[Zope3-dev] Zope 3 Questions

[Stephan Richter]

> - Why does the first line of the UI say "Global elements"?  Assuming
> it's a label that's not supposed to be visible, what kind of "global
> elements" are planned?

Well, these might be the Zope 3 logo, the username and settings options. I 
would imagine this to be similar to what we have in the ZopeTop skin.

> - Why are services in packages?  This is not what I envisioned for
> packages.

Everything is in Packages, so you can pack them up and make a distribution... 
Ask the guy who sits across from you (at work) for details... ;-)

> - Why so many 1-pixel-wide lines?  They interrupt visual flow.  Why
> don't we use normal-looking buttons and controls?

I totally agree, but as Godefroid pointed out, we have other issues than the 
particular look of the final UI.

> - I can't remember the difference between a service being "registered"
> and "active".  

Active means that the system will use this service and registered means that 
the servicemanager knows about it. Why the distinction is needed I do not 
know either.

> I know only one service of each type can be active, but
> what does it mean for a service to be registered yet not active?  And
> what does it mean for a service to exist but not be registered?  Why not
> just delete unregistered services?

Unregistered services might have some useful data in them.

Regards,
Stephan
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Stephan Richter
CBU Physics & Chemistry (B.S.) / Tufts Physics (Ph.D. student)
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