May 2004 - Zope-Announce

ANN: Vancouver Python Workshop - talk proposals open
by Brian Quinlan 04 Jun '04

04 Jun '04

What's new? =========== The Vancouver Python Workshop is now accepting talk and tutorial proposals. To propose a talk, see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/submissions.html The deadline for talk submissions is June 15th. About the Vancouver Python Workshop =================================== The conference will begin on July 31st with keynote addresses by Guido van Rossum (the creator of Python) and Paul Everitt (co-founder of Zope Corp). Further talks (and tutorials for beginners) will take place on August 1st and 2nd. The conference will be roughly divided into three tracks: o Python language and applications o Content management with Python (esp. Zope and Plone) o Python for beginners More information see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/ or contact Brian Quinlan at: brian(a)sweetapp.com Vancouver ========= In addition to the opportunity to learn and socialize with fellow Pythonistas, the Vancouver Python Workshop also gives visitors the opportunity to visit one of the most extraordinary cities in the world (1). For more information about traveling to Vancouver, see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/travel.html http://www.tourismvancouver.com Important dates =============== Talk submissions: until June 15th Attendee registration: June 1st to June 30th Late registration: from July 1st Keynotes, preconference sprints & tutorials: July 31st Conference and tutorial dates: August 1st and 2nd (1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2299119.stm http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1128760 Cheers, Brian

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[Ann] AdvancedQuery 0.3
by Dieter Maurer 30 May '04

30 May '04

AdvancedQuery is a Zope product for flexible queries against "ZCatalog" or "CatalogTool". Queries can be arbitrarily combined with "and", "or" and "not". All index types are almost fully supported (exception: relevance sorting of TextIndexes). AdvancedQuery supports efficient incremental (lazy) multi-level sorting via FieldIndexes. This means, you can sort via e.g. "sort_on=(('Date','desc'), 'portal_type', 'id')". For large result sets, sorting is performed incrementally, only as far as you access the result. This can drastically speed up sorting time. AdvancedQuery is especially efficient for "ManagableIndex"es (see: <http://www.dieter.handshake.de/pyprojects/zope#ManagableIndex>). New in version 0.3: * uses for CMF's "CatalogTool" an index ValidityRange (assumed to be a Managable RangeIndex) in preference of CMF's effective and expires indexes which can significantly improve query speed More information and download: <http://www.dieter.handshake.de/pyprojects/zope#AdvancedQuery> Note: This may be the last version with its current open source unrestricted use license. I consider whether I will expressly forbid the use of my software by institutions of the European Union (Councel of Ministers, Commission, Parliament, ...). This is in protest against a recent decision of the Councel to make software patentable. This decision ignores a Parliament vote that pleaded to keep logic (algorithms, business rules) un-patentable. -- Dieter

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[Ann] ManagableIndex 0.5
by Dieter Maurer 30 May '04

30 May '04

ManagableIndex is a flexible indexing framework. It comes with managable field, keyword and efficient range indexes. Via the management interface, you can for example configure * how to combine values to be indexed from various attributes * how to normalize terms, e.g. for case insensitive searches * to ignore stop terms to keep your indexes small * to convert terms into an efficient form This is how ManagableIndex supports efficient "DateTime" and "DateIndexes" * how to handle acquisition and calling of values New in version 0.5: * "RangeIndex" now efficiently supports improper ranges, i.e. ranges with at least one unrestricted boundary, * a "RangeIndex" can now be used as a (partial) plugin replacement for CMF's "effective" and "expires" indexes. I expect that such a replacement will speed up most CMF searches. More information and download: <http://www.dieter.handshake.de/pyprojects/zope#ManagableIndex> Note: This may be the last version with its current open source unrestricted use license. I consider whether I will expressly forbid the use of my software by institutions of the European Union (Councel of Ministers, Commission, Parliament, ...). This is in protest against a recent decision of the Councel to make software patentable. This decision ignores a Parliament vote that pleaded to keep logic (algorithms, business rules) un-patentable. -- Dieter

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[ANN] PloneCollectorNG 1.2 beta 1 released
by Andreas Jung 29 May '04

29 May '04

I am pleased to announce the release of PloneCollectorNG 1.2.0 beta 1 (PCNG) PloneCollectorNG is a Plone-based bugtracking solution and framework. Changes in V 1.2.0 beta 1: - Issue debug tab now has a new option to remove the current issue from the collector (usually issues should be rejected but never removed however I added this option on popular demand) - redesigned configuration UI for topic-user groups - REQUIREMENTS: Archetypes 1.3 beta 2, no Archetypes 1.2.X support (!!!) 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 development and consulting Andreas Jung -- -- Andreas Jung (andreas at zopyx dot com) ZOPYX -- Software Development and Consulting Andreas Jung http://www.zopyx.com

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Silva 1.0 beta 1 with Kupu support!
by Martijn Faassen 28 May '04

28 May '04

Silva 1.0 beta 1 with Kupu support! At long last, the Silva development team is moving towards a Silva 1.0 release. Silva is an open source content management system with a focus on structured content and its reuse. The most important feature of Silva 1.0 is deeply integrated support for Kupu, the WYSIWYG through the web editor with support for Mozilla and Internet Explorer. Silva 1.0 beta 1 ships with full documentation that is a Silva publication in itself. When you install a new Silva root you get the option to install the documentation as well. Other new features are image thumbnail support and image cropping support. You can download Silva 1.0 beta 1 here: http://www.zope.org/Members/infrae/Silva The -all .tgz ships with everything needed, including Kupu. A more complete list of changes can be found here: http://www.zope.org/Members/infrae/Silva/HISTORY.txt More information More information about Silva can be found here: http://www.infrae.com/products/silva More information about Infrae: http://www.infrae.com

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Zope X3 3.0.0 alpha 2 released
by Stephan Richter 28 May '04

28 May '04

Dear Zope community, The Zope 3 development team is proud to announce the second alpha release of Zope X3 3.0.0. Zope X3 is the next major Zope release and has been written from scratch based on the latest software design patterns and the experiences of Zope 2. The "X" in the name stands for "experimental", since this release does not try to provide any backward-compatibility to Zope 2. Download http://zope.org/Products/ZopeX3 Installation instructions for both Windows and Un*x/Linux are now available in the top level README.txt of the distribution. Changes since alpha 1 - Several packages were included in the first alpha since other code had several dependencies on their interfaces. This code has been refactored into sub-packages which are no longer part of the release. As a result, this distribution has fewer packages than alpha 1. Excluded packages include the indexing and fssync. - Some bugs were fixed that were reported by testers. This includes problems with the installation of a distribution. Goals While the first alpha release concentrated on testing our packaging tool and putting a process for releases into place, we would like to ask anyone to test this release a thoroughly as possible. The next release will be the first beta (probably next week) at which time the API freezes! Even if you are not interested in Zope you should test the building process of the distribution, since the packaging tool might be of great interest to the entire Python community. Please send any bug reports and comments to zope3-dev(a)zope.org! Thank you very much in advance for your help! Contributors Jim Fulton, Marius Gedminas, Fred Drake, Philipp von Weitershausen, Stephan Richter, Dmitry Vasiliev, Eckart Hertzler Thanks to everyone!

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New Zope Book by Galileo Press (in german, Zope 2.6/2.7)
by Stefan Krumbiegel (Galileo Computing) 27 May '04

27 May '04

Galileo Press, one of the leading publishers of professional computer books in Germany, proudly presents a new german book on Zope (Zope 2.6/2.7 - 3.0). ZOPE - Grundlagen, Praxis, Referenz - Entwicklung von dynamischen Webanwendungen - Aktuell zu Zope 2.6/2.7 und 3.0 Peter Walerowski Galileo Computing 600 pages, hardcover, 2004, CD-ROM 44,90 Euro, ISBN 3-89842-403-0 You will find further information, like table of contents, free sample chapters etc., at the Galileo Computing website http://www.galileocomputing.de/633 Of course, you can order the book there as well. N.B. Galileo Press is using Zope since 2002. If you want to see Zope in action have a look at our website(s) and Imprints: Galileo Press http://www.galileo-press.de/ Galileo Computing http://www.galileocomputing.de/ Galileo Design http://www.galileodesign.de/ SAP PRESS (including english editions!) http://www.sap-press.de/ SAP-Hefte 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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Announce: May Zope Bug Day!
by Chris Withers 25 May '04

25 May '04

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce the first a series of monthly bug days: What? Zope Bug Day working from http://collector.zope.org/Zope When? Friday 28th May - from when you wake up until when the day ends! Where? #zope-dev on irc.zope.org Come along and help if you've got a chance! Read this if you want to know how: http://dev.zope.org/CVS/BugDays cheers, Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk

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Plone Training in the Pacific Northwest
by Andy McKay 25 May '04

25 May '04

Enfold Systems is pleased to announce a week long Plone training course. From the author of the upcoming Plone book, this training focuses on what you need to know to produce Plone sites, from Python through Page Templates to Archetypes. Situated in the Pacific Northwest this is ideal opportunity for anyone in the Vancouver or the Seattle areas. Location: Whistler, British Columbia Date: June 28 - July 2nd More information: http://www.enfoldsystems.com/Training -- Andy McKay Enfold Systems http://www.enfoldsystems.com

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[COMMERCIAL] ZTS Training at ZeOmega
by Madhavi Chaganti 25 May '04

25 May '04

Hello All, ZeOmega announces the first ZOPE training Course in partnership with Zope Corporation. The ZTS training will be held at ZeOmega Infotech Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India during the month of August 2004. Designed to present a comprehensive overview of ZOPE from fundamental concepts to the advanced use of ZOPE as a content management system, this course will help participants to comprehend the litheness of ZOPE while also it's inherent ability to yield itself to complex architectural design. For more details visit http://www.zeomega.com/services/zopeandplonetraining or email us at training at zeomega dot com. Regards Madhavi, ZeOmega

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