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WYSIWYG browser front end?
by R^3 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

Forgive me if I missed something. I am evaluating Zope as a possible CMS for a large University with a mix of very non-technical users through experienced technical uers. Our goal is to find something we can offer the non-technical people which _can_ eliminate all the different tools these people try to use which we are then forced to support (ftp, Dreamweaver, HTML-Kit, HomeSite, Frontpage, MS Word, Netscape Composer etc..) I do like the fact that Zope supports use of these tools. However, I was hoping there was add on or extension which offered more of a WYSIWYG interface through the browser for the non-technical people which only presented them with a page's content. For example something that ensures they use a template. It would need to be simple as point and click. I.e. Point to the "nav bar" section of a web page to allow editing of that section of the page. Zope seems to meet most of our goals. So far I'm very impressed. Does anybody have more information as to whether Zope can provide this functionality? BTW: I've seen this functionality in Egrail but the cost can't be justified ($125,000 + 15% maintenance fee)... Regards, -Ryan

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where to put .lib file
by Lucas Vogel 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

Hi, I have compiled the MySql product on a win32 platform, which makes a .lib file called _mysql.lib . Where do I put this file in order for zope to see it? The product won't work because it doesn't see it and I can't seem to find a place to put it anywhere. Thanks, Lucas Vogel _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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relative path to objects in <dtml-var>
by Roy Mathew 01 Jan '02

01 Jan '02

Folks, I am trying to use acquisition to include images in my webpages. My intent is to have a central directory of Images, and several other hierararchies of Zope objects that use those images. For example, witness the following structure: Images/gifs/x.gif Images/pngs/x.png Content/A/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var x.gif>) Content/B/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var x.png>) My understanding of using pathnames in acquisition, is that one needs to insert the minimum relative path to the images from a reachable parent folder, that one can get away with, somewhere in the referring URL. Now, if I use the URL http://localhost/Content/Images/gifs/A/page1_dtml OR http://localhost/Content/Images/pngs/B/page1_dtml thing work fine. What I would really like to do is be able to specify the paths to the images inside of the dtml file itself, something like: Content/A/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var Images/gifs/x.gif>) Content/B/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var Images/pngs/x.png>) so that my URLS can be simpler, like: http://localhost/Content/A/page1_dtml http://localhost/Content/B/page1_dtml and still find the gifs. But this fails in ZOPE; can someone show me the light please! Thanks, Roy Mathew. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

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Re: [zope] Forms methods and IE 5.5
by Wade Leftwich 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [zope] Forms methods and IE 5.5 Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:51:05 -0500 From: Wade Leftwich <wade(a)lightlink.com> To: zope(a)egroups.com Cc: thierry.florac(a)onf.fr Try <form action="." method="POST"> It works in Opera, Konqueror and IE 5.5. I haven't tested with Netscape. Wade Leftwich Ithaca, NY On Monday 31 December 2001 16:26, you wrote: > Date: 31 Dec 2001 12:47:18 +0100 > From: "Thierry Florac" <thierry.florac(a)onf.fr> > Subject: Forms methods and IE 5.5 > > Hi, > > I have tried to use several buttons in the same <FORM>, with the > following syntax : > > <form action="" method="POST"> > ... > <input type="submit" name="append_item:method" value="Add Item"> > <input type="submit" name="index_html:method" value="Show list"></td> > </form> > > This works fine with Konqueror and Netscape, but not with Opera or IE > 5.5 : with these browsers, it's the current URL which is called when the > second button is clicked. > > Does anybody knows where this problem comes from ? Is this a standard > HTML feature which is not well supported by these browsers ? Is there > any way to get this working correctly ??? > > Thanks for any help... -------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Zope] Problem working around string.split issue
by complaw＠hal-pc.org 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

> The problem is likely due to the fact that myFile.data > is not a string for large files, so you can't split > it. It is actually a PData object which segments the > data into chunks for better memory handling. > > If you use the str() function on the file though, that > should give you what you want: > > theData = str(myFile) That was it!!!! Oh God. All that pulling of hair... banging of head... gnashing of teeth... Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I never suspected this because it worked just fine for the smaller files. But then it would have -- only for the smaller files -- now that one knows that a PData object is returned from .data, rather than the actual contents of the file. I didn't even think to look at the source. Something should be added to the Zope Book about this (the Appendix on the File object is very scanty). Yikes. All that time... In any case, Cacey, please accept my sincere thanks. Best wishes, Ron > > hth, > -Casey > > --- complaw(a)hal-pc.org wrote: > > I have a python script that works just fine in Zope > > for SMALL input files > > (between 1-100 cases). However, Zope returns an > > error when the input file gets > > large (100+ cases, depending on the situation). In > > the error message, Zope > > points to a line where I take the input file and > > split it to create a list of > > lines. Note, the same script (with split) works > > just fine when I run the script > > in regular python (i.e., outside of Zope). > > > > To get around this, I would normally just read the > > file one line at a time, > > however, we don't have access to the sys module in > > Zope. I have loaded the > > input file into a File Object in Zope, and can > > access it via... > > > > theData = context.myFile.data > > > > The problem that I have is that when you do a split > > on theData, Zope returns the > > split error (IF myFile is large enough). > > > > The question I have is, how can I read small chunks > > of content from the File > > Object? This is akin to reading a text file one > > line at a time. > > > > Any hints? > > > > Ron > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > > ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** > > (Related lists - > > > > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com >

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RE: [Zope] relative path to objects in <dtml-var>
by Joshua Lanza 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

My question about this is whether it will break some browsers that are looking for a ".gif" or ".jpg" extension? I'm sure that there must be some meta data in the files themselves declaring that "I'm a jpg", but I have avoided "x_jpg" because of this concern. Does anyone know that this won't pose a problem? Josh -----Original Message----- From: Dirk Datzert [mailto:Dirk.Datzert@rasselstein-hoesch.de] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 1:35 PM To: Roy Mathew Cc: zope(a)zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] relative path to objects in <dtml-var> Hi Roy, your problem maybe the dot in the filename x.gif, x.png !? This is not allowed in a pyhton expression. Make a TransparentFolder named Images in the root / . Put your graphics into Images named x_gif and x_png and you should can call them in every dtml like <dtml-var x_gif> or <dtml-var x_png> Regards, Dirk Roy Mathew schrieb: > Folks, > > I am trying to use acquisition to include images in my webpages. My intent > is to have a central directory of Images, and several other hierararchies > of Zope objects that use those images. > > For example, witness the following structure: > > Images/gifs/x.gif > Images/pngs/x.png > Content/A/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var x.gif>) > Content/B/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var x.png>) > > My understanding of using pathnames in acquisition, is that one needs > to insert the minimum relative path to the images from a reachable > parent folder, that one can get away with, somewhere in the referring URL. > > Now, if I use the URL > http://localhost/Content/Images/gifs/A/page1_dtml > OR > http://localhost/Content/Images/pngs/B/page1_dtml > thing work fine. > > What I would really like to do is be able to specify the paths to the images > inside > of the dtml file itself, something like: > Content/A/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var Images/gifs/x.gif>) > Content/B/page1_dtml (contains: <dtml-var Images/pngs/x.png>) > > so that my URLS can be simpler, like: > http://localhost/Content/A/page1_dtml > http://localhost/Content/B/page1_dtml > and still find the gifs. > > But this fails in ZOPE; can someone show me the light please! > > Thanks, > Roy Mathew. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** > (Related lists - > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )

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Problem working around string.split issue
by complaw＠hal-pc.org 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

I have a python script that works just fine in Zope for SMALL input files (between 1-100 cases). However, Zope returns an error when the input file gets large (100+ cases, depending on the situation). In the error message, Zope points to a line where I take the input file and split it to create a list of lines. Note, the same script (with split) works just fine when I run the script in regular python (i.e., outside of Zope). To get around this, I would normally just read the file one line at a time, however, we don't have access to the sys module in Zope. I have loaded the input file into a File Object in Zope, and can access it via... theData = context.myFile.data The problem that I have is that when you do a split on theData, Zope returns the split error (IF myFile is large enough). The question I have is, how can I read small chunks of content from the File Object? This is akin to reading a text file one line at a time. Any hints? Ron

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Re: [Zope] MailHost Questions
by Ben Ocean 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Yeah, that would work! Thanks, BenO At 03:26 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote: >What about _.string.join() ? > > > From: Ben Ocean <zope(a)thewebsons.com> > > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:16:58 -0800 > > To: marc lindahl <marc(a)bowery.com> > > Subject: Re: [Zope] MailHost Questions > > > > Sorry, tried that and no go. > > Thanks! > > BenO > > > > At 02:56 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > >>> From: Ben Ocean <zope(a)thewebsons.com> > >>> this elaborate, inelegant solution that works for me: > >>> > >>> <dtml-elif this_seminar> > >>> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('group',group+'_frame')"> > >>> <dtml-if expr="size=='1024'"> > >>> <dtml-call > >>> > >> >"REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect('http://constructioncalc.com/1024/eng/Seminars/nu >m>> / > >>> '+group)"> > >>> <dtml-else> > >>> <dtml-call > >>> > >> >"REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect('http://constructioncalc.com/800/eng/Seminars/num >/>> ' > >>> +group)"> > >>> </dtml-if> > >>> </dtml-if> > >> > >> > >> how about just > >> > >> <dtml-call > >> > "REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect('http://constructioncalc.com/'+var+'/eng/Seminars > >> /num/'+group+'_frame')"> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > >> http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > >> ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** > >> (Related lists - > >> http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > >> http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) > >

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Re: [Zope] MailHost Questions
by complaw＠hal-pc.org 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

> Hi; > 1. After the MailHost container I call a dtml-var with a page to display > for the user. I would like to direct the visitor to a dtml-document in > another folder. Using dot notation doesn't help. How do I do this? A quick (but dirty) way to do it would be to redirect to the absolute_url of the document that you wish the users to see. context.REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect(_insert your parametes here_) > 2. How can I put 2 MailHost containers in one document and have 2 different > emails sent out simultaneously? Have you considered using a python script to generate the two different e-mails and then sending them out from the same MailHost? That would solve the problem nicely. There is a nice writeup about the Mail host on ZopeLabs (http://www.zopelabs.com) specifically, see: http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/1004481367 and http://www.zopelabs.com/cookbook/994494801 HTH Ron

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dtml-call && target=_top"??
by Ben Ocean 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Hi; How do I create a dtml-call REQUEST.RESPONSE.redirect that enables me to break out of a frame with a target="_top"? TIA, BenO

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