[Zope] Core Session Tracking kudos & namespaces

[Phil Harris]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Withers" <chrisw@nipltd.com>
To: "Chris McDonough" <chrism@digicool.com>
Cc: "Dieter Maurer" <dieter@handshake.de>; "Bob Sidebotham"
<bob_sidebotham@yahoo.com>; <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Zope] Core Session Tracking kudos & namespaces


> Chris McDonough wrote:
> >
> > So the question becomes: do we want DTML namespace lookup magic or no
DTML
> > namespace lookup magic for names that we attempt to look up in a session
> > data object?  I don't know the answer.  I'm so sick of magic at this
point
> > that I'm apt to vote "no", but if it affords us some provable real-world
> > benefits, I could change this vote.  If someone would be kind enough to
give
> > me an example where having DTML namespace lookup magic for names out of
a
> > session data object would be very useful, I'd consider it carefully.
>
> Well, if you want to get something from the session, but it might not be
> there and you want to fall back to somethign that was submitted on the
> form or, more likely, is a property of some other object and hence
> acquirable.

seconded.  This would come in most handy right now for me.

>
> Of course, the best solution would be for the 'magic' lookup to be
> optional...

That'd also be cool.

>
> cheers,
>
> Chris
>
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