--- a/MPIWGStaff.py	Fri Feb 07 12:39:08 2014 +0100
+++ b/MPIWGStaff.py	Fri Feb 07 14:53:37 2014 +0100
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@
             
             url = argv.get('ics_url', None)
             if url:
+                #
                 # ICS URL driven talks
+                #
                 cal_id = "%s_talks"%self.getUsername()
                 # use ICS calendar
                 cal = self.getTalksCal()
@@ -589,12 +591,18 @@
                 upcoming = argv.get('only_upcoming', None)
                 cal.setFlag('only_upcoming', (upcoming == 'yes'))
                 # number of events
-                cal.setFlag('show_num', int(argv.get('show_num', 5)))
+                talks_num = int(argv.get('talks_num', 5))
+                self.changeData({'talks_num': talks_num})
                 
-            # manually edited talks
             elif argv.has_key('main_fields'): #got data to change
+                #
+                # manually edited talks
+                #
                 self.invalidate_cache()
                 self.changeAdditionalData(argv);
+                # number of events
+                talks_num = int(argv.get('talks_num', 5))
+                self.changeData({'talks_num': talks_num})
                        
         return pt()
      
@@ -608,6 +616,9 @@
             if argv.has_key('main_fields'): #got data to change
                 self.invalidate_cache()
                 self.changeAdditionalData(argv);
+                # number of items
+                teachings_num = int(argv.get('teachings_num', 5))
+                self.changeData({'teachings_num': teachings_num})
                        
         pt=PageTemplateFile('zpt/staff/edit_teaching.zpt', globals()).__of__(self)
         return pt()
@@ -637,13 +648,16 @@
     def editPublications(self,REQUEST):    
         """editiere die Publications von der Webseite"""
         data=REQUEST.form
+        newData = {}
         
-        if data.has_key('selectionMode'):
-            query="UPDATE personal_www SET publications_mode=%s WHERE key=%s" 
+        if 'selectionMode' in data:
+            newData['publications_mode'] = data['selectionMode']
             
-            self.executeZSQL(query,[data['selectionMode'],self.getKey()])
-            
-            self.refresh_content()
+        if 'publications_num' in data:
+            newData['publications_num'] = int(data['publications_num'])
+
+        if len(newData) > 0:
+            self.changeData(newData)
             
         pt=PageTemplateFile('zpt/staff/edit_publications.zpt', globals()).__of__(self)
         return pt()