[Zope] Re: request.locale - do we have this in 2.9.4?

[Philipp von Weitershausen]

Maciej Wisniowski wrote:
>> DateDisplayWidget expects an IBrowserRequest. Zope 2's request only 
>> pretends to be an IBrowserRequest. At the current state, it can't 
>> implement the whole interface.
>>
>> That's a known issue, but we can't do anything about it, at least not 
>> in DateDisplayWidget (and numerous other places where request.locale 
>> is used). The problem's roots go deeper.
> 
> I just thought that if there is DateDisplayWidget class in Zope2.9.4 code
> then it may be used. It is a bit strange for me that Zope contains code
> that is unuseable. But ok, I'll use something different.

It is not unusable if your request correctly implements IBrowserRequest. 
And even though it is in Zope 2.9.4, it comes from a Zope 3 based 
library. Five never gave you a guarantee that *all* Zope 3 components 
would instantly work in Zope 2 as soon as they're shipped with it.

Philipp