[Zope3-dev] Re: ZopeTop skin

[Roger Ineichen]

Hi Jean-Marc
 
From: Jean-Marc Orliaguet [mailto:jmo at ita.chalmers.se] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 7:11 PM
> To: dev at projekt01.ch
> Cc: zope3-dev at zope.org
> Subject: Re: [Zope3-dev] Re: ZopeTop skin
> 
> Roger Ineichen wrote:
> 
> >Hi Jean-Marc
> >
> >  
> >
> Hi Roger,
> 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: zope3-dev-bounces+dev=projekt01.ch at zope.org 
> >>[mailto:zope3-dev-bounces+dev=projekt01.ch at zope.org] On 
> >>Behalf Of Jean-Marc Orliaguet
> >>Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:33 PM
> >>To: zope3-dev at zope.org
> >>Subject: Re: [Zope3-dev] Re: ZopeTop skin
> >>
> >>Hi!
> >>
> >>The discussion about the navigation tree is a discussion about a 
> >>portlet, or a viewlet, isn't it?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Yes and No. 
> >It's a discussion about browser compatibility which 
> >is replaceable like a viewlet. Both navigation trees
> >are ready to use. We just have to register the right 
> >configure.zcml ;-)
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> this will be done with drag-and-drop and point-and-click in cpsskins 
> (the target audience is end-users, not programmers).
> 
> >I'm looking forward to do this TTW. Then every body can 
> >use whatever he likes.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>it is not about a skin, really. I hope to get the port of 
> >>cpsskins for 
> >>Zope3 working in about a few months from now.
> >>
> >>Basically the idea is: choose the portlets that want in your skin 
> >>depending on your needs, your target audiences. etc and 
> >>design your skin 
> >>(or theme) based on graphic design considerations, user 
> >>interface, not 
> >>browser support.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >We allready have viewlets implemented in Zope3.
> >We implement in the next three weeks perferences for user settings.
> >Then we are ready to offer to switch navigation boxes.
> >
> >That's the concept.
> >Perhaps you can join the development and improve the the pagelet 
> >concept. 
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> yes sure, definitely.

Cool, let's build a UI team and workout some ideas after the
release.

The Zope3 core development is really leaking on this part;-)

> >Do you have a link for to see what's CPSSkin?
> >
> >Regards
> >Roger ineichen
> >  
> >
> 
> viewlets, pagelets, etc are document-centric, the starting 
> point is the 
> object under the current URL around which you add a decoration with 
> macros, themes in cpsskins however are objects in the ZODB. The 
> approaches are different but certainly complementary and they 
> will meet 
> at some juncture.
> 
> Here is an animation in Flash after last weeks sprint in Paris:
> http://www.medic.chalmers.se/~jmo/Zope3/cpsskins-zope3.html
> 
> Regards /JM

That looks very impressing!


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