On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:26:13 -0330 Rocky Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its my personal opinion that anytime a page template > requires logic complicated enough to warrant using a > 'python:' expression, that logic should be re-thought and > placed into a view class. I know that some python: > expressions are fairly simple, but for an HTML designer, > *any* python: portions are dangerous to touch (and > shouldn't be touched by the HTML designer). > > What do you all think?
-10! I think it's a terrible idea. Why do I have to learn a new programming syntax just to get things done in ZPT? I do *most* expressions in Python syntax, with very few exceptions. The python syntax is explicit, clear, and matches the syntax used elsewhere in the program. Besides, there are plenty of places where it is convenient to use simple mathematical relationships to manage presentation, such as: <span tal:condition="python: i % 5 = 3"> </span> for something that should occur in "every 5 repeats" of something. There's no way that sort of things should be considered "business logic" -- it's just pagination or color bars or some such thing. -- Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com _______________________________________________ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
