July 2004 - Zope-Announce

Upcoming Meetings for Zope/Python Users of Washington, DC
by Joel Burton 13 Jul '04

13 Jul '04

The newly-formed Zope/Python Users Group of DC announces our upcoming meeting schedule: Mo Jul 19: Zope -- presentation on Archetypes by Joel Burton Th Aug 5: Python -- no topic yet Mo Aug 16: Zope -- no topic yet Th Sep 2: Python -- no topic yet Mo Sep 20: Zope -- no topic yet The hot topics that users at the first meeting were most interested in include: Plone skinning, Zope/Plone performance, Python + XML, Text processing with Python, and Zope development, so expect that we'll fill in these topics ASAP with presentations like these. Our meetings take place at 7pm in the large conference room of Porter Novelli,a marketing/communications firm located in downtown DC at 1909 K Street (right off the red and orange/blue Metro lines, and close to many bus lines). We'll be meeting on the first Thursday and third Monday of each month. A full schedule of our meetings, talks, and plans are at our web site at http://www.zpugdc.org. To receive announcements about upcoming meetings, and to contribute to our group, please join our mailing list (send a message with the *subject* 'subscribe' to zpugdc(a)lists.zpugdc.org, or sign up at the site.) If you have questions, you can reach us at info(a)zpugdc.org. Thanks! - j. Joel Burton, for the Zope/Python Users Group of DC (www.zpugdc.org)

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Zope Economy Seminar -- London, July 22, 2004
by Rob Page 12 Jul '04

12 Jul '04

Zope Corporation and the Zope UK Association are pleased to present a one-day seminar on The Zope Economy. Delegates to the seminar will hear from leading companies in the Zope Economy about advanced products and services. Attendance is limited and registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Information on the event, venue and registration forms are available online at: - http://www.zope.com/Corporate/News/UKConf.html We hope to see you there! -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412

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IRC Session Reminder
by Rob Page 12 Jul '04

12 Jul '04

Hello everyone: Don't forget about the Zope community IRC session tomorrow as follows: - Tue, July 13, 7a (US/EDT, GMT-4) The IRC will occur on irc.freenode.net in the #zope channel. Agenda ------ - ZPL v2.1 Update (Jim Fulton, 10 mins) - Zope.org content group update (Mark Pratt, 20 mins) - Zope.org systems group update (Jim Fulton, 10 mins) - Other topics as suggested Please send agenda suggestions to: - irc_agenda_topics(a)zope.com Thanks! Regards, Rob -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412

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CMF 1.5.0alpha Released (redux)
by Tres Seaver 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

(Aargh! I need to look twice before sending!) Zope Corporation is pleased to announce the release of version 1.5.0alpha of the Zope Content Management Framework (CMF). This release is intended for testing purposes only; a beta release should follow within two weeks. What is the CMF? The Zope Content Management Framework provides a set of services and content objects useful for building highly dynamic, content-oriented portal sites. As packaged, the CMF generates a site much like the Zope.org site. The CMF is intended to be easily customizable, in terms of both the types of content used and the policies and services it provides. Where do I get it? Download it from "cmf.zope.org", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha Points of interest include: - "Windows ZIP file", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CMF-1.5.0alpha.zip - "Unix tar/gzip archive", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CMF-1.5.0alpha.tar.gz - "Release notes", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/README.txt - "Change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt - "Installation instructions", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/INSTALL.txt Where do I go to learn more? The "CMF mailing list":mailto:zope-cmf@zope.org has many participants who are active in supporting the CMF. ...to report bugs? The "CMF Collector":http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF is ths place to report bugs (please search for existing reports of your issue first!) New Features in 1.5.0 alpha - CMF 1.5 requires Zope 2.7.0 or later. - CMFActionIcons product is now shipped as part of the CMF release. - New portal_setup tool provides export / import of various site configuration choices, both as tarballs and as TTW "snapshots". - Extended UI for site managers to create / review / delete members. - Method aliases ease localization / rationalization of action URLs. - ZPT skins no longer depend on older DTML skin directories. - See the "change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt for a complete listing of new features added and bugs fixed in this release. Tres. -- =============================================================== Tres Seaver tseaver(a)zope.com Zope Corporation "Zope Dealers" http://www.zope.com

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CMF 1.5.0alpha Released (redux)
by Tres Seaver 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

(Resent after correcting silly copy-and-paste oversight) Zope Corporation is pleased to announce the release of version 1.5.0alpha of the Zope Content Management Framework (CMF). This release is intended for testing purposes only; a beta release should follow within two weeks. What is the CMF? The Zope Content Management Framework provides a set of services and content objects useful for building highly dynamic, content-oriented portal sites. As packaged, the CMF generates a site much like the Zope.org site. The CMF is intended to be easily customizable, in terms of both the types of content used and the policies and services it provides. Where do I get it? Download it from "cmf.zope.org", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha Points of interest include: - "Windows ZIP file", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CMF-1.4.5.zip - "Unix tar/gzip archive", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CMF-1.4.5.tar.gz . - "Release notes", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/README.txt - "Change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt - "Installation instructions", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/INSTALL.txt Where do I go to learn more? The "CMF mailing list":mailto:zope-cmf@zope.org has many participants who are active in supporting the CMF. ...to report bugs? The "CMF Collector":http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF is ths place to report bugs (please search for existing reports of your issue first!) New Features in 1.5.0 alpha - CMF 1.5 requires Zope 2.7.0 or later. - CMFActionIcons product is now shipped as part of the CMF release. - New portal_setup tool provides export / import of various site configuration choices, both as tarballs and as TTW "snapshots". - Extended UI for site managers to create / review / delete members. - Method aliases ease localization / rationalization of action URLs. - ZPT skins no longer depend on older DTML skin directories. - See the "change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt for a complete listing of new features added and bugs fixed in this release. Tres. -- =============================================================== Tres Seaver tseaver(a)zope.com Zope Corporation "Zope Dealers" http://www.zope.com

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CMF 1.5.0alpha Released
by Tres Seaver 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

Zope Corporation is pleased to announce the release of version 1.5.0alpha of the Zope Content Management Framework (CMF). This release is intended for testing purposes only; a beta release should follow within two weeks. What is the CMF? The Zope Content Management Framework provides a set of services and content objects useful for building highly dynamic, content-oriented portal sites. As packaged, the CMF generates a site much like the Zope.org site. The CMF is intended to be easily customizable, in terms of both the types of content used and the policies and services it provides. Where do I get it? Download it from "cmf.zope.org", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5 Points of interest include: - "Windows ZIP file", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/CMF-1.4.5.zip - "Unix tar/gzip archive", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/CMF-1.4.5.tar.gz . - "Release notes", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/README.txt - "Change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt - "Installation instructions", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/INSTALL.txt Where do I go to learn more? The "CMF mailing list":mailto:zope-cmf@zope.org has many participants who are active in supporting the CMF. ...to report bugs? The "CMF Collector":http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF is ths place to report bugs (please search for existing reports of your issue first!) New Features in 1.5.0 alpha - CMF 1.5 requires Zope 2.7.0 or later. - CMFActionIcons product is now shipped as part of the CMF release. - New portal_setup tool provides export / import of various site configuration choices, both as tarballs and as TTW "snapshots". - Extended UI for site managers to create / review / delete members. - Method aliases ease localization / rationalization of action URLs. - ZPT skins no longer depend on older DTML skin directories. - See the "change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.5.0alpha/CHANGES.txt for a complete listing of new features added and bugs fixed in this release. Tres. -- =============================================================== Tres Seaver tseaver(a)zope.com Zope Corporation "Zope Dealers" http://www.zope.com

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ANNOUNCE: CMF 1.4.5 Released
by Tres Seaver 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

Zope Corporation is pleased to announce the release of version 1.4.5 of the Zope Content Management Framework (CMF). This release consists primarily of bug fixes for version 1.4, released in April, 2003. What is the CMF? The Zope Content Management Framework provides a set of services and content objects useful for building highly dynamic, content-oriented portal sites. As packaged, the CMF generates a site much like the Zope.org site. The CMF is intended to be easily customizable, in terms of both the types of content used and the policies and services it provides. Where do I get it? Download it from "cmf.zope.org", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5 Points of interest include: - "Windows ZIP file", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/CMF-1.4.5.zip - "Unix tar/gzip archive", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/CMF-1.4.5.tar.gz . - "Release notes", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/README.txt - "Change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/CHANGES.txt - "Installation instructions", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/INSTALL.txt Where do I go to learn more? The "CMF mailing list":mailto:zope-cmf@zope.org has many participants who are active in supporting the CMF. ...to report bugs? The "CMF Collector":http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF is ths place to report bugs (please search for existing reports of your issue first!) Bug Fixes in 1.4.5 - See the "change history", http://zope.org/Products/CMF/CMF-1.4.5/CHANGES.txt for the bugs fixed in this release. -- =============================================================== Tres Seaver tseaver(a)zope.com Zope Corporation "Zope Dealers" http://www.zope.com

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IRC Reminder
by Rob Page 09 Jul '04

09 Jul '04

Hello everyone: Here is a short reminder about the upcoming Zope community IRC session scheduled as follows: - Tue, July 13, 7a (US/EDT, GMT-4) The IRC will occur on irc.freenode.net in the #zope channel. We will be developing an agenda through Monday. If you have topics to suggest, please email them to: - irc_agenda_topics(a)zope.com Thanks! Regards, Rob Current Agenda -------------- - ZPL v2.1 Update (Jim Fulton, 10 mins) - Zope.org content group update (Mark Pratt, 20 mins) - Zope.org systems group update (Jim Fulton, 10 mins) - Other topics as suggested -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412

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DirectoryStorage 1.1.10 beta
by Toby Dickenson 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Announcing DirectoryStorage 1.1.10 beta Full changelog below. The highlight of this release is that you no longer need to explicitly use the snapshot.py command for running tools such as backup and checkds. They will manage snapshot mode themselves. Remember those unwieldy long command line examples in the backup howto? Gone. Ive marked this release as a beta. It should all be backwards compatible with 1.1.x, but the changes are a little deeper than I normally like to make in a maintenance release. Please take care. No serious bugs are fixed in this release. Changes in 1.1.10 Several enhancements - all fully backwards compatible except this first one: Changed the meaning of relative filenames in snapshot.conf to be relative to the directory containing the snapshot.conf file, rather than relative to the current working directory. Note that this is a potentially incompatible change from all previous versions. Enhanced the checkds.py and backup.py scripts so that you no longer need to explicitly use the snapshot.py tool to launch them.... They can force the storage into snapshot mode themselves. The use of snapshot.py is still recommended if you are scripting these tools - it supports retrys if snapshot mode is not available immediately, and allows more than one tool to be run inside the one snapshot. Rationalized the command line for snapshot.py. It now uses the same switches as auto-snapshot-mode feature of checkds.py and backup.py. All old scripts using old command line switches will continue to work as before. Enhanced snapshot.py so that it can use direct file access to put the storage into snapshot mode (even when Zope is not running). This is the default method if snapshot.conf can not be opened. If you have an existing snapshot.conf and want to enable this option, add a line containing the one word 'direct' on the end of snapshot.conf Changed backup tool to take a copy of the configuration directory as part of a full backup. Previously it only took a copy of the data directory. Several recent changes (in 1.1.8 and 1.1.7) to provide more robust replication for storages that receive infrequent writes caused problems for ZODB unit tests. These extra safety precautions have been inhibited when run under a unit test. Changed base class of DirectoryStorageError exception from POSException.POSError to POSException.StorageError. This solves some minor problems with ZODB unit tests by being closer to the behaviour of BDBStorage. Added Storage.py.... a new wrapper module to simplify access to DirectoryStorage. You no longer need to seperately construct the Filesystem and Full objects. Changed setup.py and example_custom_zodb.py to use it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA6ykO99Pa/DbwZfsRApMzAKDA2L4T42ztZm+sHQjWM3QmjMDccQCgxp/V /mU/g0S822/KerzPl4pc3vo= =Zz08 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[ANN] Zwiki 0.32 released
by Simon Michael 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

Zwiki 0.32 (july edition) has been released, a little late due to a client work crunch (and a weekend floating down the Kern river). Summary: Zwiki's skin is about fully internationalised; translation updates, new polish, dutch & german translations; skin cleanups; pluggable page types; refactoring, bugfixes. ( http://zwiki.org/ReleaseNotes ) This was another month of i18n progress. Both the standard and plone skins, including the standard DTML-based pages if you install those, are now fully internationalised via PlacelessTranslationService - great work all. Welcome to new translators/developers Marek Ciesielski, Jakub Wisniowski, Jaap Noordzij, Andreas Mayer. Users won't see much else new since 0.31, just the usual bugfixes. Behind the scenes, there has been another page types refactoring - these are now in separate modules and it's easier to add new ones, see pagetypes/. Several contributors are successfully using darcs now ( http://zwiki.org/ZwikiDarcs ) and this is helping us to share and integrate patches quicker. Best wishes, -Simon

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