From 6a2dae7370a11e930df94c250de3682d1080e1ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris McDonough Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:51:15 +0000 Subject: Add skins chapter. --- docs/tutorials/cmf/index.rst | 3 ++- docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst (limited to 'docs/tutorials/cmf') diff --git a/docs/tutorials/cmf/index.rst b/docs/tutorials/cmf/index.rst index b3ece7f0e..fd393e3b0 100644 --- a/docs/tutorials/cmf/index.rst +++ b/docs/tutorials/cmf/index.rst @@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Missing: templates.rst forms.rst workflow.rst - skins.rst actions.rst membership.rst discussions.rst @@ -24,4 +23,6 @@ Missing: content.rst catalog.rst + skins.rst + diff --git a/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst b/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2e444c4db --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/tutorials/cmf/skins.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +.. _skins_chapter: + +===== +Skins +===== + +In CMF, a "skin layer" is defined as a collection of templates and +code (Python scripts, DTML methods, etc) that can be activated and +deactivated within a particular setup. A collection of active "skin +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 +differing :term:`request type` attributes can provide a good deal of +the same sort of behavior. The `vudo.bfg `_ +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. + + -- cgit v1.2.3