Extended Management Tabs Mixin Product

Version 0.0.5

Demo

Try the demo product BeingBoring.

Screenshots

Have a look at the Screenshots, click on the (Edit, MyMenu1 or MyMenu4) for a simulation of the behaviour.

Wiki

ExtendedManagmentTabsMixinWiki

Credits

htrd for "How-To: FunctionTemplate".

Install

Untar the ExtendedManagmentTabsMixin.0.0.5.tgz in Zope's root folder and it will unpack to directories:

  
    ./lib/python/Products/ExtendedManagmentTabs
    ./lib/python/Shared/Torped

Usage

In your product include the following code to make use of ExtendedManagmentTabsMixin:

    ...    

    class YourClass(ExtendedManagmentTabs.ExtendedManagmentTabs, ...):
        ...
        # this is your sub menu, usual manage_options syntax
        manage_main_submenu  = ( 
                    {   'label': Sub Menu Item 1,       
                        'action': manage_main_sub1,    
                        'submenu': None, 
                        'help':( "YourClass","manage_main_sub1.stx") },
                    ...
        ) 
        # this is your regular manage_options with a new entry submenu that points 
        # at the your submenu as defined above.
        manage_options = ( 
                    {   'label': Edit,       
                        'action': manage_main,    
                        'submenu': manage_main_submenu, 
                        'help':( "YourClass","manage_main.stx") },
                    ...
        ) 
        # this rows precompiles your menu hieraki into a indexed structure.
        _v_manage_options_label_index = ExtendedManagmentTabs.createManageIndex(manage_options=manage_options)
        ...
        # DTML file that saves the title by calling title, or what ever you want it to do.
        manage_main = HTMLFile("manage_main", globals()) 
        def manage_edit(self, title, REQUEST=None): 
            """This method is called from the DTML method manage_main."""
            self.title = title
            ...
            # classic syntax
            if REQUEST is not None:
                return self.manage_main(self,REQUEST,management_view="Edit",
                                        manage_tabs_message="The object have been changed")
            # or alternative syntax    
            if REQUEST is not None:
                return self.manage_main(self,REQUEST,management_view=("Edit",),
                                        manage_tabs_message="The object have been changed")
            # If this method should represent the Sub Menu Item 1:
            if REQUEST is not None:
                return self.manage_main_sub1(self,REQUEST,
                                management_view=("Edit","Sub Menu Item 1"),
                                manage_tabs_message="The object have been changed")