[Zope3-dev] Re: Number of languages in Zope 3

[Evan Simpson]

Jim Penny wrote:
> The reason is that ZPT is 
> based on XML and XML attributes may be arbitrarily re-ordered by parsers.  

Ah, I misunderstood -- I agree that this is not explained well by the 
current documentation.  There's also the XML constraint against multiple 
attributes with the same name, as a design influence.

> It would be awfully nice if content and contents; and
> attribute and attributes were alternative spellings of the same thing.
[...]
> So how about allowing both here and context in both ZPT and
> pythonscripts?

Both of these were discussed, and the consensus was that TAL and TALES 
should promote the Python virtue of "There should be one -- and 
preferably only one -- obvious way to accomplish each task."  A few 
synonyms in a rather sparse namespace may seem like a small and pleasant 
convenience (it does to *me*, actually), but I suspect that it would not 
truly promote usability or flatten the learning curve.

As for the ability to use 'here' in Scripts -- it exists!  Admittedly, 
the Bindings tab is the musty, cobweb-draped attic filled with old bank 
statements and rotting clothing of the House of Scripts, but it *is* 
there :-)

Cheers,

Evan @ 4-am