I am looking for a templating mechanism that would: 1) Separate the template (�class�) from the instances (�objects�) 2) Separate content from presentation 3) Separate locked and editable areas 4) Present a user-friendly (possibly WYSIWYG) interface to the author 5) Be simple enough so that designers can start being productive in 5 minutes (1) For example, the designer can create a �Job Posting� template with 3 editable areas �Job Title�, �Job Description� and �Requirements�. Then an HR person can use the template to create multiple instances of �Job Posting�: �Network Engineer�, �Receptionist�, and so on. (2) The designer can modify the presentation of multiple instances by modifying the template only (3) and (4) The author gets access to the editable areas �in context� (5) The designer can use something simpler than ZPT. It can be as simple as defining �editable areas� in a page. Dreamweaver templates are a good example of what I would like to achieve. Once we agree on markers for the editable areas, adding new templates should be very simple. I am new to Zope, so I may miss something. Does what I have described above already exist? If not, any suggestion on how to do that? Thanks, Robert __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
Robert Jean wrote at 2003-4-4 09:30 -0800:
I am looking for a templating mechanism that would:
1) Separate the template (�class�) from the instances (�objects�) 2) Separate content from presentation 3) Separate locked and editable areas 4) Present a user-friendly (possibly WYSIWYG) interface to the author 5) Be simple enough so that designers can start being productive in 5 minutes
Seems that ZPT based CMF fulfills most of your requirements (it does not give 4, out of the box). Dieter
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