June 2001 - Zope-Announce

Zope 2.4.0 beta 2 released
by Matthew T. Kromer 29 Jun '01

29 Jun '01

News Item: Zope 2.4.0 beta 2 released Zope 2.4.0 beta 2 has been released - you can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.4.0b2/ Highlights of what is new in Zope 2.4: Zope 2.4 supports (and requires) Python 2.1 New restricted execution architecture WebDAV Level 2 locking support New "WebDAV Access" permission A new built-in 'Authenticated' role Product refresh without restart during development New "Drop-in indexes" support for ZCatalog Be sure to see the Zope 2.4 Migration Guide, which outlines the new features and provides other important information for users of Zope 2.4. For more information on what is new in this release, see the CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.4.0b2/CHANGES.txt http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.4.0b2/HISTORY.txt For more information on the available Zope releases, guidance for selecting the right distribution and installation instructions, please see: http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Misc/InstallingZope.html

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MetaPublisher 1.2.3 is now available
by Mark Pratt 29 Jun '01

29 Jun '01

Hi, you can now download MetaPublisher 1.2.3 via this URL: http://www.zope.org/Members/beehive/MetaPublisher123.html/index_html If your new to MetaPublisher you might not realise that MetaPublisher was designed to be "pluggable" -- extensible via plug-in interfaces such as "Field Types" and "Presets". In addition to a few minor fixes this version of MetaPublisher includes an extended Image Field Type and 1 new Preset. Previous versions of MetaPublisher have included basic Field Types such as Text, Text Area, Email and Image. With the 1.2.x releases we've modified the Image Field Type -- which if you have the Python Image Library (PIL) installed will automatically generate thumbnails for you. Complementing the Image Field type is the PhotoAlbum preset. MetaPublisher allows you to save everything you have built with MetaPublisher as a preset. Presets can be complex, powerful applications which you would normally only find as a seperate Zope Product or application. Try out the new PhotoAlbum preset and we think you'll quickly appreciate this unique MP feature. Here's a summary of changes: Major changes - you can now write Content Entries to the Interface - new and improved Image FieldType - new PhotoAlbum Preset Minor Changes - header and footer editable for Interface Entries - Zope 2.3.x compatibility - several bug fixes -------------------------------------------------------------- mark pratt (managing director) mark(a)beehive.de beehive elektronische medien GmbH http://www.beehive.de phone: +49 30 847-82 0 fax: +49 30 847-82 299

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Kaivo CatalogQuery Product Released
by Casey Duncan 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

Are you tired like I am of fighting with ZCatalog to do what should be simple queries? Do you wish that you could easily perform complex query logic with ZCatalogs efficiently and without your head exploding? Well look no further. The CatalogQuery product solves these problems by adding an intuitive query interface to ZCatalog. Imagine being able to do away with kludges like creating special methods just as index targets or stepping through results to remove duplicates. This is the first release of this product, so please try it out and let us know what you think! Since it is a hotfix that makes no changes to the Zope core, it is as easy to remove as it is to install. Download at: http://www.zope.org/Members/Kaivo/CatalogQuery Enjoy. -- | Casey Duncan | Kaivo, Inc. | cduncan(a)kaivo.com `------------------>

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CMF Options 1.1 Release
by Jeff Sasmor 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

CMF Options 1.1 is released. It includes a greatly enhanced Blark Weblog! CMFOptions adds three new content objects to the CMF: Images and Files that are stored in the filesystem rather than in the ZODB, and a Weblog type called Blark. Blark is a weblog, similar to Slashdot or Squishdot, but tailored for the CMF. You can see it work at www.netkook.com. Netkook's front page is a Blark weblog, customized TOTALLY through the web. DownLoad! You can see it's info pages and download it www.zope.org/Members/jeffsasmor/CMFOptions This product has been tested with Zope 2.3.2 and 2.3.3. CMF 1.1 is REQUIRED. CVS-up versions will not be supported for a while - I need a rest! Questions or comments to jeff(a)sasmor.com Jeff Sasmor jeff(a)sasmor.com www.netkook.com is an "open Zope CMF site"

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SmartSections 0.1.0 released
by Stephan Richter 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

Hello everyone, Okay, all good things are three, so here is the last announcement. I also put SmartSections up on the server. Even though it is a big construction place, I thought you might want to look at it. Smart Section allows the End User which cannot write HTML code to design sites online. This is in particular in CMS solutions very useful., but it's really hard to describe what it is. It is simpler to just install and use it. Currently, the SmartSections behave very similar to iuveno's Kontentor iPages, but this time it is written in Python with as little overhead as possible and it is blazing fast as far as we can tell. IMPORTANT: SmartSections requires OrderedFolder! Download: http://www.zope.org/Members/srichter/Products/Products/SmartSections Have fun playing with these new tools and PLEASE feel free to contact me! Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Richter CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management

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SmartWizard released
by Stephan Richter 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

Hello everyone, after a long night with a nice thunderstorm here in Nuremberg, I got the SmartWizard (first version) finished. Oh, you want to know what SmartWizard is? SmartWizard is a framework to generate Wizards for all sort of applications. The wizards are designed for the End User, so I tried to put some of the common Wizard features in it. ....... if this is getting confusing at any point of time, just jump to the bottom and try it ;-) ....... The wizard framework uses a very simple, almost totally in DTML implemented API. All of the required DTML Methods are generated and even pre-filled, so that you can view the wizard as soon as you got your first page written. Wizard Pages are the actual screens you are going to see. They also have always an action associated with them, so you can do some result analysis before going on to the next page. In order to make it even easier, I have also built a small Template Engine, with which you can register new Page templates, in case you have some Pages, which occur over and over again. Currently I have implemented four Page templates: o Wizard Form Page - This type of pages contains Entry Forms which are implemented using the great Formulator. o Wizard Section Page - This type of page displays a SmartSection as its main content. Later I want to use it to manipulate the Wizard right from the view. o Wizard Products Page - This page checks whether a list of required Products is already installed on the current Zope location. This is in particular useful for Installer Wizards, like the Proiektor Installer. o Wizard Tree Page - This page's purpose is to display an object tree and let's you choose an object from the list. You can choose in the Properties, which meta-types are being shown and what the start/default object is. I would love for people (I mean you guys) to come up with ideas for some new Page Templates! Download: http://www.zope.org/Members/srichter/Products/SmartWizard -- Stephan Richter CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management

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by Stephan Richter 28 Jun '01

28 Jun '01

Hello everyone! OrderedFolder (which is used by SmartWizard) is mainly a little patch to the _setObject and _delObject method of the ObjectManager to support 'ordering' in ObjectManager-derived objects. It is a really tiny adjustment, so I hope DC will put it in the core somewhen, since it won't effect performance. But in this release I added some support classes (or mix-in --> I just don't like the word), which allow you additionally to choose the meta-types that are shown in the Add list and I put the _is_transparent attribute into the Properties, so that you can activate and deactivate transparency (this required TranparentFolders of course). In the next release I am probably going to rename the Product to ConfigurableFolder, since the current title is too confusing. Download: http://www.zope.org/Members/srichter/Products/OrderedFolder Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Richter CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management

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Denver Zope Training Class
by Casey Duncan 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

Kaivo, in partnership with Digital Creations offers training classes on Zope, Python and other open-source technologies. We would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Zope training classes in sunny Denver, Colorado August 6th-9th, 2001. Come and learn Zope from our professional Zope and Python developers! For more information or to sign up for a class visit our training web site at: http://www.kaivo.com/KaivoCourses/catalog or call us at: 303.539.0200 Space is limited, so sign up now! -- | Casey Duncan | Kaivo, Inc. | cduncan(a)kaivo.com `------------------>

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Kaivo DocumentLibrary 0.5 Released
by Casey Duncan 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

Kaivo is pleased to announce the 0.5 release of their Zope document library product. This product is a fully customizable, drop-in application designed to give you document categorization and full-text searching in a variety of file formats. This document file indexing functionality can also be used separately from the library as well. The new version fixes a major text-conversion bug and introduces an MS Excel text indexing converter. Download at: http://www.zope.org/Members/Kaivo/DocumentLibrary Enjoy. -- | Casey Duncan | Kaivo, Inc. | cduncan(a)kaivo.com `------------------>

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EventFolder 1.3 release
by Jeff Sasmor 27 Jun '01

27 Jun '01

EventFolder 1.3 release On the heels of a defective (and hastily pulled-back) 1.2 release, here's version 1.3! For changes, see: http://www.netkook.com/nk/Members/jeff/ef/changes A FAQ: http://www.netkook.com/nk/Members/jeff/ef/faq You can see it in operation here: http://www.netkook.com/nk/Members/jeff/ef/ and download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Members/jeffsasmor/EventFolder This product NO LONGER requires the Renderable ZClass product. Jeff Sasmor jeff(a)sasmor.com www.netkook.com is an "open Zope CMF site"

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