Index: openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/01-debug-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/01-debug-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.18 -r1.19
--- openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/01-debug-procs.tcl	22 Jun 2007 13:26:45 -0000	1.18
+++ openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/01-debug-procs.tcl	25 Jun 2007 07:15:53 -0000	1.19
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         {sqltype "text"} 
         {min_n_values 1} 
         {max_n_values 1}
+        help_text 
       }
 
   }
@@ -52,12 +53,14 @@
         -superclass ::xotcl::Attribute \
         -parameter {
           spec
+          {required false}
           pretty_name 
           {pretty_plural ""}
-          {datatype "text"} 
-          {sqltype "text"} 
+          {datatype "text"}
+          {sqltype "text"}
           {min_n_values 1} 
           {max_n_values 1}
+          help_text 
         }
   }
 }
Index: openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.71 -r1.72
--- openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl	22 Jun 2007 13:26:45 -0000	1.71
+++ openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl	25 Jun 2007 07:15:53 -0000	1.72
@@ -188,7 +188,13 @@
 
       foreach att [$o children] {
 	$att instvar attribute_name datatype pretty_name sqltype default
+        # provide a default pretty name for the attribute based on message keys
+        if {![info exists pretty_name]} {
+          set pretty_name "#xowiki.[namespace tail [self]]-$attribute_name#"
+        }
+
         set column_spec [::xo::db::sql map_datatype $sqltype] 
+        #my log "--SQL $attribute_name datatype=$datatype, sqltype=$sqltype, column_spec=$column_spec"
         if {[info exists default]} {append column_spec " default '$default'" }
         append column_spec " " \
             [::xo::db::sql datatype_constraint $sqltype [my table_name] $attribute_name]
@@ -213,16 +219,19 @@
       # TODO the following will not be needed, when we enforce xotcl 1.5.0+
       set parameters [list]
       foreach att [$o children] {
-	$att instvar attribute_name datatype pretty_name sqltype default
+	$att instvar attribute_name datatype pretty_name sqltype default help_text spec
         set slot_obj [self]::slot::$attribute_name
-        my log "--cr ::xo::Attribute create $slot_obj"
+        #my log "--cr ::xo::Attribute create $slot_obj"
         ::xo::Attribute create $slot_obj
 	if {![info exists default]} {
 	  set default ""
 	}
+	if {[info exists help_text]} {$slot_obj help_text $help_text}
+	if {[info exists spec]} {$slot_obj spec $spec}
         $slot_obj datatype $datatype
         $slot_obj pretty_name $pretty_name
 	$slot_obj default $default 
+        $slot_obj sqltype $sqltype
 	lappend parameters [list $attribute_name $default]
 	unset default
       }
@@ -637,7 +646,7 @@
 
   Class create Attribute -parameter {
     attribute_name datatype pretty_name {sqltype "text"}
-    default
+    default help_text spec
   }
 
   Class create CrItem -parameter {
@@ -905,15 +914,15 @@
     TableWidget t1 -volatile \
         -columns {
           Field version_number -label "" -html {align right}
-          ImageField edit -label "" -src /resources/acs-subsite/Zoom16.gif \
+          ImageAnchorField edit -label "" -src /resources/acs-subsite/Zoom16.gif \
               -title "View Item" -alt  "view" \
               -width 16 -height 16 -border 0
           AnchorField diff -label ""
           AnchorField author -label [_ file-storage.Author]
           Field content_size -label [_ file-storage.Size] -html {align right}
           Field last_modified_ansi -label [_ file-storage.Last_Modified]
           Field description -label [_ file-storage.Version_Notes] 
-          ImageField live_revision -label [_ xotcl-core.live_revision] \
+          ImageAnchorField live_revision -label [_ xotcl-core.live_revision] \
               -src /resources/acs-subsite/radio.gif \
               -width 16 -height 16 -border 0 -html {align center}
           ImageField_DeleteIcon version_delete -label "" -html {align center}