HTML_QuickForm_Controller ActionDisplay class with Smarty

So here I am in my ActionDisplay class in a wizard: class ActionDisplay extends HTML_QuickForm_Action_Display { function _renderForm(&$page) { $t = Template::factory($app_root,$page->item_class); // none of this is in scope... where is it? $t->assign('category_id',$category_id); $t->assign('language_id',$current_language); $t->assign('category',$category_name); $t->assign('region',$region_name); $t->assign('language',$language_name); $t->assign('item_class',$item_class); $t->assign('breadcrumbs',$cat->get_breadcrumb_array()); $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_ArraySmarty($t); // build the HTML for the form // NOTE: $form is not in scope. Where does it come from? $form->accept($renderer); // assign array with form data $form_data=$renderer->toArray(); $form_data['txtSubject']['value'] = htmlentities($form_data['txtSubject']['value']); $form_data['txtContent']['value'] = htmlentities($form_data['txtContent']['value']); $t->assign('form_data', $form_data); $t->display($template);

//    	parent::_renderForm(&$page);

} } All of the $t->assigns that are "not in scope above" come from my main page that is setting up the wizard. I need to get it into scope in the class. Maybe I need a behavior (a la strategy pattern) to go out and get this stuff. Maybe I should go read about the Decoration Pattern :) The best idea I have so far is to stick all this decorative stuff in an array or a bean style object and store the bean inside the page object (present in $page) so I can stick things into the template. Unless I can make these things global variables (which feels bad) or reference them somehow. They aren't in the parent -- maybe the great grandparent? It also looks like $form is not in scope. Where do I get that. Is it an element of $page? _IS_ it $page? If anyone can help with these two issues, I'd much appreciate it. </edg>