[Zope] Using colon and type identifiers in names with javascript

[Mauricio Souza]

Yes, i have this problem...
i will look for the source code, patch it and i will send it to you if
you wants...

Jim Sanford wrote:
> 
> I like the ability to type a variable for zope by using the vname:string syntax.
> However, javascript does appear to like variable names with embedded colons.
> 
> My site is an inhouse site for access to company customer and order data. Our
> html forms make extensive use of javascript for validation and on form lookups
> and therefore I have not been able to use the colon+type feature in my variable
> names.
> 
> Is there an alternate?
> 
> Could I suggest something like vname__zpstring systax? Does anyone have any idea
> what module(s) would I need to patch to make this work? I would think that
> something that takes the request data as it comes in and translates __zp in any
> passed variables to a colon would work.
> 
> Any suggestions?

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