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

[Chris Withers]

Shane Hathaway wrote:
> Chris Withers wrote:
> 
>> Shane Hathaway wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> People are already using it that way, however, and the current syntax 
>>> is causing pain. 
>>
>> Who? Where? Why?
> 
> All of Zope Corp.'s recent customers, AFAIK, and probably Plone as well. 

What makes this preferable to calling a page template?

>> If you want that kind of behaviour, why not just do something:
>>
>> <tal:x replace="python:here.myothertemplate(a='x',b=somevar')"/>
>>
>> ?
> 
> There are various reasons to prefer macros over whole templates for 
> parts of pages.

I honestly can't think of any, can you elaborate?

> Note also that you have to drop to Python syntax to 
> call a template with options.

Indeed, this is a general problem with TALES. I'd love to see it sovled and 
would much prefer to solve that problem than adding Macros Parameters first...

cheers,

Chris