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| author | Chris McDonough <chrism@agendaless.com> | 2009-07-02 08:04:29 +0000 |
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| committer | Chris McDonough <chrism@agendaless.com> | 2009-07-02 08:04:29 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst b/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst index ab9bb5cb1..549fb4621 100644 --- a/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst +++ b/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst @@ -11,12 +11,20 @@ layers" grouped in a particular order forms a "skin". "Add-on" CMF products often provide skin layers that are activated within a particular skin to provide the site with additional features. -:mod:`repoze.bfg` itself has no such concept, and no package provides -a direct replacement, but bfg :term:`view` code combined with +To override static resources using a "search path" much like a set of +skin layers, :mod:`repoze.bfg` provides the concept of +:term:`resource` overrides. See :ref:`overriding_resources_section` +for more information about resource overrides. + +While there is no analogue to a skin layer search path for locating +Python code (as opposed to resources), :term:`view` code combined with differing :term:`request type` attributes can provide a good deal of -the same sort of behavior. The `repoze.bfg.skins -<http://svn.repoze.org/repoze.bfg.skins/>`_ package is an attempt to allow -directories on disk to represent collections of templates, each of -which can be thought of as a minimal skin. +the same sort of behavior. See +:ref:`using_an_event_to_vary_the_request_type` for more information. + +Relatedly, the `repoze.bfg.skins +<http://svn.repoze.org/repoze.bfg.skins/>`_ package is an attempt to +allow directories on disk to represent collections of views simply by +adding templates to the directory. |
