answering my own question :
basic question : how does one format/customize the "properties" management page of a zclass instance ?
the answer lies in that most thrilling of documents, "the zope product api" (on the sixth reading, it made more sense). so, looks like i'll have to create a product the old fashioned way (following the steps outlined in the product API for the 'poll' example). i had hoped the zclasses would allow us to easily format the property-update page but seems like they're still baking (unlike my brain which is fried)... happy monday to all. chas
basic question : how does one format/customize the "properties" management page of a zclass instance ? this must be quite obvious but even after a shower i can't find it.
eg. say i have a zclass called "Article". creating this via the zope interface will automatically create the following :
Article Article_add (Article constructor) Article_addForm (Article constructor input form) Article_add_permission (Article constructor permission) Article_factory (Article factory)
i have edited the Article_addForm dtml-document to make the html form better (eg. larger text areas larger with WRAP attributes). so, now it is easier to create a new instance of this zclass.
but when somebody wishes to edit/update the properties of this instance, the following form is used : http://domain/[zclass-instance]/propertysheets/properties/manage
is there a quick and easy way to over-ride this ? i'm only going to add a few things (like better textareas or comments for users) in the name of usability.
(going back to the Lotus Notes analogy earlier, how does one format/customize the "form" ?)
cheers,
chas
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