- Added an "Extending" chapter to the narrative documentation which

  explains how to extend or modify an existing BFG application using
  another Python package and ZCML.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/narr/resources.rst b/docs/narr/resources.rst
index fb6e82de0..4a042f140 100644
--- a/docs/narr/resources.rst
+++ b/docs/narr/resources.rst
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ performing the following steps:
   package's ``configure.zcml`` file.  See :ref:`environment_chapter`
   for more information about this setting.
 
+Note that overriding resources is not the only way to extend or modify
+the behavior of an existing :mod:`repoze.bfg` application.  A "heavier
+hammer" way to do the same thing is explained in
+:ref:`extending_chapter`.  The heavier hammer way allows you to
+replace a :term:`view` wholesale rather than resources that might be
+used by a view.
+
 .. _resource_directive:
 
 The ``resource`` ZCML Directive