[Grok-dev] a problem with 'static' and macros

[Martijn Faassen]

Hi there,

I have discovered a problem with the combination of the 'static' 
variable in page templates in combination with macros.

'static' is a special variable that Grok makes available to page 
templates. It makes it easy to refer to static resources in the 
package's 'static' directory:

<img tal:attributes="src static/myimage.jpg" />

Now put the above line in a macro. Now put the macro in one package, and 
the page template that uses this macro in another package.

When the second page template is rendered, the 'static' in the macro 
will reference the static directory in the *new* package, not the 
package the macro itself is in. This is unexpected, as it disallows the 
reuse of macros from other packages if they refer to static resources at 
all.

We need a solution to this problem. I am at a loss; macros just work 
this way with names, after all. Is it possible to have a "macro-local" 
name only dependent on the view of the macro itself? I have no idea how. 
Anyone got any ideas?

Regards,

Martijn