[ZPT] Re: [Zope3-dev] TAL Macro Parameters

[Chris Withers]

Shane Hathaway wrote:
> 
> People are already using it that way, however, and the current syntax is 
> causing pain. 

Who? Where? Why?

If you want that kind of behaviour, why not just do something:

<tal:x replace="python:here.myothertemplate(a='x',b=somevar')"/>

?

> As stated in the proposal: "We believe the current 
> implicit parameter passing scheme leads to much greater operational 
> complexity, in confusion about the source of values and code complexity 
> in providing for missing settings."

Yeah, it's how DTML works ;-)

>> Finally, under the proposed code, how would you go about getting 
>> things to behave like thery do now?
> 
> You just don't provide or require parameters.  Variables will still 
> behave as they do today.

Ah, okay...

Chris