[Zope-dev] Re: Custom class: cut,copy,rename?

[Chris Withers]

Ian Beatty wrote:

> I presume you mean "for cut, paste, rename, etc." If I remove
> PropertyManager, my 'Properties' ZMI tab disappears. 

That's odd, I could have sworn ObjectManager used that. Hmmm, maybe use Folder 
instead of ObjectManager ;-)

> Okay. This is bizarre. I've got a containment hierarchy of several classes;
> I'll talk about the top 3. I've got things set up so that I can create
> instances of A within my Zope root (or any other "normal" Zope folder), I
> can create instances of B and only B within A, and I can create instances of
> C and only C within B.

How have you tried to make that happen?

>     Traceback (innermost last):
>       Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 100, in publish
>       Module ZPublisher.mapply, line 88, in mapply
>       Module ZPublisher.Publish, line 40, in call_object
>       Module OFS.CopySupport, line 230, in manage_renameObjects
>       Module OFS.CopySupport, line 252, in manage_renameObject
>     Copy Error: 
>     [html snipped]

The HTML would be handy ;-)

What version of ZOpe are you using>

> Attempting to rename an instance of C within B fails in the same way as
> renaming A (i.e., with a '_notifyOfCopyTo').

I suspect the way you're trying to ensure only certain types of object can go in 
certain containers is to blame here...

cheers,

Chris
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