[Zope] Documentation issues ... cloning folders into instances

[Rik Hoekstra]

Joachim Werner wrote:
> 
> <frustration>
> 
> I'm finding myself again trying to figure out how things work in Zope, just
> to find out at the end that it is MUCH simpler that I thought  -- but totally
> undocumented! Or maybe I just haven't looked for it enough ...
> 
> Isn't there somewhere a list of all method calls I can use from DTML (like
> manage_addXYZ)? It can't all be just trial and error or "read the code". -- Yes
> it can, but I don't want to be that pessimistic ;-)


Try: the zope quick reference.

http://zdp.zope.org/projects/zqr/zqr/ZopeQR

> 
> O.k., my current problem is that I have a folder with icons and images in a
> ZClass that should be copied to all new instances of the class.
> 
> There seems to be a "manage_clone" call for that (just read about it in a
> posting), but how does it work and where do I find any documentation on it?

from the zqr: 

manage_clone(ob, id, [REQUEST])
           Clone an object, creating a new object with the given id. 

> 
> As all those methods are in the namespace, isn't there at least a trick to get
> a list of all names to print out? That would be a first start.

Nope, at least not an easy one. 

> 
> I mean, I had to figure out every single call like manage_addDTMLDocument or
> manage_changeProperties by trial and error. That makes Zope so much less
> efficient that it could be ...
> 
> </frustration>
> 

<plug>The ZDP site is growing steadily. You may find more answers
there.</plug>

Rik