[Zope3-dev] simple question

[Steve Alexander]

Tom Deprez wrote:
 >
> Well, not really questions, just wondering if Zope3 would have these
> possibilities:
> 
> 1) That you can easely create a new meta_type from an existing product.  eg,
> that you can have the same product in add object list, but with 2 different
> names (meta_types) eg 'DTML Document' and 'Casus Document'.
> 
> --> I now found out that this is in fact possible within  the CMF! through
> the portal_types folder. It would be nice to have this also outside the CMF

Zope3 will have the equivalent using "Placeful Marker Interfaces".


> 2) That you easely can create a new 'product'. This product is just an
> existing product, but with extra properties. In such a way that you don't
> have to create a new python product, but in a simple manner: define the base
> product, define the extra properties and define the new meta_type. This
> "new" product will appear on the add object list.

There will be a number of approaches to doing this. The easiest way 
would be to extend an existing product. However, this is vastly easier 
than it is with Zope 2.

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Steve Alexander