I've posted a propsal for making it easier to maintain the essential zcml documentation by adding documentation strings to the meta.zcml files. Please comment. I've got proof-of-concept code that I'll keep working on unless I hear screams of pain <grin>. http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/ZCMLHelpViaMetaConfiguration --RDM