Please read INSTALL.txt for a list of requirements before installing this product. ATContentTypes requires new versions of Python, Zope, Plone and Archetypes. Make sure you've updated all products.

Please use the Plone bug tracker at http://dev.plone.org/plone and use the Content Types component!

This is a very rough and short list of differences between the old CMF types and the new ATContentTypes types.

• Archetypes: All types are written with Archetypes and have all features default Archetypes based types have like:

  • autogenerated edit forms based on the schema
  • referenceable
  • Easily enhanceable by subclassing or adding fields to the schema
  • Transformations like restructured text, python source code highlighting, pdf to html, office to html and many more.
  • plugable validation of fields

• Clean and documented API.
• Translateable using LinguaPlone.
• Dynamic Views: All types are using the new dynamic view FTI that allows you to choose the view template per instance. You can configure the templates in the portal_types tool. This features is used to turn an ordinary folder into a photo album by simple switching to a different view.
• Permissions per type and feature: Every type has its own add permission and all features like template mixin have their own modify permission, too.
• Numerous small adjustments and enhancements to all types for example:
  • Images can be rotated through the web and have exif informations
  • News Items have an image plus caption
  • Events have a body text
  • Documents have a history tab to show the last changes as an unified diff view using the ZODB history.