[Zope-PTK] CMF some basic Q

[Bill Anderson]

On 18 Mar 2001 20:43:58 -0500, Tres Seaver wrote:
> On 18 Mar 2001, Bill Anderson wrote:
> 
> > On 16 Mar 2001 23:27:26 -0500, Tres Seaver wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > > > > If you want to change that color with skins, you can do
> > > > > it a couple of ways:
> > > > >
> > > > >  (1) Go to portal_skins/generic/default_style_sheet (in
> > > > >  the Zope Management Interface) and hit 'customize' to
> > > > >  copy it into a custom folder.  Go down to the h1
> > > > >  declaration and change color by hand - not referring to
> > > > >  any DTML variable.
> > > 
> > > This is the one you missed.
> > 
> > So, there is _supposed_ to be an edit tab then?
> 
> Not on the properties object (which when customized is a Folder).
> Only on the DTMLMethods which are used to customize the
> FSDTMLMethods (which make up the huge majority of the skins).
> 
> > I am running the beta, with a very (few days ago) recent CVS of Zope. I
> > have no edit tab, is that the problem? The only management tabs I have
> > when i do this are:
> > Contets, view, properties, securitiy, undo, ownership, find.
> > 
> > The only thing i can change (yes, I am the manager),  is the values of
> > the variables. Bug perhaps then?
> 
> This sounds as though you have customized the
> 'generic/stylesheet_properties' object, which, when customized,
> turns into a folder with properties like "alink_color",
> "base_font_color", etc.  These properties are used by the
> FSDTMLMethod, 'default_stylesheet'.

Ahh, that explains it. Perhaps some docs on the dogbowl would help? :)


it is a bit ... different... to have them seperate. Nice, but different.


Bill