[ZPT] Content/Presentation Separation

[Alexander Schonfeld]

All I gotta say is... slap me some data skins to go with my organic
nests.

and:

Method to this madness there must be... for if not, acquisition CAN ONLY
LEAD TO THE DARKSIDE!!!

Alex.
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> > I still resent the idea of having to drop my python scripts into each 
> > directory -- or even of having directories at all, aside from css, 
> > macros, python, CONTENT, etc. Opinion, anybody?
> 
> One way of going about things,
> 
> You can use Zope to call a script (stored in a universal place), and 
> apply it in the context of the directory.  All you need to do is call 
> the object, (assuming it's accessable in a parent-folder path), and it 
> can be applied in the context of where it is called.
> 
> This can very quickly get quite rich (and complex) if for instance, you 
> start placing scripts of the same name, in different parts of the 
> system, that do different things.  Then your templates, (called in the 
> same way, assumably) can return different things to more generic tal 
> statements as they traverse back through folders.  (Like a pachenko 
> machine in 4d, but er, not random pathways.)
> 
> If that kind of Object structure is unnecessary in the context of what 
> you are building, (i.e. having a seperate object somewhere on the system 
> just makes it more confusing), I'd suggest then putting the python in 
> the tal statement).
> 
> I tend towards structuring my content in organic nests, and then scaling 
> through them with page templates calling python- but some of the other 
> posts scale through with python, and pass things off, returning page 
> templates.  Either way is great.
> 
> To me, it's all about making the simplest solution in the context of the 
> problem to be solved.  No formula or strict method can apply.  Audrey, 
> if you find a different way than what I describe, please post it!
> 
> Best,
> .ike
> 
> 
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