[Zope] Namespace + syntax question

[Tres Seaver]

"RC Compaan" <roche@up-front.co.za>
> 
> I want to create a list of image thumbnails in a table.  On every tenth item
> i want to start a new row.  I thought the "fmod" function is appropriate.  I
> get a syntax error however.
> 
> My DTML:
> 
> <dtml-in "PARENTS[0].objectItems('Image')">
>   <dtml-if sequence-start>
>      <table><tr>
>   </dtml-if>
>   <dtml-if "_.fmod(_.['sequence-index'],10)=0">
                      ^
                      +- BZZT!

The "_" object is dictionary-like, and doesn't want a period for key lookup.
Use "...( _['sequence-index']..." instead.

Aside:

I usually end up throwing in a '<dtml-let ...>' to alias those ridiculous
"identifiers".  What is the status of the patch to alias them automatically (I
_still_ can't figure out why they exist)?

Tres.
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