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Plone 3 for Developers

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Paul EverittZPUG DC, Mar 2007

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Introduction

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listen, relax, have funEverything is at zeapartners.org

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Summary

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• Plone 3 has great user features

• Exciting dev stuff too

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Overview

• Easy dev install with scaffolding

• Useful and simple AJAX with KSS

• User-configurable portlets via Zope 3

• Feature tour

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About Plone 3

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Getting a sandbox

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Demo

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Hanno SchlichtingDE

Daniel NouriNL

Rocky BurtCA

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2007, A Survey

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• Python, eggs, easy_install

• Python and WSGI

• Buildout and workingenv

• Paste for scaffolding

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Benefits

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• Scaffolding means a fast start

• Taking advantage of Python progress

• Megs and gigs

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AJAX with KSS...demo

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Godefroid ChapelleBE

Balazs ReeHU

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KSS Approach

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• “Client actions” dynamics via CSS-style declarations

• “Server actions” that receive messages and return “stuff to do”

• Inter-box connections

• PLIP XX, http://xxx

• Godefroid Chapelle (BE) and Balazs Ree (HU)

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Client Action Demo

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Server Action Demo

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KSS Examined

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• Tightly integrated into default UI and content types

• Easy to extend with declarative-style approach

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Configurable Portlets...demo

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Martin AspeliNO/UK

Geir BaekholdNO

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Portlets Examined

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• Nice connection between UI and components

• Leverages Zope 3 views

• GenericSetup-friendly

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Feature Tour: Linking

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Feature Tour: wicked

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Feature Tour

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• Office indexing

• Versioning

• Staging

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Beyond 3.0

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Conclusion

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