April 2004 - Zope-Announce

Zope Sprint at EuroPython
by Jim Fulton 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

There will be a sprint June 10-12, following EuroPython in Göteborg, Sweden. Possible topics include: * Zope 2 to Zope 3 transition * Zope 2.8 * Zope 2.9 * Zope X3.0 last-minute cleanup tasks Note that I will *not* be teaching a tutorial at this sprint. If you aren't a Zope 2 or Zope 3 developer, you should plan to work with or look over the shoulder of someone who is. See: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/EuroPython2004ZopeSprint If you are interested in participating, either let me know, or add yourself to the sprint page. Jim -- Jim Fulton mailto:jim@zope.com Python Powered! CTO (540) 361-1714 http://www.python.org Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com http://www.zope.org

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CMFBoard 2.1beta released
by Nikolay Kim 30 Apr '04

30 Apr '04

CMFBoard 2.1b1 is out. CMFBoard is a powerful forum system fully compliant with Plone. To download CMFBoard 2.1b1 go http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=55262&package_id=98783 For more information go http://www.cmfboard.org Any feedback is welcome, especially bug reports. To add a report go "http://www.cmfboard.org/collector New features in 2.1b1 : * New skins system (each instance of forum folder have its own look) * RAM Cache Manager * Added new emoticons * Codes system rewrited ([img], [quote], [url], etc) * Using mimetype icons from PortalTransforms product * If installed mxTidy member's signatures valid xhtml * Added mising Poll icons * Add unvote feature in Poll * Votes are stored in a cookie for anonymous and on the portal for members Bugs fixed : * Fixed: in forum view: global name 'result' is not defined * Fixed: Forum Folder not showing up in Plone breadcrumbs * Fixed: Wrong text format in replies if default editor Epoz * Fixed: UnicodeDecodeError in forum_folder_view * Fixed: Discussion tool used default forum for all content * Fixed: Manager can's select Member as able attache image and file * Fixed: PollTopic can't be deleted

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EuroPython early bird deadline very soon!
by Martijn Faassen 29 Apr '04

29 Apr '04

EuroPython news update april 30 =============================== EuroPython early bird registration deadline is may 1, next saturday! After that you pay 60 euros more. Some cheap accomodation also still available, so if you want to attend, hurry and register now! EuroPython is the European Python and Zope Conference. This year in its third edition, we are holding the conference in the beautiful locale of Göteborg, Sweden. Hundreds of Python users and Zope users are expected. The conference is from june 7 to june 9. - The talk submission deadline has now passed. We now have an enormous selection of talks and are struggling to fit them all in the program. For the list of talks that have already been accepted (definitely not yet complete), see here: http://www.europython.org/conferences/epc2004/info/talks/acceptedTalksOverv… Many well known names in the Python community will be presenting, including keynote speaker Guido van Rossum. For those interested in Zope, look at the lineup of well-known people in the Zope community that are giving talks. It's a "can't miss" event in the Zope community! - Our keynote speakers will be Mark Shuttleworth and Guido van Rossum. Mark Shuttleworth is many things, not least what we think was the first Python programmer in space. He is also is the sponsor of the schooltool project to develop an open source school administration system in Python. More about about him can be found at http://www.markshuttleworth.com/ If you don't know who Guido van Rossum is, you really need to come to EuroPython to find out and meet him. More information can be found at http://www.europython.org. Hope to see you at EuroPython 2004!

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EuroPython update april 26
by Martijn Faassen 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

Hi there, EuroPython 2004 is approaching rapidly. This year it is held in Göteborg, Sweden on June 7-9. Besides lots of material on Python, the foundational language of Zope, there will also be a dedicated Zope track with lots of material on Zope in particular. More info: http://www.europython.org Important deadlines: * early bird registration deadline is saturday may 1. Register then or pay more: http://www.europython.org/conferences/epc2004/registration_html * the talk submission deadline is april 26 (i.e. TODAY at the time of writing). If you want to submit a talk (and register for the conference for less), then please see here: http://www.europython.org/conferences/epc2004/info/ Hope to see you there! Regards, Martijn

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External Editor 0.7.2 Released
by Casey Duncan 23 Apr '04

23 Apr '04

I am happy to report the arrival of External Editor 0.7.2, continuing to make editing objects through the web more eerily satisfying. Here is the applicable excerpt from the changlog, brought directly to you via the magic of copy and paste: * Change default configuration to use .txt extension for text/plain only. Add extensions for css and javascript files. * Fixed packaging bug in Windows binary which disabled several plugins. This fixes "Editor did not launch properly" errors for MSOffice among others. * Fixed a bug where very short editing sessions where no changes were made could make EE think the editor never launched. Thanks to Maik Ihde. This is a bugfix release which primarily helps those folks struggling to edit Office docs fom Zope. A feature release is in development, so stay tuned! Download here: http://zope.org/Members/Caseman/ExternalEditor Enjoy. -Casey

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EuroPython update 23 april
by Martijn Faassen 23 Apr '04

23 Apr '04

EuroPython news update ====================== EuroPython is the European Python and Zope Conference. This year in its third edition, we are holding the conference in the beautiful locale of Göteborg, Sweden. Hundreds of Python users and Zope users are expected. - If you still want to submit a talk, note that the talk submission deadline is approaching very rapidly. You have until monday the 26th of april to submit your talk proposal. As an extra incentive, note that speakers participate at a reduced fee. - The early bird registration deadline is also very near now; after may 1st the rate will go up by 60 euros from 160 to 220. We also still have (very) cheap accomodation available, but this is running out quickly. So please register now! - The conference program is really shaping up nicely! We'll have tracks on topics ranging from core python hacking to social skills, and of course Zope. There will be tutorials, BoFs, lightning talks and panel discussions. Many of us are arriving early and/or staying on after the conference for a couple of days for sprints or other activities. - Our keynote speakers will be Mark Shuttleworth and Guido van Rossum. Mark Shuttleworth was among others what we think is the first Python programmer in space. He is also is the sponsor of the schooltool project to develop an open source school administration system in Python. More about about him can be found at http://www.markshuttleworth.com/ If you don't know who Guido van Rossum is, you really need to come to EuroPython to find out and meet him. More information can be found at http://www.europython.org. See you at EuroPython 2004!

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Galileo Press is looking for web developer [Zope, Python, Perl]
by Stefan Krumbiegel (Galileo Computing) 22 Apr '04

22 Apr '04

Galileo Press is looking for web developer Galileo Press is one of the leading publishers of books on professional IT and business themes in Germany. http://www.galileo-press.de/ Our books are aimed at experts in the areas of computing, design and SAP. We try to encourage an open corporate culture, strong partnerships and consistent customer orientation. For our web team, we currently require a Web developer (m/f) You will assist our Web team in the development of our successful Internet offering. The main focus of your work will be our customers and their need for a convenient, easy-to-use, service-oriented Web site. You will help us to continuously meet these requirements, from both a technical and design perspective. Ideally, you will be familiar with the world of ZOPE, Python and Perl; you will also be at home working with MySQL. The Linux console is your habitual interface. In addition to technical skills you will also have a distinct appreciation for the user dimension. You therefore understand how technical and communicative aspects are interrelated in web development. You are determined, well organized and quality-conscious in your work. You will have good communication skills, an ability to learn and an open, team-oriented attitude. This would be an ideal entry-level position and is initially for one year. We offer a pleasant, friendly working atmosphere, team environment and all the possibilities for further developing your career within a growing company. Please send your application, including salary aspirations and details of when you would be available to start to: Galileo Press Ralf Kaulisch Gartenstraße 24 53229 Bonn Germany ralf.kaulisch(a)galileo-press.de You will find further information here (in german): http://www.galileo-press.de/verlag/jobs/gp/job-10 http://www.galileo-press.de/verlag/ And here: http://www.galileo-press.de/ http://www.galileocomputing.de/ http://www.galileodesign.de/ http://www.sap-press.de/ http://www.sap-hefte.de/ Best regards Stefan Krumbiegel *************************************************** Stefan Krumbiegel · Kommunikation Galileo Computing Galileo Press GmbH · Gartenstraße 24 · 53229 Bonn Tel. 0228.42150.35 · Fax 0228.42150.77 stefan.krumbiegel(a)galileo-press.de Galileo Computing - Fachbuecher zur Programmierung und Softwareentwicklung http://www.galileocomputing.de/ ***************************************************

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Issue Dealer 0.9.27
by Morten W. Petersen 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

Issue Dealer <http://www.nidelven-it.no/products/issue_dealer#enterprise> is a issue management tool featuring a weblog publisher (client), weblog (server), WYSIWYG editing of HTML and Images and more. See more at the product page: http://www.nidelven-it.no/products/issue_dealer Changes since the last announcement: 0.9.27: - Fixed search bug where searching in context with VHMs didn't work - Fixed bug where searching on 'proxied' weblog pages didn't work - Fixed bug where the initial search page wouldn't select all possible owners as specified in the user settings - Fixed bug where creating a new catalog with update_catalog would raise a name error - Added sleep argument to update_catalog method, so that resources aren't hogged if there are a lot of issues - Fixed major index bug that blocked the installation - Fixed broken functional tests 0.9.26: - Added timezone to weblog publisher - Added column for indicating whether an issue has been published in the publisher menu - Fixed URL bug for RSS 0.9.25: - Many upgrades to the HTML editing screen - Added shortcuts for publishing Issues to local weblogs and WebDAV servers - Removed recent changes action from remote (filters can be used instead) If you're interested in trying a demo, sign up at the demo site <http://demos.issue-dealer.net> (http://demos.issue-dealer.net) To see the Issue Dealer Weblog Server in action, have a look at The Blogologue <http://www.blogologue.com/> (http://www.blogologue.com) :) Nidelven IT <http://www.nidelven-it.no> (http://www.nidelven-it.no) and others use the product to manage their knowledge and action items, it's a great tool to keep track issues in different departments for example. Try it! ;) If you're interested in contributing or starting a community around this product, let me know! Thanks, Morten

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PloneCollectorNG 1.2 alpha 1 released
by Andreas Jung 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

I am pleased to announce the release of PloneCollectorNG 1.2.0 a1 (PCNG) PloneCollectorNG is a Plone-based bugtracking solution and framework. Changes in V 1.2.0 alpha 1 (19. April 2004) * Workflow: added support to have different workflows in different PloneCollectorNG instances (per-instance workflows). Workflows definitions are no longer maintained as .zexp files. They have been migrated to Python code and are now stored inside the workflows folder. The workflow histories of all issues must be migrated when you upgrade from V 1.1.X to V 1.2 or higher: o Backup your Data.fs before performing the following steps o run the pcng_migrate_120 script for every PloneCollectorNG instance to perform a migration of all issues (except the backup of the Data.fs) o Warning: change the workflow only as long as there are no issues yet. Changing the workflow on an instance with existings issues might result in data loss or unpredictable behaviour (no support in this case) * added issues submission through email * PloneCollectorNG license changed to LGPL (GNU Lesser Public License) V 2.1 * Collector instances have now a new preference schemata where you can override the slot settings of Plone to increase the horizontal space for PloneCollectorNG instances (re-use left and/or right slot) * Collector "staff tab": Showing both topic groups and GRUF groups for a user * "Jump to ticket" has been broken * API change: Translateable.translate() -> Translateable.Translate() * Collector "staff tab": greatly improved usability by allowing the assignment of GRUP groups as support, reporter or tracker administrator * added manage_beforeDelete() hook to unindex a PCNG instance if renamed or deleted * fixed japanese catalog files * anonymous users are no longer allowed to use the edit action (only allowed to staff members) * workaround for long outstanding InvalidObjectReference bug * enabled support for Archetypes 1.2 (references between issues are not supported with AT 1.2.X) * issues can now be searched by date * The PCNG member preferences have been moved as configlet to "My preferences" * misc UI tweaking to make it more Plone2ish * PyCrypto (www.amk.ca/python/code/crypto) must be installed if you want to use the "issue submission through email" feature. WARNING: - PERFORM A FULL BACKUP FOR YOUR Data.fs ***BEFORE INSTALLING*** PCNG Volunteers wanted: PloneCollectorNG is fully internationalized. If you want PCNG to support your language that translate the catalog file (i18n folder) to your language and submit it to me. Note: Any user should read doc/INSTALL.txt before the installation. Upgraders should reinstall the PCNG either through the quickinstall tool or through "Plone setup". "Documentation Wiki":http://www.zope.org/Members/ajung/PloneCollectorNG "Download":http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=55262&pack age_id=96051 -- Andreas Jung -------------------------------- www.zopyx.com Software-Entwicklung und Consulting Andreas Jung

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ZODB 3.3 alpha 3 released
by Jeremy Hylton 17 Apr '04

17 Apr '04

I'm pleased to announce the release of ZODB2 3.3 alpha 3. This release includes support for new-style persistent classes and multi-version concurrency control. It's an alpha release, so we could use feedback on the new features and helping testing them. The 3.3a3 release requires Python 2.3. It contains the code that is slated to be in Zope 2.8. This version of ZODB supports Zope 2 and Zope 3. You can download a source tarball or Windows installer from http://zope.org/Products/ZODB3.3 This release contains a lot of changes and improvements since the previous alpha releases. The transaction API and implementation have been overhauled and the persistence API has seen some changes to accommodate Zope 3. New features include persistent weak references, an add() method for ZODB connections, and explicit transaction manager objects. The news file lists the changes in more detail: http://zope.org/Products/ZODB3.3/NEWS.html The new features in 3.3 represent major changes to ZODB. Support for new-style classes means that ZODB programmers can use the new class features introduced in Python 2.2, like properties and descriptors. It also means that ZODB no longer uses ExtensionClass, which caused many subtle incompatibilities with other classes. The multi-version concurrency control feature represents the end of read conflicts. If a transaction encounters a conflict, it reads older revisions of the object rather than raising a ReadConflictError. This feature allows read-only transactions to see a consistent view of the database without need to handle read conflicts and restart the transaction. I'd also like to include a personal note: This is the last ZODB release that I will be actively involved in. I will be starting a new job next month at Google in New York City. I've enjoyed working with everyone in the ZODB and Zope communities; I'll be looking forward to the ZODB 3.3 final release along with you. Enjoy! -- Jeremy Hylton <http://www.python.org/~jeremy/>

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