[Zope] Desktop Zope

[Jason Cunliffe]

Greetings

Am forever looking for better/alternative ways to connect Zopesites and
people [users] together... desktop network devices which are easy to install
and use. For Zope-friendly tools which satisfy a "small cheap and
out-of-control" approach.
I have tried Director[with NetLingo], wxPython, and Flash5 [with
ActionScript XMLObject].

Each has much to offer, but depending upon project requirements, are too
complex or lack robust networking, or are platform-[uh]challenged. Yesterday
I look again at REBOL which is known for its cross-platform, protocol-aware
design simplicity.
http://www.rebol.com

I was delighted to discover a potent set of emerging additions for Shell
cli, GUI construction, Database connectivity, security and more.

A good place to start is with REBOL/View, which may offer a superb platform
for creating enduser Zopelets...

http://www.rebol.com/products.html
http://www.rebol.com/pre-view.html
http://www.rebol.com/docs.html

An excellent learning site is: http://www.rebolforces.com/
Consider this gem:

To email someone a web page:

   REBOL>  send zope@zope.org read http://www.zope.org

That's it :-) and yes it reads in a stream left to right


I believe for Zopistas, there is a two-fold value in exploring REBOL +
REBOL/View:

- for its own out-of-box and extension usefulness
- as inspiration and Zope wake-up call

Two common tasks:
a - uploading graphics or other files from client machines to Zopesite
b - ways to simplify loading other data or configuration commands to Zope
via email etc.

enjoy !

 -Jason Cunliffe