[Zope-CMF] how to override folder_contents action?

Bill Anderson bill@libc.org
06 May 2001 01:41:49 -0600


On 04 May 2001 14:14:28 -0400, marc lindahl wrote:
> I was making a Scriptable Type Info type, to allow making Product within the
> CMF environ (ZopeGUD to be exact) and oddly, regardless of setting of 'use
> default type information' when first adding it (what does that actually do,
> anyway?), I get a folder icon when an instance is added (regardless of the
> icon I tell it to use in it's portal_types properties), but the main thing
> is,  in the actions menu, I get a 'Folder Contents' action which goes to
> instance/folder_contents.  I've tried to define a folder_contents action in
> the portal_types actions tab, by naming the id folder_contents (I figure the
> name doesn't matter?), and the action my new action (for example,
> index_html_alternate, or manage_edit, or whatever), and category either
> object or folder, and permission a host of different things (access contents
> information, modify portal contents, view...) nothing seems to override this
> folder_contents method....  what am I missing???

Just that it is a skin, and hence customizable from the skins tree? ;^)~
Bill