November 2002 - Zope-Announce

NeoBoard 1.1 alpha version released
by Wankyu Choi 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

NeoBoard 1.1 alpha version released NeoBoard is a feature-rich threaded message board Zope product. The new version of NeoBoard comes with all the bells and whistles you can wish for a message board^^ What's New? - NeoBoard now works with CMF and Plone. You can either use NeoBoard as a standalone Zope product or as CMF or Plone content object. - NeoBoard retains its (Plonish;-) look and feel no matter how you use it: NeoBoard's skin system is modeled after CMF. In fact, it works exactly like CMF and it's no wonder NeoBoard skins are CMF/Plone compatible;-) - Inline comments can be added just like you would in Backtalk documents. NeoBoard's inline comments, however, are more like MS Words' annotations: you can choose whose comments to view; you can delete or modify your own comments just like you would normal articles. - NeoBoard wraps attachments in NeoBoardArticleAttachment objects which can save files either in ZODB or on the filesystem. The NeoBoardArticleAttachment wrapper class works either like OFS.Image.File (or Image if the content is image) or like ExternalFileNG, which saves file content on the filesystem. - ExternalFileNG class is a reworked version of NeoBoard ExternalFile that combines the features of ExternalFile, ExtFile and Zope's OFS.Image.File, while working like OFS.Image.File or OFS.Image.Image depending on the file content. - NeoBoard comes with its own catalog tool, again, modelded after CMF: NeoBoard Articles and Inline Comments are NeoBoardCatalogAware: self-indexing and self-updating objects - MIME icons configurable by editing data/mime_icons.props - and many more... NeoBoard 1.1a has been tested using the following combinations: - Bare Zope 2.5.1 and 2.6 - Zope + CMF 1.3 - Zope + CMF 1.3 + Plone Beta2 - All of the above + BTreeFolder2/CMFBTreeFolder BTreeFolder product is not a must, but higly recommended for better performance. Home http://www.neoboard.net Downloads http://www.neoboard.net/Downloads Screenshots http://www.neoboard.net/Screenshots Demo http://www.neoboard.net/Boards Note that 1.1a is a development version. Users of previous versions should not attempt to uprade to this version. That simply won't work. Also note that I'm still new to Zope and Plone. You may find stupid bits of code here and there. Consider them as growing pains, and if you do find such stupidity, please educate me. Sincerely, Wankyu Choi

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ZooDocument 1.1 bugfix release
by Philipp von Weitershausen 03 Nov '02

03 Nov '02

Hello, I am releasing ZooDocument 1.1, a bugfix for my product first released two days ago. Thanks to Ross J. Reedstorm for reporting a serious bug that occurred on Zope versions before 2.6.0. Please update if you're already using ZooDocument. If not, try it out :) You may download it at http://www.zope.org/Members/philikon/ZooDocument Cheers, Phil

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ExternalEditor 0.6 Released
by Casey Duncan 03 Nov '02

03 Nov '02

I'm pleased to announce the release of ExternalEditor 0.6. Here's what's new: - External editor now accepts the path to the object to edit directly, rather than only working via traversal. This makes it easy to programmatically invoke external editor. - A plugin mechanism was added to the helper application (on Windows) for enhanced integration with supported applications. Plugins for HomeSite and Photoshop are included with the Windows helper application. - Vanquished "Invalid File Descriptor" errors on Windows. - Added a workaround for non-compliant SSL servers, trapping "EOF occurred in violation of protocol" errors silently. - Windows helper app now built with Python 2.2.2 and PythonWin 148. - Fixed a bug in the unlock retry code. Dowload at http://www.zope.org/Members/Caseman/ExternalEditor What is it? External editor is a new way to edit through the web. Instead of crappy textareas and kludgy protocols, External editor lets you use the editor of your choice directly from your browser. Once configured you can click on the edit icon in the ZMI and use your favorite client side applications to edit your Zope objects. Works with both text and binary data. Works with any browser that supports helper applications. Enjoy! -Casey

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Nuxeo releases Nuxeo Collaborative Portal Server
by sf＠fermigier.com 02 Nov '02

02 Nov '02

Here is a press release that we sent to the US and international press today. If you really just want the software => http://www.nuxeo.org/cps Enjoy, S. -- Nuxeo releases Nuxeo Collaborative Portal Server®, the Collaborative Web Content Management System based on Zope Nuxeo, the French leader of services based on the open source Web application platform Zope, has announced the public release of Nuxeo Collaborative Portal Server® (CPS®). Nuxeo CPS® is an extensive collaborative Web content management system (CMS) implemented on top of Zope. Nuxeo CPS® enables organizations to easily, quickly and efficiently implement collaborative intranet, extranet or internet applications. Nuxeo CPS® makes it easy for all contributors and administrators to deploy, maintain and update Web sites via the Internet or from inside the organization without any particular IT knowledge. With Nuxeo CPS®, organizations can refocus on their core business and use the Web as a value-adding tool. "Nuxeo CPS® revives web strategies belonging to organizations by offering accessible and easily understandable functions to end users. Our goal is to reduce the time-to-Web publication and to put information holders back into the heart of the content production process in order to have more participation" declares Stefane Fermigier, CEO of Nuxeo. Managing web sites is above all a team activity. Nuxeo CPS® offers many functionalities that enable a collaborative work. Many people contributing can therefore create content within virtual workspaces, and then publish it on the Web site after passing through different steps of a dedicated workflow. Therefore it is possible to organize the production of the content in a functional manner and to present the information to the internet users according to striking themes that are previously defined by the marketing or communication team. The generation of web pages and of the structure of hierarchies is dynamic and relies on a strict separation between the content, the presentation of data and the logic that applies to it. The web designer and the content producers can work together, without any risk that the modifications brought by one will affect the others work. Web surfers can view the information that is delivered on Nuxeo CPS®. Once they are authenticated they also have access to advanced personalized functions throughout an integrated portal. A search engine is also available for users and enables them to optimize their access to information. This engine indexes documents in real time once they are put on line. Nuxeo CPS® is a system that is definitely user friendly and enables organizations to be responsive on the web and emphasizes collaboration. Nuxeo CPS® gives the opportunity to go from a culture based on office automation to a culture based on creation and sharing of information. Nuxeo CPS® is a free software that can be downloaded at any time at the following address: http://www.nuxeo.org/cps For more information on Nuxeo CPS®, a white paper with a detailed description of the functioning characteristics of the product is available at the following address: http://www.nuxeo.com/wp/cps_wp.pdf The main functioning characteristics of Nuxeo Collaborative Portal Server® * Collaborative publication of documents * Indexation and previewing of office automation documents (MS Office, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, PDF, RTF, XML, etc. ). * Integrated search engine * Versioning * Mailing lists * Workflow * Integrated Meta Directory * Security (based on roles) About Nuxeo Nuxeo is the french leader of services surrounding the open source platform zope. Nuxeo develops and sells collaborative web content management systems, as well as associated services such as training, consulting and hosting. our customers have at their disposition a highly competent team with high technical qualifications and who use the best of free software. Nuxeo supports the open source software effort by publishing software components under a free license (GPL) and by contributing as a core developer to the development of the zope platform. Nuxeo is a member of AFUL and EuroZope, and supports the action of the EuroLinux Alliance in favor of software innovation and free software, and against software patents, harmful for competition and innovation. For more information Commercial web site: http://www.nuxeo.com/en Community web site : http://www.nuxeo.org E-mail: contact(a)nuxeo.com Telephone: +33 1 40 33 79 87 Contact person: Stéfane Fermigier, CEO Permanent address of this press release: http://www.nuxeo.com/en/pr/cps-2.0.html -- Stéfane Fermigier, Tel: +33 (0)6 63 04 12 77 (mobile). Nuxeo Collaborative Portal Server: http://www.nuxeo.com/cps Gestion de contenu web / portail collaboratif / groupware / open source !

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[ANN] Zwiki version 0.12 has been released
by Simon Michael 02 Nov '02

02 Nov '02

This is a relatively minor set of changes to 0.11. NB CMF support is still alpha/incomplete. If you'd like to join the zwiki bug wrestling, testing, coding & documentation team for next release, please report to http://zwiki.org/GeneralDiscussion . http://zwiki.org/releases/ZWiki-0.12.0.tgz http://zope.org/Members/simon/ZWiki/ZWiki-0.12.0.tgz http://zwiki.org/KnownIssues Zwiki 0.12.0 2002-11-01 Changes * subscription now accepts CMF member usernames as well as email addresses * add zwiki web, add zwiki page forms internationalized; .po files & spanish translation updated (JuanDavidIbanez) * preliminary fit (framework for interactive testing) support ('dtmlfithtml' & 'stxdtmlfithtml' page types) * allow a 'mail_subject_prefix' folder property to override the folder title for mailout subjects. Useful when mailout subject and cmf's "you are here" must differ. * self.ZopeTime didn't work on a page in a CMF site, now does * apply the stx initial-word-becomes-bullet workaround for all zope versions * support for auto-upgrading wikifornow pages * minor default ui & content tweaks

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ZooDocument 1.0 released
by Philipp von Weitershausen 01 Nov '02

01 Nov '02

Hello everybody, the software developer who brought you RoboCage and STXDocument is now proud to release ZooDocument 1.0. ZooDocument is a Zope product that integrates OpenOffice.org documents into ZPT based Zope sites. "But OpenOffice.org supports HTML export of all document types. So why this product?", you may ask. Here's my answer: Imagine a scenario where people not knowing anything about HTML are trying to publish their text documents. Most probably, they will use the HTML export feature of their favourite text processor which produces crappy HTML. That both doesn't validate and is hard to change manually. Now these people put their crappy HTML in Page Templates which. They errors because a </p> is missing. The people will end up with a lot of frustation and you will end up with a lot of phone calls... Admittedly, a complicated text document converted by ZooDocument still looks like it's been created by a program. However, it is *much* easier to edit manually since everything is indented the way it should be. Secondly, it definitely validates, not only for ZPT but also for the W3C validator. As a bonus, it makes heavy use of style sheets, thus separating content and presentation even at that level. ZooDocument is released under the terms of the Mozilla Public License. I encourage everyone to try it out and maybe even use it in your site or parts of it in your product. When you do, tell me how it worked for you! Download it at: http://www.zope.org/Members/philikon/ZooDocument Cheers, Phil

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