[Zope-CMF] invokeFactory query

seb bacon seb@jamkit.com
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:35:38 +0100


* Chris Withers <chrisw@nipltd.com> [010710 15:20]:
> Well, I've got a lot of mileage out of having the id computed from the Title.
> It's a no-brainer for users, you get meaningful URLs (quite important, IMNSHO),
> and you have to make your documents uniquely identifiable. This last bit is a
> distinct plus point for me ;-)

Time for my customary emphatic agreement re. Titles :-)

Users have to make unique names for things in everyday practice
anyway.  They certainly don't need to know about strange rules
regarding allowed punctuation.  I'd love to see the Zope ID rules
hidden somehow in the default CMF implementation.  They're so ugly and
user-unfriendly.  

> > - Generate the ID and force the document to start its life in the
> > member's home directory.  Force the user to enter a good ID at some
> > point before allowing a workflow transition that moves the document to a
> > public area.  For many sites, I think this strategy will work best.
> > It's just like using "File | New", writing the document, then selecting
> > "File | Save As...".

I like this, but one problem with it is the UntitledDocumentN syndrome
- lazy users often don't get round to naming things nicely.

seb