[Zope3-dev] widget question: propertyNames/getValue

[Jim Fulton]

We want the configurable fields of a widget to be part of a widget's
interface, so that we can configure the widget externally and automatically.
I think this is what Gary was saying.

And, as Gary pointed out, it will facilitate the definition of custom
widgets for forms through ZCML without writing a separate ZCML directive for each
widget type.

Jim


Fred Drake wrote:
> Garrett Smith wrote:
>  > I'm trying to make sense of propertyNames in the widget facility. From
>  > what I can see, propertyNames and getValue can be removed from IWidget
> 
> On Saturday 07 February 2004 07:38 pm, Jim Fulton wrote:
>  > My opinion is that widgets should implement schemas that describe their
>  > configuration data, which are exposed via attributes.
> 
> So there's no need to hold on to the existing propertyNames/getValue cruft.  
> Let's ditch those now!  Adding a simple base widget schema would be nice, 
> but doesn't seem necessary.  I'd be just as happy to say all of that is 
> implementation and not part of the interface.
> 
> 
>   -Fred
> 


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