[Zope-CMF] CMFPortlets

Fri, 04 Oct 2002 9:20:05 EDT

from Ausum's CMFPortlets preview page:

 * Switching of columns and boxes. (Javascript aided, if someone
   volunteers for the task)

I'll volunteer.  Actually, we've got most of it done. It's built with
DynLayer (http://dynapi.sourceforge.net/dynapi) and has been tested against
most browsers (Netscape 4.x and up, IE 4.x and up, ... ) on most platforms
(Mac 9 & 10, Windows, Linux) and performs well in all situations.  Should
drop in without too much effort.  It was created specifically for this type 
of project.  Fellow by the name of Dan George did the coding.  Ausum, I'll
get everything packed up and sent off to you ASAP.  Dan's a student and is 
really busy with mid-terms right now, so he's a bit distracted.  Might be a 
few days 'til he and I connect.

(Lynch clears his throat, takes a deep breath, slowly exhales, and says)
I'll also volunteer to work on documentation.

- Tim Lynch
  tlynch@nal.usda.gov

  yes, yes that's right.  I said I'd work on documentation.  indeed.

> No, it's not. Yet. :) I want to add a couple of things before releasing it,
> and that includes to write comments in the code, and general guidelines for
> its development by the community. A matter of two or three weeks.
> 
> 
> Ausum
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy McKay" <andy@agmweb.ca>
> To: "Ausum Studio" <ausum_studio@hotmail.com>; <zope-cmf@zope.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 7:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zope-CMF] CMFPortlets (was Re: [Zope] Re: plone "vs." CMF was
> ... uPortal??)
> 
> 
> > Nice, couldnt spot a link to the code though, is that around somewhere?
> > --
> >   Andy McKay
> >   www.agmweb.ca
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ausum Studio" <ausum_studio@hotmail.com>
> > To: <zope-cmf@zope.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 4:43 PM
> > Subject: [Zope-CMF] CMFPortlets (was Re: [Zope] Re: plone "vs." CMF was
> ...
> > uPortal??)
> >
> >
> > > I started to write a skin to handle portlets (or channels) a while ago.
> > > After this thead I decided to show a preview. It still needs more work
> to
> > > become a product, although there's a couple of screenshots and a demo
> (no
> > > released files yet). Any feedback is welcomed:
> > >
> > > http://www.zope.org/Members/ausum/CMFPortlets/Preview
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ausum
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Paul Browning" <paul.browning@bristol.ac.uk>
> > > To: "zope" <zope@zope.org>
> > > Cc: "Andy McKay" <andy@agmweb.ca>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 1:26 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Zope] Re: plone "vs." CMF was ... uPortal??
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --On 29 September 2002 08:09 -0700 Andy McKay <andy@agmweb.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >> Quite. I don't know much/enough about the CMF but I'm sure this
> > > > >> is all do-able. But if uPortal have already invented that wheel
> ....
> > > > >
> > > > > This is somewhere in the list of things to do (i've already done it
> as
> > a
> > > > > prototype at aspn.activestate.com), I've never thought it that
> useful
> > or
> > > > > used it myself on sites that do serve it. Do you think its that
> > useful?
> > > >
> > > > Well if "it" is the channel/portlet concept as expressed by
> > uPortal/Oracle
> > > > Portal then, yes, I think it's essential. See Dario's helpful post
> > > > on why he finds the channel concept attractive.
> > > >
> > > > If Zope +/- CMF had this now then it might be more competitive in
> > > > the portal framework space. Funny that the CMF started life as
> > > > the PTK .....
> > > >
> > > > Please don't think I'm jettisoning the CMF as it stands as a portal
> > > > framework. I think we're starting to understand that there are
> > > > portals and portals.
> > > >
> > > > The CMF may be perfect for building a portal for a community or
> > > > small organisation that has no legacy of back-end information
> > > > systems. This sort of portal will host alot of content.
> > > >
> > > > But, as the recent META Group report
> > > > <http://www.zopezen.org/Members/Ausum/1033036454>
> > > > notes, for larger organisations the focus is now on "employee
> > > > portals" (for universities read "students and staff") as
> > > > they try to evolve from the "intranet stage" of their IT
> > > > evolution. In "employee portals" all the content may be
> > > > elsewhere - back-end information systems - and so the
> > > > focus is on semaless integration and application delivery.
> > > >
> > > > This is where you want the channels; to aggregate (and skin)
> > > > remote and heterogeneous applications. The portal framework
> > > > also ideally gives the illusion of single-sign on (various trust
> > > > relationships being set up between systems).
> > > >
> > > > To build such a portal framework seems a non-trivial
> > > > task. Which is why I'm inclined to say "ok, so uPortal
> > > > have done it, it's open source too, it's very
> > > > standards centric, so let's run with that".
> > > >
> > > > As Dario notes, as well as its content management strengths,
> > > > Zope seems perfect for building smaller applications quickly,
> > > > and so perhaps we should be looking to plug these in to an
> > > > overarching (Java-based) portal framework as channels.
> > > >
> > > > I've done this a proof of concept (using a Zope-hosted
> > > > RSS app) which I then pointed at uPortal (RSS is one
> > > > the channels that comes out of the box). But we need
> > > > to extend this to apps that require authentication and
> > > > session information to passed back and forth (and
> > > > stored). Which is why I'm trawling for potential
> > > > collaborators on this!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for reading this far,
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >  The Library, Tyndall Avenue, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TJ, UK
> > > >    E-mail: paul.browning@bristol.ac.uk  URL: http://www.bris.ac.uk/
> > > >
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