions in the file :
/themes/my-theme/modules/system/functions/system_blocks.php or if not like that, with this idea !
Perhaps, there would be security trouble, running trouble, but, my dear developpers, could you just think about the idea.
So, then, no hack, "just using overloaded functions"