[Zope] Page Template: how to reference objects in the folder above this one?

Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 13:32:29 -0600


    Tino> The problem is, you should not try to 1:1 translate DTML examples
    Tino> to ZPT. If you do so, you would undermine its use. Instead of
    Tino> assembling a page out of small parts (like DTML does), in ZPT you
    Tino> use template pages which look like the resulting page, for example
    Tino> like this:

    ...

Thanks, that helps.

    Tino> Then you would start designing an actual content page like this:

    Tino> <html metal:use-macro="here/mastertemplate/macros/master">
    Tino> </html>

    Tino> [x] expand macros when editing and press "Save Changes"

I thought I saw someone else say recently that macro expansion while editing
is vile.

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