[ZPT] Re: [Zope3-dev] TAL Macro Parameters

[Shane Hathaway]

Chris Withers wrote:
> Shane Hathaway wrote:
> 
>>
>> People are already using it that way, however, and the current syntax 
>> is causing pain. 
> 
> 
> Who? Where? Why?

All of Zope Corp.'s recent customers, AFAIK, and probably Plone as well. 
  They use macros for reusable snippets.

> If you want that kind of behaviour, why not just do something:
> 
> <tal:x replace="python:here.myothertemplate(a='x',b=somevar')"/>
> 
> ?

There are various reasons to prefer macros over whole templates for 
parts of pages.  Note also that you have to drop to Python syntax to 
call a template with options.

Shane