[Zope3-Users] Building an admin interface

[Stephan Richter]

On Monday 16 July 2007 12:29, Florian Lindner wrote:
> - What skins to use?

Don't use any of the shipped skins at all. You may want to start with 
z3c.layer.minimal or z3c.layer.pagelet (if you are using pagelets) to get 
some initial registrations like error pages, widgets, etc.

> - How should authentication be done?
> Just rely on the authentication source being around and use it  with
> getUtility(IAuthentication)?

That's good, though for custom projects I always create a custom site object 
and use some mechanism, like z3c.configurator, to add a configured 
authentication utility.

> - How to design my ZPTs to make them fit in the skin/interface?

That depends on the UI pattern you decide to use. There are several choices:

- Use macros to define O-wrap, bits and pieces and so on. This is the way the 
default skins are done.

- Use viewlets to do the entire UI.

- Use pagelets to do the entire UI.

For a simple, non-portal application, I would choose the last option.

> - What else to pay attention to?

Don't anticipate! And don't over-engineer the UI! Get something working that 
works for your specific project.

Regards,
Stephan
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Stephan Richter
CBU Physics & Chemistry (B.S.) / Tufts Physics (Ph.D. student)
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