[cgiapp] Using CGI::Application and SHTML/SSI pages?

["Halley, Edward D." <suppressed>]

I've just started digging into CGI::Application and thinking about how
to architect a small project of my own.  Sorry if this is too basic,
but Google didn't help me and this thread may help others.

One question came to mind:  I generally prefer to use one or two main
.shtml files to give a site a basic layout, include all the style
features.  I then use Server Side Includes (SSI) to call on CGI scripts
to build up portions of the page's content.  I don't like making CGI
scripts that output entire HTML pages.  Also, though I know it's mostly
irrational, I also don't like the ".cgi" appearing in a URL that people
may end up cut-and-pasting to make links.  At most, "http://foo/?bar=4";
should clue the application if a parameter must be included in the URL.

How compatible are these approaches?  Can I make my CGI::App "run modes"
implement only certain panes of an overall SHTML layout?  If the pane
wanted to provide a link to forward users to some other run mode, can I
easily control the URL construction?

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