Introduction
1:
Plone in Context
2:
The Case Study
3:
The Development Environment
4: Customization Basics
5: Developing a Site Strategy
6:
Security and Workflow
7:
Using Add-on Products
8:
Creating a Custom Theme
9: Nine Core Concepts of Zope Programming
10:
Custom Content Types
11:
Standalone Views and Forms
12:
Relational Databases
13:
Users and Their Permissions
14:
Rich User Interfaces with KSS
15: Next
Steps
16:
Server Management
17:
Setting Up a Production Server
18:
Authenticating with LDAP
19:
Looking to the Future
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Chapter 10:
Custom Content Types
Plone being a Content Management System, it is not surprising that
programming for Plone usually revolves around content. Although it
is possible to employ traditional web development techniques such as
using standalone forms to populate a database, Plone is most
powerful as a platform when problems can be modeled in terms of
hierarchical, semi-structured content types.
In this chapter, we will learn how to design and implement new
content types that address some of the specific requirements of the
Optilux Cinema's example application. In particular, we will discuss
the Archetypes framework and its role in modern Plone development.
We will also demonstrate how to create a custom portlet, using Plone
3's new portlet management infrastructure.
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Chapter 10:
Custom Content Types
- Content-Centric Design
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Package Layout
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Modeling with Interfaces
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Using the Archetypes
Framework
- Content Base Classes
- Schemata, Fields, and Widgets
- Vocabularies
- Reference Fields
- Field and Object Validation
- The Class Generator
- Field Properties
- Content Security
- Views and Browser Resources
- Icons and Style Sheets
- Main Content Views
- Edit Forms, Add Forms, and Events
- Installing and Registering Types
- Factories and Add Permissions
- Registering Content Types with the Factory
Tool
- Adding Catalog Indexes and Metadata Columns
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Installation and Configuration in the
Policy Product
- Adjusting the Security Policy
- Adjusting Navigation Tree Properties
- Enabling Content Object Versioning
- Site Policy Tests
- Functional Tests
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Creating a New Portlet
- Configuring and Registering New Portlet Types
- Assigning Portlets Automatically
- Zope 3, Formlib, and the Role of Archetypes
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ISBN 1847191983
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