diff -aur --exclude=.svn Zope/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metaconfigure.py DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metaconfigure.py
--- Zope/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metaconfigure.py	2007-05-25 16:53:57.000000000 +0000
+++ DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metaconfigure.py	2007-05-25 16:34:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -187,3 +187,13 @@
         args = ('registerAdapter',
                 new_class, (for_, layer, view, manager), interfaces.IViewlet,
                  name, _context.info),)
+
+def ResourceViewletDirective(_context, name, permission,
+    for_=Interface, layer=IDefaultBrowserLayer, view=IBrowserView,
+    manager=interfaces.IResourceViewletManager, class_=None, template=None,
+    attribute='render', allowed_interface=None, allowed_attributes=None,
+    **kwargs):
+  """There is no need for a method body because it merely calls on the parent
+  classes for all needed functionality.
+  Author: Aaron Cripps, MUN Housing. cripps@cs.mun.ca"""
+  pass
+
Only in DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet: metaconfigure.py~
diff -aur --exclude=.svn Zope/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metadirectives.py DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metadirectives.py
--- Zope/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metadirectives.py	2007-05-25 16:53:57.000000000 +0000
+++ DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet/metadirectives.py	2007-05-25 16:34:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import zope.schema
 from zope.publisher.interfaces import browser
 from zope.i18nmessageid import MessageFactory
+from zope.app.publisher.browser import IResourceDirective
 _ = MessageFactory('zope')
 
 from zope.app.publisher.browser import metadirectives
@@ -102,6 +103,20 @@
         required=False,
         default=interfaces.IViewletManager)
 
+class IResourceViewletDirective(IViewletDirective,IResourceDirective):
+    """A directive to register a new viewlet and it's resource.
+    
+    By registering both a viewlet *and* it's directive we save typing, and
+    complexity, by redicing the calls to the viewlet directive in the 
+    configuration of a viewlet. This reduces the calls by half.
+    Author: Aaron Cripps, MUN Housing. cripps@cs.mun.ca
+    """
+
+    manager = zope.configuration.fields.GlobalObject(
+            title=_("view"),
+            description=u"The interface of the view this viewlet is for. "
+            u"(default IBrowserView)""",
+            required=False,
+            default=interfaces.IViewletManager)
 
 # Arbitrary keys and values are allowed to be passed to the viewlet.
 IViewletDirective.setTaggedValue('keyword_arguments', True)
Only in DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet: metadirectives.py~
diff -aur --exclude=.svn Zope/lib/python/zope/viewlet/meta.zcml DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet/meta.zcml
--- Zope/lib/python/zope/viewlet/meta.zcml	2007-05-25 16:53:57.000000000 +0000
+++ DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet/meta.zcml	2007-05-25 16:34:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
         handler=".metaconfigure.viewletManagerDirective"
         />
 
+    <meta:directive
+        name="resourceViewlet"
+        schema=".metadirectives.IResourceViewletDirective"
+        handler=".metaconfigure.resourceViewletDirective"
+        />
+
   </meta:directives>
 
 </configure>
Only in DevZope2/lib/python/zope/viewlet: meta.zcml~