[Zope3-dev] Content Types: What are they? Do we need them for Zope 3

[Craeg K Strong]

Oops!   Replace "generated from" with

"generated from or described by" in the sentence

...namely those generated from or described by
XML schema of some kind...

[sorry for the extra traffic]

--Craeg


Craeg K Strong wrote:
> I am afraid I can't offer any solutions, but here are some
> thoughts nonetheless:
> 
> If content is in XML, then it will typically be in
> conformance with a DTD and/or Schema of some kind.
> For example:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <!DOCTYPE Document
>   PUBLIC "-//ArielPartners//DTD XML Article V1.0//EN"
>   "http://www.arielpartners.com/dtd/article.dtd">
> 
> ..identifies a document as type "Document" :)
> 
> That, together with the mimetype should be sufficient for
> processing tools to deal with it appropriately.
> 
> Interestingly enough, "schema type" could also be used
> to identify other types of components-- namely those generated
> from XML schema of some kind.
> 
> Not sure if that is general enough to be used to describe
> every type of Z3 component..?
> 
> HTH,
> 
> --Craeg
> 
> Jim Fulton wrote:
> <snip/>
> 
>>
>> Does Zope 3 need a "content type" concept? Is so, what should
>> content types be used for?
>>
>