[Zope3-dev] Schema fields, widgets, allowable_values and items

[Jim Fulton]

Martijn Faassen wrote:
> Jim Fulton wrote:
> [snip]
> 
>>So, are you saying that we should amend allowed_values to be not just
>>a sequence of values but a sequence of values and labels? Or should there
>>be a separate property?
>>
> 
> In Formulator items is a single property.

Keep in mind that Formulator mixes data and presentation.
I'm still a little bit uncomfortable with haveing labels in the schemas.

 > It makes it easy to override
> and make dynamic. I imagine in many cases if you get your data from
> say, a relational database, it's easier to have it in a single property
> of label, value tuples instead of two properties, so I'd go for that.

Note that Zope 3 fields don't have "items". They have "allowed_values".
So, do you want to:

1. Make the allowed_values property have a list of value/label pairs?

2. Rename allowed_values to "items" and get items to have a list of value/label
    pairs?

3. Do you want *both* allowed_values and items? (I'd prefer some other name
    than "items".

4. Do you want some property that contain a sequence of
    either values or items. (I don't like that.)

None of the above?

Jim


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