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Zope Weekly News for January 19th
by ethan fremen 19 Jan '01

19 Jan '01

Go to the Linux World Expo or EuroZopeCon, Download Zope 2.3 now, WikisHereNow, Get trained in Python and Zope, and test Session Tracking in this imperative ZWN The opinions expressed in Zope Weekly news are solely the authors', and not the opinions of Digital Creations, The Zope Community at-large, or the Spanish Inquisition. If you or your company are doing something cool with zope, "submit it to the Zope Weekly News", mailto:zope-web@zope.org for possible inclusion. And Now For Something Completely Different: --- Upcoming Events If you are on the American continent, you must get a "free exhibits-only pass", http://www.digicool.com/gary/lwexhibitspass.pdf and attend the Linux World Expo January 31st / February 2nd, New York. If you are in Europe you must attend the "EuroZopeCon", http://lwn.net/2000/1221/a/eurozopecon.php3 January 23 and 24, Amsterdam. A *true* Zopatista would visit both. --- Train for the Revolution Zopatista! Are you getting skewered because some PHB is making nervous-noises about Zope? Tell them that they could take any of their employees, and send them to kaivo to train in Python with Mark Lutz, author of _Learning Python_: http://www.kaivo.com/KaivoCourses/display_catalog#jumpto?referring_entity=I nternal&catalog_course=Python Then the employee could learn "Zope Zen": http://www.kaivo.com/KaivoCourses/display_catalog#jumpto?referring_entity= Internal&catalog_course=Zope%20101. Finally, they could have that employee work on Zope for *three years* -- or, for about the same price, they could buy a shrink-wrapped content management system. --- Zope Status by Brian Lloyd Summary Zope 2.3 beta 2 release coming soon Recent News Zope 2.3 beta 1 was released last week - so far there have been only relatively minor issues. Beta 2 may come as early as Friday the 19th, with fixes to the current known issues. We hope to get 2.3 finalized by the 29 of January. Action in the Fishbowl has still been pretty slow since the holidays. High on the priority list after the 2.3 release is to pay some attention to organizing the dev.zope.org site. --- Documentation by Michel Pelletier Amos is on vacation, gorging himself no-doubt on French Fries, French Bread, and French Dressing. I love French cuisine. Everything I'm working on is secret this week. Sorry. Some great book news is on its way so stay tuned! I guess I should throw in at least "one link":http://www.zope.org/Documentation to something quite useful. --- Zope Web --by Ethan Fremen Track This Session! You have to download and test "Core Session Tracking", http://www.zope.org/Members/mcdonc/Products/CoreSessionTracking because the next generation Zope.org will depend on it heavily. /Documentation updated Thanks to Andrew Kenneth Milton for pointing out that SQL Methods were absent from the new Documentation page. WikisHereNow A big round of applause for Ken Manheimer, for not only putting together WikiForNow but actually spending the time to update all the wikis on zope.org. Edit a wiki today! -EOT-

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ZMySQLDA Zope Product 2.0.3
by Andy Dustman 18 Jan '01

18 Jan '01

Zope MySQL Database Adapter Stability: Experimental Released: 2001-01-18 21:24 UTC Notes This experimental version re-integrates the two adapters in 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 back into a single DA. If you have any ZMySQLTDA connections around, they will be broken. Recreate them as ZMySQLDA connections, and select "Use transactions". Design notes: This version always mixes in the TM class for Transaction Manager support. If transactions are requested, it first checks to see if the server supports them. Then when queries are issued with query(), it only registers the transaction with _register() if transactions are enabled. Hopefully this works the way I think it does. NOTE: You must have MySQL-3.23.30 server or newer to use transactions. Earlier versions do not have a have_bdb server variable. Obviously it must have support for BDB tables as well. http://dustman.net/andy/python/ZMySQLDA/2.0.3 -- Andy Dustman PGP: 0xC72F3F1D @ .net http://dustman.net/andy

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ZMySQLDA Zope Product 2.0.2
by Andy Dustman 18 Jan '01

18 Jan '01

Zope MySQL Database Adapter Stability: Good Released: 2000-01-18 00:00 UTC Notes This is a bugfix release. If you are using an earlier version, I highly recommend you upgrade. The database-specific quoting mechanism was misnamed and broken as well. The database browser now shows more reasonable column types. ZMySQLTDA, which supports the transaction manager, now ensures when the connection is open that your MySQL server supports BDB tables (works only for 3.23.30 and later). You still have to use BDB tables for transactions to work, and should get errors if Zope tries to rollback when non-transactional tables have been modified. As usual, untar this in your Zope home directory (where the lib directory is) and restart Zope. Obviously you need MySQLdb version 0.3.0 or newer. http://dustman.net/andy/python/ZMySQLDA/2.0.2 -- Andy Dustman PGP: 0xC72F3F1D @ .net http://dustman.net/andy

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.3.0 beta 1 released
by Brian Lloyd 16 Jan '01

16 Jan '01

Hello all, Zope 2.3.0 beta 1 is now available. You can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b1/ This release contains the final new features for 2.3, including: - A browser preferences screen to allow people to tweak certain aspects of the new management UI to their liking. For the folks who complained that they didn't like the new top frame, they can (among other things) turn it off from the browser preferences screen. - Michel and Amos' new QuickStart material. This is different in spirit than the old "QuickStart" folder. The new material is meant as a handy high-level set of pointers to important learning materials. The old "QuickStart" folder is still around by default for the beta release - we will need to decide whether to get rid of it altogether or whether it still has value as an example and should be cleaned up and retained. - The logout function has been implemented in a fairly minimal way. We will try to make this nicer by final if we get time. - Chris Petrilli has cleaned up the ZCatalog interface and done some logical reorganization to move some things onto an Advanced tab. 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/2.3.0b1/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0b1/HISTORY.txt Note that now we are in the beta period, so binaries are now available for all of the usual platforms. Enjoy! Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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Zope.org wikis change-restricted for hour or two from *11:00am* today, Jan 16 today, Jan 16
by Ken Manheimer 16 Jan '01

16 Jan '01

We're having some logistical delays getting started, so we haven't and won't be shutting down the wiki page changes until 11:00. I'll post another note when they're back and ready... Sorry about the time shifts! Ken ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:37:56 -0500 (EST) From: Ken Manheimer <klm(a)digicool.com> To: zope-announce(a)zope.org, zope-web(a)zope.org Subject: Zope.org wikis change-restricted for hour from 10:00am tomorrow, Jan 16 At 10:00 tomorrow (tuesday, Jan 16) we're going to be upgrading all the wikis on zope.org. All the wikis on the site will be restricted against changes for an hour, if everything goes smoothly, hopefully within 2 hours if there are unexpected problems. This upgrade will entail some substantial cleanup of the existing wikis, and other changes wiki owners need to understand. If you own or use wikis on zope.org, please see below for details. The changes come out of an update with a recent ZWiki release from simon michael, and then the enhancments resulting from the WikiForNow effort: http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/WikiForNow The cleanup entails the following: - Deletion of all zero-length wiki pages (excluding FrontPage) - dispose of all the inadvertant pages, many due to web spiders - Assignment of sensible 'Owner' local-role for poorly defaulted settings - the old ZWiki and ZWikiWeb products set the role to the product owner. This has to be rectified since ability to regulate who can do what on new pages hinges on 'Owner' local role. (See RegulatingYourPages.) - Change many of the existing standard pages and methods (HelpPage, TextFormattingRules, SearchPage, etc) to reflect the realities in the new version (and to clarify and elaborate some pieces missing in the existing pages) There are many enhancments, some (like wiki operation regulations) depend on some of these cleanups. See http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/WikiForNow/WikiForNowDevelopments for a thorough list. I'll be making the changes available shortly, and forwarding them to simon michael for inclusion, at his discretion, in the ZWiki base code. Let me know if you have questions or concerns about the changes. Ken Manheimer klm(a)digicool.com

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Zope.org wikis change-restricted for hour from 10:00am tomorrow, Jan 16 Jan 16
by Ken Manheimer 15 Jan '01

15 Jan '01

At 10:00 tomorrow (tuesday, Jan 16) we're going to be upgrading all the wikis on zope.org. All the wikis on the site will be restricted against changes for an hour, if everything goes smoothly, hopefully within 2 hours if there are unexpected problems. This upgrade will entail some substantial cleanup of the existing wikis, and other changes wiki owners need to understand. If you own or use wikis on zope.org, please see below for details. The changes come out of an update with a recent ZWiki release from simon michael, and then the enhancments resulting from the WikiForNow effort: http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/WikiForNow The cleanup entails the following: - Deletion of all zero-length wiki pages (excluding FrontPage) - dispose of all the inadvertant pages, many due to web spiders - Assignment of sensible 'Owner' local-role for poorly defaulted settings - the old ZWiki and ZWikiWeb products set the role to the product owner. This has to be rectified since ability to regulate who can do what on new pages hinges on 'Owner' local role. (See RegulatingYourPages.) - Change many of the existing standard pages and methods (HelpPage, TextFormattingRules, SearchPage, etc) to reflect the realities in the new version (and to clarify and elaborate some pieces missing in the existing pages) There are many enhancments, some (like wiki operation regulations) depend on some of these cleanups. See http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/WikiForNow/WikiForNowDevelopments for a thorough list. I'll be making the changes available shortly, and forwarding them to simon michael for inclusion, at his discretion, in the ZWiki base code. Let me know if you have questions or concerns about the changes. Ken Manheimer klm(a)digicool.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.3.0 alpha 2 released
by Brian Lloyd 10 Jan '01

10 Jan '01

Hello all, Zope 2.3.0 alpha 2 is now available. You can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0a2/ This release contains a number of new features, including: - SiteAccess is now a part of the Zope core - Shane Hathaway's CacheManager support and two cache manager implementations have been added - SQLMethods can now be edited using FTP and DAV aware tools - Catalogs have been improved to work much better in virtual host environments - Changes to the Web management interface designed to improve productivity, consistency and aesthetics 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/2.3.0a2/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.3.0a2/HISTORY.txt **Please note** that we do not build binary distributions for alpha releases - the alpha is available as a source release only. When we move into the beta period for 2.3, we will build and distribute binary releases. Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.2.5 released
by Brian Lloyd 08 Jan '01

08 Jan '01

Hello all, Zope 2.2.5 has been released - you can download it from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.5/ This release contains a number of bug fixes, and includes all Hotfixes to date. It includes the fix for a memory leak that could occur when accessing SQL data through aliased names, a fix for a problem with contention between concurrent POST requests and a number of fixes to improve support for current WebDAV-aware clients such as Adobe GoLive. Over 60 Collector issues were closed out in preparing for the 2.2.5 release - thanks to those who submitted patches and helped to investigate bugs and verify fixes. Note that this release contains a change to the ExtensionClass binary - if you are running a source release you should rebuild the Zope binaries after upgrading or applying a "diff" update. 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/2.2.5/CHANGES.txt http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.2.5/HISTORY.txt Note that we have also posted "diff" updates as .tgz files that will let you easily upgrade an existing 2.2.x site. These updates are available for those currently using the 2.2.x source release or the 2.2.x binary releases. To apply a differential update to your site: - download the appropriate .tgz file from zope.org - shutdown your Zope process - copy the .tgz to your Zope directory and extract it - run w_pcgi or wo_pcgi *if you are not using a binary release* - restart your process Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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LinuxWorld Expo Exhibits pass from Digital Creations and Zope.org
by Gary Graham 04 Jan '01

04 Jan '01

Come join Digital Creations, publishers of Zope, as our guest at the Linux World Conference & Expo exhibits! The show is January 31-February 2 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, NY. We will be debuting our new booth and sharing some exciting information about Zope and Digital Creations! If you are interested in attending the exhibits as our guest, please go to http://www.digicool.com/gary/lwexhibitspass.pdf to download your FREE exhibits pass. We look forward to meeting and talking with you in New York! If you have any questions about our participation, please email Melissa at melissa(a)digicool.com --Gary Gary Graham gary(a)digicool.com Director, Sales & Marketing Digital Creations Fredericksburg, Virginia "Dynamic Content in Internet Time" mobile: 540.840.3813 office direct: 540.372.9971 fax : 540.368-8016 ---------------------------------------------------- Creators of Zope: The Future of Content www.digicool.com www.zope.org

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ZWiki 0.8.1 released
by Simon Michael 04 Jan '01

04 Jan '01

ZWiki 0.8.1 2001-01-04 * added (experimental) page deletion * record IP address when username cookie is blank * make disabled javascript tags visible * added more unit tests ZWiki 0.8.0rc1 2000-12-14 * log last editor's IP address if there is no username cookie * wrapped a bunch of long lines * unit tests - added support for ZUnit and DocTest, and a few initial tests. http://zwiki.org/zwikidir/Makefile.sample contains some useful recipes for automated testing. ZWikiWebs.zexp: incorporated latest zwiki.org tweaks, namely: * removed a spurious menu from the add zwiki web form * added UserOptions to the default BookMarks and removed it from the page footer * bookmarks, quote, search box and hierarchy may all be turned on or off in UserOptions * the default home page is now a user option * user options & search box tab ordering fixed * always show the editform even for write-protected pages, with appropriate header/footer color * page history is now accessible * simplified RecentChanges Download: http://zope.org/Members/simon/ZWiki Happy new year!

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