Re: [Zope-dev] Re: [Zope-PTK] PROPOSAL: Splitting ZPatterns into two products

2000-07-28 Thread Chris Withers
Steve Alexander wrote: > > An object that has DataSkin as a base class allows a DataManager to look > after its data storage requirements. The DataManager stores all the > propertysheets and attributes, and works out what to do and who to > notify when things change. Okay, makes sense... > Ther

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: [Zope-PTK] PROPOSAL: Splitting ZPatterns into two products

2000-07-28 Thread Phillip J. Eby
At 09:51 AM 7/28/00 +0100, Chris Withers wrote: >Steve Alexander wrote: >> "Phillip J. Eby" wrote: >> > So, I am thinking perhaps I should split ZPatterns into two products: >> > PlugIns and DataSkins. > >If 'PlugIns' includes plugins, plugin groups and plugin containers, then >that's a pretty g

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: [Zope-PTK] PROPOSAL: Splitting ZPatterns into two products

2000-07-28 Thread Steve Alexander
Chris Withers wrote: > > 'DataSkins' doesn't mean a lot to me as a name :S > What components would go into this product? An object that has DataSkin as a base class allows a DataManager to look after its data storage requirements. The DataManager stores all the propertysheets and attributes, an

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: [Zope-PTK] PROPOSAL: Splitting ZPatterns into two products

2000-07-28 Thread Chris Withers
Steve Alexander wrote: > "Phillip J. Eby" wrote: > > So, I am thinking perhaps I should split ZPatterns into two products: > > PlugIns and DataSkins. If 'PlugIns' includes plugins, plugin groups and plugin containers, then that's a pretty good name :-) (If I've missed bits out and the like, ple

[Zope-dev] Re: [Zope-PTK] PROPOSAL: Splitting ZPatterns into two products

2000-07-28 Thread Steve Alexander
"Phillip J. Eby" wrote: > > Many people have suggested splitting out the PlugIns part of ZPatterns as a > seperate product for general Zope use. In addition to this, it is becoming > clearer to me as I work on docs, etc., that there really is only one thing > left in ZPatterns after you take out