[Zope-CMF] contentValues vs. objectValues, members vs. users?

Anders Schneiderman schneida@seiu.org
Thu, 07 Jun 2001 16:47:32 -0400


What's the difference between contentValues and objectValues?  I've created 
a customized version of  folder_contents in my new skin, and it's doing 
something odd.  When I first ran it, it didn't show the folders that were 
in organizing/healthcare, even though they showed up in /manage.  I added 
some folders & content via folder_contents, and it showed up, but not the 
folders that had been created by /manage.

I looked at the code and found that folder_contents called contentValues, 
for which I couldn't find documentation.  Just for the hell of it, I 
switched it to objectValues:
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<dtml-in expr="objectValues()"
          sort="id" size="19" start=qs>
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Now everything shows up.  So, what's the difference between contentValues 
and objectValues?

I'm wondering whether my confusion is really over the difference between 
members and users.  I know members have abilities that users don't, such as 
the ability to choose which skin they want.  But what's the relationship 
betwixt the two?  To create a member, do you first create a user?  And 
where do I find documentation on this?  I couldn't sort it out from 
Beehive's otherwise quite helpful documentation.

Thanks,
Anders Schneiderman
Information Manager
SEIU International