TTWType - a through-the-web content type for Plone
TTWType - a product for defining new CMF types via the ZMI
you can use TTWType to define new CMF portal types via the ZMI (without creating a new product). This is different to modifying existing portal types as you can also add new fields.
This is some sort of prototype implementation to test this idea.
Prerequisites
- Formulator (tested with 1.3.0)
- CMF (1.3)
- Plone (might be optional, I only tested it with Plone)
Installation
create an external method inside your portal with the following data:
- id
- install_ttwtype
- title
- Install TTW Type
- module name
- TTWType.Install
- function name
- install
Then click on the Test Tab and the skins aswell as the navigation and validation properties for a plone site will be installed.
Ready it's for usage.
Usage
- Go to the portal_types inside your Portal.
- Add a new "TTW type information" from the drop-down box
- optionally fill in description and title
- click on the "Fields" tab on the top
- you will be presented by a Formulator management screen. Simply add fields and configure them. These will be used in the edit form also.
- now you can add your new type via the normal Plone/CMF interface
Optionally you can then adjust the ttw_view skin (copy it to a new name and change the view action in your type information).
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