[ZDP] Fw: [Zope] Using Links within Zope

Loren Stafford lstaffor@dynalogic.com
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:32:25 -0800


To elaborate on my own post:

I remember wasting some time before I figured out that I had to use
'absolute_url'. With just relative 'url' the URL kept getting longer. This
is certainly an issue. I'm not sure that 'absolute_url' is the only or best
solution.

-- Loren

----- Original Message -----
From: Loren Stafford <lstaffor@dynalogic.com>
To: Eron Lloyd <woodsage@op.net>
Sent: February 08, 2000 09:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] Using Links within Zope


> There's a How-To on that kind of nav bar
> (http://www.zope.org/Members/lstaffor/Breadcrumbs). You are welcome to use
> any of it in other documentation.
>
> It mostly illustrates how to use the PARENTS object.
>
> As far as linking goes, it's pretty simple. It uses absolute_url for all
> hrefs.
>
> -- Loren Stafford
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eron Lloyd <woodsage@op.net>
> To: <zope@zope.org>
> Sent: February 08, 2000 08:08 PM
> Subject: [Zope] Using Links within Zope
>
> [snip[
> >
> > My next question is: Linking in Zope - is there anything special (yet
> > basic enough) that can be done besides a "<a href="some.object">click
> > here</a>" type of link? Any DTML-special stuff? Especially useful would
> > be implementing a navigation bar that trails behind each level deep into
> > the heirarchy you go. How to generate the links, etc. and what DTML
> > would need to be used.
> >
> > Ideas? Pour 'em out, I'm willing to write as much as I learn.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Eron