[Zope-PTK] CMF some basic Q

[Tres Seaver]

Bill Anderson wrote:
> 
> On 18 Mar 2001 20:43:58 -0500, Tres Seaver wrote:
> > On 18 Mar 2001, Bill Anderson wrote:
> >
> > > On 16 Mar 2001 23:27:26 -0500, Tres Seaver wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > > > > If you want to change that color with skins, you can do
> > > > > > it a couple of ways:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  (1) Go to portal_skins/generic/default_style_sheet (in
> > > > > >  the Zope Management Interface) and hit 'customize' to
> > > > > >  copy it into a custom folder.  Go down to the h1
> > > > > >  declaration and change color by hand - not referring to
> > > > > >  any DTML variable.
> > > >
> > > > This is the one you missed.
> > >
> > > So, there is _supposed_ to be an edit tab then?
> >
> > Not on the properties object (which when customized is a Folder).
> > Only on the DTMLMethods which are used to customize the
> > FSDTMLMethods (which make up the huge majority of the skins).
> >
> > > I am running the beta, with a very (few days ago) recent CVS of Zope. I
> > > have no edit tab, is that the problem? The only management tabs I have
> > > when i do this are:
> > > Contets, view, properties, securitiy, undo, ownership, find.
> > >
> > > The only thing i can change (yes, I am the manager),  is the values of
> > > the variables. Bug perhaps then?
> >
> > This sounds as though you have customized the
> > 'generic/stylesheet_properties' object, which, when customized,
> > turns into a folder with properties like "alink_color",
> > "base_font_color", etc.  These properties are used by the
> > FSDTMLMethod, 'default_stylesheet'.
> 
> Ahh, that explains it. Perhaps some docs on the dogbowl would help? :)

There are a number of skinning docs there;  if, browsing them, you
find that none of them address the problem (i.e., even if you had
found them, you would still have been stuck), then I would venture
that you might need to write one :)  

> it is a bit ... different... to have them seperate. Nice, but different.

Parameterizing the stylesheet was intended to make it simple to
have a somewhat customized look-and-feel for CMF sites, without
requiring the site manager to wrestle with the guts of both CSS
and DTML to make it happen.

I'm glad we resolved the blocker -- keeping valued community
members involved is an important part of our mission.

Tres.
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