Hi Tom, this exacly was a problem for my design here to: ZPT dont implement real inheritance :(( I had success with the following workaround: 1) Master Template - this holds the global layout and things which are common to all pages. Its broken up in small macros for every constant part. 2) several Temlates for bigger parts of the site, e.g. standard table, standard question-box etc. Each in a separate template as it seems convenient, die rest is filled in from master template so it looks like a complete page - this is just for quick overview 3) Function centric templates - these are for a small group of pages or even a single page, like a "type of page". They form a big macro, which covers the whole HTML (actually I use <metal:block> tag around <html> and strip this in edit-view/ftp/webdav so co-worker cannot circumvent the macro) Every constant part is assembled there from macros of the master template (1) (for example navigation) and macros of the desired standard element template(s) (2). Every piece of text which should be localized is surrounded by define-slots. All other parts remain constant (this also saves the app-logic from beeing accidently overwritten) 4) The pages which use their function specific template (3) and only allow the slots to be filled, which are mostly text. Usually there is one for any language version (I use language negotiation to provide the relevant content-language to a user, app-functions get their language selection from surrounded page)
From what I can tell this works pretty well and avoids to repeat things too often. (Only the global table structure is repeated because of the unability to do inheritance)
HTH Tino Wildenhain PS: this thread should be moved to ZPT list I think. (Sorry for the cross posting) --On Mittwoch, 6. November 2002 13:34 +0100 Tom Deprez <tom.deprez@uz.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
Hi,
I'm not sure how to implement something with ZPT and need your advice:
I'll do my best to explain the problem, but I'm not sure if I will succeed, since it is not easy to show.
I've a site which has several folders, they all follow the same strategy. Basicly what you have is a page with the top half some general information. The bottom half is split in two 'panes': the left contains a list of items, the right contains more information of the selected item. People can delete/edit/look a selected item. Depending on what people want to do, the right bottom 'pane' has to be different. Every action is in a different folder, so the layout looks like:
Root ... Lists Flowers Delete Edit Insert Boats Delete Edit Insert ...
Now, I'm implementing this in PT, but I'm a little stuck here, since it seems ZPT can't stack. eg I've a master PT which defines the general layout (menus) and contains slots, situated in the root. The slots are toppane (to fill in the toppane) and bottompane (to fill in the bottompane). To be correct, I should create a new master page for the 'Flowers' & 'Boats' folders, because they have a different layout, namely 'top pane', 'bottom left pane', 'bottom right pane'. But when I do this, aren't I then overruling the way for what PT were designed? If I now want to change the layout of my site, I have to change 2 pages (and who know how much more if we go further into detail). Changing 2 isn't that bad, however, most of the parts are in fact the same! The menu handling etc is the same...
I was wondering if it is possible to have PT which can inherit from another PT, but can extend it with new slots/macros. Which is at the moment not possible, I think.
Thanks in advance, Tom.
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