Okay, this is a total pain in the arse. Might be in the Admin Panel somewhere to do it already, but I haven't found it so I'm posting in case someone else has found it.
When attempting to modify the template on D7, I am able to make my changes I want in FB, however, when I hope into the template files to change it, the db_cache is filled with database written files that override it. Now, I know the purpose of this is to save server loads and give quicker resolve times, that is great. However, it's a pain in the arse to have to clear all of this out just to get a small change to take effect.
In phpBB3 whenever we make any type of change, there is a function inside of the Admin Panel where we can drop all the cached files so the changes take effect as soon as the page is refreshed/loaded by anyone. This way we can see our changes quicker and overall get a better result faster.
Now I know we can disable them, however, think about the average person who is going to run a D7 site, and you will see that this is not a reasonable solution right now. A lot of people who have no experience pick up dolphin and make a great run at trying to build a site, myself included in that. D6 is a great product, even with it's finicky nature, in that the average person can learn/modify it without a huge problem and see any changes they make right away. D7 is caching these things and the average person does not know the proper way to clear it out to get the changes they make to take effect.
Move that we get an option inside the Admin Panel to deal with this, just click a button and the cache is cleared and all changes pop up as soon as the page is loaded/refreshed. We all know that everyone is going to modify the heck out of D7, most are working on it already, so how about if we make it owner friendly.
