[ZPT] Truncating strings

[Ian Bicking]

On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 04:55 PM, Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
> Ian Bicking writes:
>> <span tal:condition="python: len(var) > 10" tal:omit-tag="">
>>    <span tal:replace="python: var[:10]">var</span>...
>> </span>
>> <span tal:condition="python: len(var) < 10" tal:omit-tag="">
>>    <span tal:replace="var">var</span>
>> </span>
>
> You can do this with less crud:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> <tal:block define="var     string:abcdefghijklmnop;
>                    maxlen  python:10;
>                    toolong python:len(var) &gt; maxlen;
>                    partial python:var[:maxlen]">
>
>   <span tal:replace="partial"
>     /><tal:span condition="toolong">...</tal:span>
>
> </tal:block>

Still... so... long... to... type...

I think ZPT is giving me RSI, with the Z SQL Methods kicking me when 
I'm down.  (But I feel productive when I can type at full speed for 
minutes on end, practically on autopilot)

Huh... tal:block must be new though.  Good to know.  Saves a few stokes 
off <div tal:omit-tag="">...

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