[Zope] zpt for management views?

[Jon Whitener]

Mark McEahern wrote:
> When creating a Zope Product:
> 
> 1) Is it possible to use ZPT instead of DTML for management views?
> 
> 2) If it is possible, are there downsides?
> 
> 3) Whether it's possible or not, is there any reason why the Zope Book
> doesn't mention it to forestall people like me from asking what is likely a
> FAQ?  <wink>
> 
>    http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Books/ZDG/current/Products.stx#3-62

1) Yes.  Look at PageTemplateFile instead of DTMLFile / HTMLFile.

2) One that has me beat is trouble passing in parameters to the template 
upon instantiating the ZPT.  See links below.

3) Because you need to write that chapter. ;)


Related threads I recently began:
http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zpt/2003-February/004337.html
http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope/2003-February/131144.html

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Jon Whitener
Detroit Michigan USA