Re: [Zope] ZPT & contents slot
John Poltorak wrote: On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 04:46:55PM -0500, J Cameron Cooper wrote: John Poltorak wrote: Is 'stxfile' the actual filename? I'm not concerned about it being structured initially - just want to see it working in principle with any file containg some text. It's the name of an object. I made up this name for your "structure text file, in each of the folders A B C". You may call it as you will. Note: there is no such thing as a "file" in the ZODB. Everything is an object. Really? You should try clicking on the drop down menu near the Add button of ZMI. That allows you to create a file ;-)... That's a File, with a capital F. There's a difference. This is how "content" is viewed. One thing I forgot to mention: you would apply this template (say it's named 'special_view') to your folders, like: http://localhost/A/special_view http://localhost/B/special_view http://localhost/C/special_view Now, if we used a template like this (let's name it 'direct_view'):: I'm a header This is sample page content I'm a footer we could apply it like so:: http://localhost/A/stxfile/direct_view http://localhost/B/stxfile/direct_view http://localhost/C/stxfile/direct_view This is a much more typical pattern, at least for content. If you want to apply a wrapper to page templates, then you use macros. I can't say I understood much of that, but this web page gave me an example of exactly what I wanted to do:- http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/1092772190 Here is the code snippet which looks somewhat different to that which you suggested, or is it basically the same? The structured text goes here. The problem is finding such examples, but at least in this instance I've learnt something, so thanks for the help. Essentially the same thing, save that you're using a library function to render some text, instead of asking an object to render itself. --jcc -- "Building Websites with Plone" http://plonebook.packtpub.com/ Enfold Systems, LLC http://www.enfoldsystems.com ___ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
Re: [Zope] ZPT & contents slot
On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 04:46:55PM -0500, J Cameron Cooper wrote: > John Poltorak wrote: > > > Is 'stxfile' the actual filename? I'm not concerned about it being > > structured initially - just want to see it working in principle with > > any file containg some text. > > > It's the name of an object. I made up this name for your "structure text > file, in each of the folders A B C". You may call it as you will. > > Note: there is no such thing as a "file" in the ZODB. Everything is an > object. Really? You should try clicking on the drop down menu near the Add button of ZMI. That allows you to create a file ;-)... > This is how "content" is viewed. One thing I forgot to mention: you > would apply this template (say it's named 'special_view') to your > folders, like: > > http://localhost/A/special_view > http://localhost/B/special_view > http://localhost/C/special_view > > Now, if we used a template like this (let's name it 'direct_view'):: > >I'm a header > > > This is sample page content > > >I'm a footer > > we could apply it like so:: > > http://localhost/A/stxfile/direct_view > http://localhost/B/stxfile/direct_view > http://localhost/C/stxfile/direct_view > > This is a much more typical pattern, at least for content. If you want > to apply a wrapper to page templates, then you use macros. I can't say I understood much of that, but this web page gave me an example of exactly what I wanted to do:- http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/1092772190 Here is the code snippet which looks somewhat different to that which you suggested, or is it basically the same? The structured text goes here. The problem is finding such examples, but at least in this instance I've learnt something, so thanks for the help. > --jcc > -- > "Building Websites with Plone" > http://plonebook.packtpub.com/ > > Enfold Systems, LLC > http://www.enfoldsystems.com -- John ___ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
Re: [Zope] ZPT & contents slot
John Poltorak wrote: On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 03:16:11PM -0500, J Cameron Cooper wrote: John Poltorak wrote: If I create a macro which defines a slot called 'content', is there any way to have that slot populated by a file with a specific name if it exists in a folder? What I'd like to do is create a structure text file, in each of the folders A B C and have it automatically loaded into a content slot of a master template whenever the options A B C are selected. Can I do that, and if so how? I have spent all day looking at ZPT references and have no idea if what I'd like to do is possible. You don't have to involve macros:: I'm a header This is sample page content I'm a footer If 'stxfile' can be aquired, what it renders will be included as page structure. (You may need to use a different method one the end of the path to render the object; for Documents, this is 'CookedBody'.) Otherwise, nothing will be rendered, though you could add a block with the oposite condition to supply a default action. Is 'stxfile' the actual filename? I'm not concerned about it being structured initially - just want to see it working in principle with any file containg some text. It's the name of an object. I made up this name for your "structure text file, in each of the folders A B C". You may call it as you will. Note: there is no such thing as a "file" in the ZODB. Everything is an object. This is how "content" is viewed. One thing I forgot to mention: you would apply this template (say it's named 'special_view') to your folders, like: http://localhost/A/special_view http://localhost/B/special_view http://localhost/C/special_view Now, if we used a template like this (let's name it 'direct_view'):: I'm a header This is sample page content I'm a footer we could apply it like so:: http://localhost/A/stxfile/direct_view http://localhost/B/stxfile/direct_view http://localhost/C/stxfile/direct_view This is a much more typical pattern, at least for content. If you want to apply a wrapper to page templates, then you use macros. --jcc -- "Building Websites with Plone" http://plonebook.packtpub.com/ Enfold Systems, LLC http://www.enfoldsystems.com ___ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
Re: [Zope] ZPT & contents slot
On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 03:16:11PM -0500, J Cameron Cooper wrote: > John Poltorak wrote: > > If I create a macro which defines a slot called 'content', is there any > > way to have that slot populated by a file with a specific name if it > > exists in a folder? > > > > What I'd like to do is create a structure text file, in each of the > > folders A B C and have it automatically loaded into a content slot of a > > master template whenever the options A B C are selected. > > > > Can I do that, and if so how? > > > > I have spent all day looking at ZPT references and have no idea if what > > I'd like to do is possible. > > You don't have to involve macros:: > > I'm a header > > tal:replace="structure context/stxfile/CookedBody"> > This is sample page content > > > I'm a footer > > If 'stxfile' can be aquired, what it renders will be included as page > structure. (You may need to use a different method one the end of the > path to render the object; for Documents, this is 'CookedBody'.) > Otherwise, nothing will be rendered, though you could add a block with > the oposite condition to supply a default action. Is 'stxfile' the actual filename? I'm not concerned about it being structured initially - just want to see it working in principle with any file containg some text. > If you do not want the effects of acquisition, you may say instead:: > >tal:condition="exists:context/aq_explicit/stxfile" > > since Zope assumes you generally want acquisition. > > --jcc > -- > "Building Websites with Plone" > http://plonebook.packtpub.com/ > > Enfold Systems, LLC > http://www.enfoldsystems.com -- John ___ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
Re: [Zope] ZPT & contents slot
John Poltorak wrote: If I create a macro which defines a slot called 'content', is there any way to have that slot populated by a file with a specific name if it exists in a folder? What I'd like to do is create a structure text file, in each of the folders A B C and have it automatically loaded into a content slot of a master template whenever the options A B C are selected. Can I do that, and if so how? I have spent all day looking at ZPT references and have no idea if what I'd like to do is possible. You don't have to involve macros:: I'm a header This is sample page content I'm a footer If 'stxfile' can be aquired, what it renders will be included as page structure. (You may need to use a different method one the end of the path to render the object; for Documents, this is 'CookedBody'.) Otherwise, nothing will be rendered, though you could add a block with the oposite condition to supply a default action. If you do not want the effects of acquisition, you may say instead:: tal:condition="exists:context/aq_explicit/stxfile" since Zope assumes you generally want acquisition. --jcc -- "Building Websites with Plone" http://plonebook.packtpub.com/ Enfold Systems, LLC http://www.enfoldsystems.com ___ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
[Zope] ZPT & contents slot
If I create a macro which defines a slot called 'content', is there any way to have that slot populated by a file with a specific name if it exists in a folder? What I'd like to do is create a structure text file, in each of the folders A B C and have it automatically loaded into a content slot of a master template whenever the options A B C are selected. Can I do that, and if so how? I have spent all day looking at ZPT references and have no idea if what I'd like to do is possible. -- John ___ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
