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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst index 51aba03b5..7e7a899a5 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.rst +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ Glossary "view" directive's "view" attribute): the colon (``:``) is not used; in its place is a dot. View - A "view" is a callable which returns a response object. It should - accept two values: :term:`context` and :term:`request`. An - alternate calling convention allows a view to be defined as a a - callable which only accepts a single ``request`` argument. A view - is the primary mechanism by which a developer writes user - interface code within :mod:`repoze.bfg`. See :ref:`views_chapter` - for more information about :mod:`repoze.bfg` views. + Common vernacular for a :term:`view callable`. + View Callable + A "view callable" is a callable Python object which returns a + response object which is associated with a :term:`view + configuration`. It should accept two values: :term:`context` and + :term:`request`. An alternate calling convention allows a view to + be defined as a a callable which only accepts a single ``request`` + argument. A view callable is the primary mechanism by which a + developer writes user interface code within :mod:`repoze.bfg`. + See :ref:`views_chapter` for more information about + :mod:`repoze.bfg` view callables. View Configuration View configuration is the act of associating a view callable with configuration information. This configuration information helps |