I have a project which fits very well with Zope's view of the world, except for the client side GUI[1]. I need the ability to directly manipulate objects with a minimum amount of traffic going back to the server[2]. I'm currently leaning toward using Java applets that use a CORBA like protocol with Swing[3]. The Java solution solves the interaction issues, but cuts out Zope as a method of getting data to the Java applet. The questions are: o Any other ideas besides Java to do the client side work? o If, I'm stuck using Java should I add a protocol such as NTTP-NG to Zope? o How well does Zope without Apache serve up applets? Footnotes: [1] HTML isn't going to cut it. [2] One example of this mode of interaction would be a plot. The user creates a plot and interacts by clicking and selecting the plotted objects. Another example is sweeping out a region with a mouse. [3] It may be HTTP-NG or IIOP. Jody Winston