November 1999 - Zope

The Zope Portal Toolkit
by Eron Lloyd 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

Hello guys. I'm using Zope to build a complex "community information system", where each user won't really need a "management" screen but will require their own customized "webspace portal" that displays personalized data. I know the ZClasses and ZCatalogue will be handy for implementing this, but is there an actual "toolkit" for this? I'd be very interested in this if it existed. Thanks, Eron

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RFC: HOWTO: Mix ZCatalog/ZSearch with Apache
by Tres Seaver 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

I have created a new HOWTO on using ZCatalog/ZSearch cleanly under "native" ZServer and Apache+PCGI. http://www.zope.org/Members/tseaver/catalog_under_apache Please let me know of any problems you see. -- ========================================================= Tres Seaver tseaver(a)palladion.com 713-523-6582 Palladion Software http://www.palladion.com

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DISCUSS: Zope Front Door rev1
by Paul Everitt 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

Howdy folks. Last week we had a robust little email discussion concerning Zope's "Front Door". Since making progress on this little gem is my top goal this week, I compiled everybody's thoughts into a document: http://www.zope.org/Members/paul/ZopeFrontDoor Before I take the next step I'd like to see if there is any more input on the matter. To keep the number of emails down, please consider sending your responses straight to me. Thanks! --Paul Paul Everitt Digital Creations paul(a)digicool.com 540.371.6909 ----------------------------------------- The Open Source Zope application server http://www.zope.org/

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Welcome aboard!!
by Rob Page 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hello everybody! Please join me in welcoming Jens Vagelpohl to the Digital Creations team! Jens was born and raised in Germany and came to the US in 1993 to pursue a degree in business. A Masters degree (IS) and career change later, Jens is a recovering M$ developer. He started doing Zope at 1.10.3 and hasn't looked back. Jens has fond memories of his brother's C64 (he actually got Star Trek keyed in correctly!) and his first 386 slackware machine. Jens (for us Yankees his name is pronounced "yens") can be reached at jens(a)digicool.com. Welcome! --Rob -- Rob Page V: 540.371.6909 Digital Creations, Inc. F: 703.995.0412 -- ... The Leader in Open Source Web Development ... ... Don't miss Zope! http://www.zope.org ...

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Standard View Header
by Edward Muller 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

I have created several Objects, for one of them I need to create a custom properties page. How do I put the standard 'View Header' on the top of it so I can get the nice tab look auto magically? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Muller / Firm Wide Architecture - Systems Architect Paine Webber - 1000 Harbor Blvd. 5th Floor - Weehawken, NJ 07087 201-352-0190 - 201-272-7002 (fax) - mailto:emuller@painewebber.com ----------------------------------------------------------------

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Zope + Roxen Challenger: Is it possible?
by Adrian Esteban Madrid 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Before I learned about Zope I was very impressed with the Roxen Challenger Server and all its tags and modules. Has anybody tried using both at the same time? I was thinking using PCGI/FastCGI, which I don't know a thing yet. I'm willing to try it out but I was wondering if anybody already invented the wheel. Adrian Esteban Madrid Network Support, ATS Brigham Young University

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RE: HI, I have struct.error
by Jonathan Desp 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Quoting Amos Latteier <Amos(a)digicool.com>: > > > I have a struct.error and I can`t go edit my forum, i need > > help, I tryed > > bbb.py etc.. > > and I dont know what to do, and then all of my member can`t > > see my forum > > Unforntunately webmaster(a)zope.org is for www.zope.org problems. We don't > provide general Zope support. > > I suggest that you post to zope(a)zope.org for free peer support. > > -Amos > > -- > Amos Latteier mailto:amos@digicool.com > Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com > > Jon Desp www.atoma.f2s.com/jonathan.html ---------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through: http://www.freedom2surf.net/

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Renderable Base ZClass
by Kevin Howe 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Below is a forward of a discussion about the Renderable Base ZClass Product and how it could be integrated into the ZOPE Core. I'd like to see it incorporated into ZClasses - Under the "Basic" tab of the ZClass, having a selectlist labelled "Render Method" from which you'd choose the DTML method to be be displayed when the object is called as . Can anyone offer suggestions or comments as to a better way to accomplish this? Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Staubo <alex(a)mop.no> To: 'Kevin Howe' <ap619(a)chebucto.ns.ca> Date: October 31, 1999 10:42 PM Subject: RE: ZOPE Advice >I believe __bobo_traverse__() is used exclusively for URL traversal -- >it is, strictly speaking, not involved in acquisition or parent/child >management, but serves as the means to resolve object paths. > >If there is no way to pass REQUEST to __str__(), I believe this is a >minor shortcoming and should be remedied in the Zope DTML core. Such as >by testing for the presence of an alternative method called >__render__(), for example, and using that instead. > >Of course, you don't need to use the "with" construct to do what you >want. You can easily do something like: > > <dtml-var "myobject.render(REQUEST = REQUEST)"> > >if your object needs to get at this. > >-- >Alexander Staubo http://www.mop.no/~alex/ >"In the end, we all assume room temperature." --John Maynard Keynes > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin Howe [mailto:ap619@chebucto.ns.ca] >> Sent: 31. oktober 1999 21:31 >> To: alex(a)mop.no >> Subject: ZOPE Advice >> >> >> Hi, >> >> There was a simple Product named "Renderable Base ZClass" >> posted on the ZOPE >> site not long ago, which allows you to print an object like so: >> >> <dtml-var myobject> >> >> instead of: >> >> <dtml-with myobject> >> <dtml-var render> >> </dtml-with> >> >> The "render" method is automatically returned if found. >> >> It works by using the Python __str__ method to override what >> gets printed. >> The problem with this method is that you can't pass REQUEST to it, and >> therefore can't return "render" as a valid DTML method. >> >> I had heard that you could hack the __bobo_traverse__ method to return >> whatever method you needed, but don't have the ZOPE >> experience to get it >> working correctly. >> I picture it going something of like the code listed below. >> >> class Renderable: >> def __init__(self): >> self.steps=[] >> >> def __bobo_traverse__(self, request, name=''): >> if hasattr (self, 'render'): >> self.steps.append('render') >> return self >> elif hasattr (self, 'index_html'): >> self.steps.append('index_html') >> return self >> else: >> return '<a href=%s>%s</a>' % (self.__name__, >> self.title_or_id())

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RE: [Zope] Zope and FTP, WebDAV
by Brian Lloyd 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

> Hello all. What's the proper way to log into a Zope site > running ZServer > using an FTP client? I heard you can do this in emacs, too? What about > WebDAV - is there any info on this? > > Thanks in advance, > Eron For WebDAV, you can use IE5: select File |Open menu, type in the URL to a Folder on your Zope site (such as http://www.mysite.com/folder1/ ) and check the "Open as Web Folder" checkbox. Brian Lloyd brian(a)digicool.com Software Engineer 540.371.6909 Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com

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zope.org speed
by Chris McDonough 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Zope.org seems to be much, much faster today than any time in the recent past. This is a Good Thing...

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