[Zope3-dev] "here" vs "context" for templates in content space

[Jim Fulton]

Jim Penny wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 04:52:45PM -0500, Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
>>Jim Fulton wrote:
>>
>>>Templates used for views have a context variable for refering to
>>>the context of the view, the thing being viewed.
>>>
>>>Templated pages, which are templates used in content space, like
>>>traditional zpt templates, have a "context" variable for refering to
>>>the folder containing the template.
>>>
>>>We decided to use "context" in both cases, but the meaning of "context"
>>>is a little different in the two cases. I wonder if it would be better
>>>to use "here" to make things more familiar for Zope 2 users?
>>
>>As many pointed out, "container" would be more correct than "here".
>>I wonder if anybody uses "container" in Zope 2.
>>
>>Jim
> 
> 
> I use it exclusively in Zope 2.  
> 
> "here" was always confusing, as it was not in Script (Python), and I just
> forgot to ever use here.  container worked.

Very cool.  I'd be happy to hear that most people use container rather than
here.

Jim


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