[Zope3-dev] TALES namespace names cannot contain '-'

2005-09-01 Thread Steve Alexander
+):(.+)') I propose to extend this to allow the '-' character too. Any objections to this? Are there any other characters that should be included? Do any specifications need changing? -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http

[Zope3-dev] Re: TALES namespace names cannot contain '-'

2005-09-02 Thread Steve Alexander
and path('%s/%s' (base, x)) I don't understand this example. I see that there's meant to be a '%' operator in there. But, I don't understand what use of the name of a namespace as a function in a Python expression means, and I see only the function 'path' above. -- Steve Alexander

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Rename principal to participant

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Alexander
in some simple systems it is good to conflate the concepts of user and principal. Making the principal available from the request in zope3 encourages this. But, I think that it is not good application design, and it does not make for clear abstractions. -- Steve Alexander

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Rename principal to participant

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Alexander
Shane Hathaway wrote: Steve Alexander wrote: In Launchpad, request.principal is not used by the application programmers. It is used only by the authentication, authorization and publication machinery. The machinery looks up a Person (an application domain object) for the current principal

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Rename principal to participant

2005-09-13 Thread Steve Alexander
of their application. -- Steve Alexander [1] Desperately trying to avoid using the term user there. ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Zope3-dev] Re: RFC: Rename principal to participant

2005-09-14 Thread Steve Alexander
of implicit. I'd rather see a first class User concept. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Rename principal to participant

2005-09-14 Thread Steve Alexander
If not that, we can at least make the weaker case that no Zope 3 *UI* user (whether it's the ZMI or something built on top of it) ordinarily should have to know about 'principals'. I agree with that. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Rename principal to participant

2005-09-14 Thread Steve Alexander
++, as at is now, but no extensible user info with extra information like email addresses, etc, I think). -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Simplify Skinning Redux

2005-12-13 Thread Steve Alexander
). -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Simplify Skinning Redux

2005-12-13 Thread Steve Alexander
this discussion that registering layers is needed only for certain ZMI things, to be implemented later on. So, I guess the ZCML will be implemented later on, or not implemented later on. In either case, later on. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list

Re: [Zope3-dev] RFC: Simplify Skinning Redux

2005-12-13 Thread Steve Alexander
in the ZMI. In addition, I'd like to say that I believe that it is important to keep things that are just for the ZMI separate from the core, where they add complexity to the core. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub

Re: [ZF] Re: Use launchpad ! (was Re: [Zope3-dev] the maintenance of change logs)

2006-09-29 Thread Steve Alexander
of months, though. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Zope3-dev] the maintenance of change logs

2006-09-29 Thread Steve Alexander
. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

[Zope3-dev] Re: Launchpad offer (Was: Core topic in Collector)

2006-12-17 Thread Steve Alexander
by the community of people developing on these projects. -- Steve Alexander ___ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com

Re: [Zope3-dev] Core topic in Collector

2006-12-19 Thread Steve Alexander
Jim Fulton wrote: Steve Alexander wrote: I'd be happy using launchpad too. The last link points to a discussion that didn't have any decision in the end. I wouldn't go as far as abandoning the old collector data. Then I think we should stick with the current collector unless someone comes