[Zope] Selection and Lines Properties for DTML Docs

[Andy McKay]

> Im not sure what you mean by "hide it from the user", it all depends upon
> the rights you give your user.
>
> If I create a lines property on my root folder called selection_list, I
can
> then in folder /test/ make a property test_selection, type selection,
value
> selection_list. The problem you

may have is that you are trying to put it on another document, rather than
on a folder in the acquistion path.

> --
>   Andy McKay, Developer.
>   ActiveState.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve McMahon" <steve@suntype.com>
> To: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 9:36 AM
> Subject: [Zope] Selection and Lines Properties for DTML Docs
>
>
> > I'm new to Zope and am interested in the use of document properties
> > for separating content and design in documents (i.e., using <dtml-var
> > prop_name> in the "edit" tab to insert properties defined on
> > the "properties" tab>.
> >
> > I've had success with simple text properties and would like to be
> > able to present the user with selection properties (choice 1, choice
> > 2, ...). That works well when I first define a "lines" property, then
> > a "selection" property. But, what I'd really like to do is hide the
> > lines property from the user. I've tried putting a lines property in
> > another document, then setting the selection value
> > to 'source_doc.lines_prop'. That yields an error "No select variable
> > source_doc.lines_prop."
> >
> > Any ideas on the right way to do this? Please feel free to point me
> > to good documentation!
> > _________________________________________
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