[Zope3-dev] Re: [Zope3-checkins] CVS: Zope3/src/zope/schema -_bootstrapfields.py:1.19.2.1

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Steve Alexander writes:
 > My plan has been to make changes in Zope that provide the features I 
 > need (or at least give me flexibility to add the features I need to my 
 > own code). As these changes get made, I can make my own code less special.
 > 
 > So, I'd like it if you would break my code by properly implementing 
 > features in Zope 3's code :-)

Perhaps you'll present a list of the features you really need?  (It's
possible you've done so and I just missed/forgot them; a pointer to an
archived email message would be sufficient.)

 > I need the flexibility of overriding form values sometimes. Here's an 
 > example. I have a list of languages in a "what language do you speak" 
 > drop-down widget. I also have a text box to add a new language to that list.
 > What I want is if someone enters some text into the text-box and submits 
 > the form, that the language will be added to the list, *and* the new 
 > language will be selected.

Gary's done some interesting work in this area.

 > I'd rather do this from my view class than by writing a special widget 
 > to do it.

Why?

 > I think it is reasonable for my view class to override the request in 
 > terms of what data to tell a widget it should present.

Probably.  I think this is different from what setData() is currently
being used to do.  This should probably be a separate method in the
IBrowserWidget interface (or maybe IWidget).


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.  <fred at zope.com>
PythonLabs at Zope Corporation