[web2py:10825] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread Yarko T
Noob - I think iterative / rapid is good for layout, look / feel - and forms fall into that. How to decouple? - My instinct says (for web2py) to make a separate, quick dummy db, and t2 level controllers to serve forms. I know at one time Massimo was working on a simple text layout of data which

[web2py:10824] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread billf
noobpythoncoder You asked: "I Iike the tight MVC paradigm, security, and other good practices built into web2py, but sometimes I wish there was a way to more quickly prototype the front-end, eg test the functionality of SQLFORMS in different views from a user experience perspective, without worr

[web2py:10823] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread voltron
I share Achipas opinion, I am quick and merciless. I clicked around, read a few pages of the documentation, and thought, "nice site design but not sold yet..." Negatives 1. Much more work ( have to learn the expression language) 2. Code duplication. Its doing what the built in Jquery lib is there

[web2py:10822] Re: web2rokee! web2py + Cherokee Howto!

2008-10-29 Thread noobpythoncoder
Perhaps we could 1-up Django someday, and offer to port/rewrite the Cherokee Admin using web2py, with web2py integrated to run it?! Excuse my joke... Im just too keen to try Cherokee and think it is perfect match for web2py. Im keen to read your tutorial Phyo - hopefully I can adapt it to FreeBS

[web2py:10821] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread noobpythoncoder
Thanks Yarko, we make similar points. I am curious to learn more about how PyPubSub concepts could be applied to help the front-end/back-end development balance in web2py. Could you explain? More specifically, I am curious how web2py users are rapidly prototyping in web2py now? >From a newish we

[web2py:10820] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread Yarko T
And, of course, everyone speaks for themselves, not for others on the group. It takes time and effort to speak from considered experience, and there are a lot of things competing for everyone's attention. Dunsun, perhaps you have some firsthand experience that you can share. That would be much app

[web2py:10819] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread noobpythoncoder
Any individuals opinion is subjective, eh?! Like I wrote in past - itś great to read them all! :-) Dunsun - you ask a good quick question... and most, if not all, the web app development community shares your GUI development pain! :D But, achipa makes an informed and logical rebuttal to the idea

[web2py:10818] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread Yarko T
yes ... this kind of Observer pattern exists in a lot of places could be useful here, but i haven't thought about this a lot yet too many things on my mind at the moment... On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:55 PM, achipa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yarko: Looks a lot like the Observer patt

[web2py:10817] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread achipa
Yarko: Looks a lot like the Observer pattern to me, if you used Qt it's the rough equivalent of signals and slots. On Oct 29, 11:26 pm, "Yarko T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This may be worth looking at;  I think this is a part of the discussin in a > way:http://pubsub.sourceforge.net/concepts.h

[web2py:10816] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread achipa
What people might be misunderstanding is my motivation here... There are hardly black-and-white choices, and when an engineering/business decision has to be made, it's usually for a particular situation. While the tone might have been a bit harsh, I'm not saying appcelerator sucks and nobody shoul

[web2py:10815] Re: web2py at PyCon

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
I will do pyworks2008 in two weeks. I submitted a talk proposal to PyCon2009 but I do not yet if it was accepted (you can sign up and vote it up or down). I cannot attend EuroPython but I encourage people on this list to submit a talk proposal for EuroPython and I am happy to share my slides and

[web2py:10814] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread yarko
re: Gut: I'd also add that sometimes "gut" reacts to the unfamiliar - so it's good to approach with openness. On Oct 29, 5:26 pm, "Yarko T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This may be worth looking at;  I think this is a part of the discussin in a > way:http://pubsub.sourceforge.net/concepts.ht

[web2py:10813] Re: web2py at PyCon

2008-10-29 Thread BearXu
Hi, Massimo Will u give a speech on Pycon2009 or EuroPython? 2008/10/27 mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > We proposed a registration solution and there seem to be alternatives. > If there are no surprised registration will be in web2py: > > You can the alpha version here: > > http://web2py.apps

[web2py:10812] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
I think Yarko is right. there no isapi in python. Mind that you may need to run from source. Massimo On Oct 29, 5:30 pm, "Yarko T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps this?http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyisapie > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:12 PM, BobS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am tr

[web2py:10811] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread Yarko T
Perhaps this? http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyisapie On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:12 PM, BobS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying option 2, the isapi_wsgi preferred option. I loaded > IIs5.1 on one of my workstations and the http://localhost is > working. After following all of the instr

[web2py:10810] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread Yarko T
This may be worth looking at; I think this is a part of the discussin in a way: http://pubsub.sourceforge.net/concepts.html Anyway, Publish / Subscribe could be useful. Another thing I'm just realizing is that the client end, and flexibility in achieving a look is going to be an ongoing challeng

[web2py:10809] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread BobS
I am trying option 2, the isapi_wsgi preferred option. I loaded IIs5.1 on one of my workstations and the http://localhost is working. After following all of the instructions of downloading and installing the isapi_wsgi, when I go to run the test, python isapi_wsgi.py install I get the f

[web2py:10808] Re: SQL string concatenation in web2py?

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
IS_IN_DB(db,'person.id','%(lastname)s, %(firstname)s') On Oct 29, 3:37 pm, morningovermidnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a table with a firstname column and a lastname column. I want > the user to be able to select a person's full name from a drop-down > list. Currently, using IS_IN_DB,

[web2py:10807] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread BobS
Believe me, I would use Apache if I had the choice. On Oct 29, 3:59 pm, "Phyo Arkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why u use IIS when you can get much better httpd for free? :D > > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:58 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have not tried but there are at

[web2py:10806] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
Why u use IIS when you can get much better httpd for free? :D On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:58 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have not tried but there are at least three options: > > 1) just run IIS as a proxy and redirect to the web2py web server. This > solution should work out of t

[web2py:10805] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread Timothy Farrell
While we're expressing opinions, here's mine: Achipa's post is subjective; but I would listen to 10 years of expertise that formed any opinion. While I don't have 10 years, I can see what lock-in can do (I'm trying to dig my company out of IBM lock-in). Besides, criticizing a concept is more

[web2py:10804] Re: jQuery

2008-10-29 Thread Steve Shepherd
Voltron This is s cool. Excellent option for tables. There are a growing number of plugins for jquery which will make really great interfaces for users. I realise Masimo is working on T3 but a web2 jquery type frontend to web2py would really make web2py a step above the rest. Steve On Th

[web2py:10803] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread JorgeRpo
Well I havent used appcelerator either. But I found your opinion very personal and subjective. I am not going to argue your points at this time. You dont seem to be criticzicing appcelerator buth the logic behind its existence. So you dont agree neither with MS Silverlight, Mozilla Prism, Googl

[web2py:10802] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
I have these http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/AlterEgo/default/show/97 Made by members of the group. On Oct 29, 2:45 pm, "Phyo Arkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > k , with the spirit of KEEP IT SIMPLE , STUPID > > I will choose web2py-vm > > Massimo do you have logo for web2py/? > > On Wed, Oct 29, 20

[web2py:10801] SQL string concatenation in web2py?

2008-10-29 Thread morningovermidnight
I have a table with a firstname column and a lastname column. I want the user to be able to select a person's full name from a drop-down list. Currently, using IS_IN_DB, I am only able to show in the drop- down list the firstname or the lastname but not both. How can I have both the firstname and

[web2py:10800] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Yarko T
I like web2py-vm :-) There were a bunch of logo's generated, but I think the ultimate one is just the wonderful font that web2py is printed in on the cover of the book. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Phyo Arkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > k , with the spirit of KEEP IT SIMPLE , STUPID > > I wi

[web2py:10799] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
yes because iis handles the certificates. web2py is transparent to it. On Oct 29, 3:11 pm, BobS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will all of those options run using a secure certificate? (https:// > mode)? > > On Oct 29, 3:58 pm, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have not tried but there

[web2py:10798] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
k , with the spirit of KEEP IT SIMPLE , STUPID I will choose web2py-vm Massimo do you have logo for web2py/? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Phyo Arkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > yes .. but Too Simple?? > > May be KISS is good.. > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 6:24 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECT

[web2py:10797] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread BobS
Will all of those options run using a secure certificate? (https:// mode)? On Oct 29, 3:58 pm, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have not tried but there are at least three options: > > 1) just run IIS as a proxy and redirect to the web2py web server. This > solution should work out of t

[web2py:10796] Re: web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
I have not tried but there are at least three options: 1) just run IIS as a proxy and redirect to the web2py web server. This solution should work out of the box 2) use this: http://code.google.com/p/isapi-wsgi/ This is the preferred solution. 3) use fastcgi Massimo On Oct 29, 2:24 pm, BobS <

[web2py:10795] web2py and Internet Information Server?

2008-10-29 Thread BobS
Has anyone been able to get web2py to work with IIS? I may be forced to run my web app written with web2py on a windows server running IIS. Please let me know if this is possible. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

[web2py:10794] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
yes .. but Too Simple?? May be KISS is good.. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 6:24 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > +1 for web2py-vm > > On Oct 29, 12:37 pm, Joe Barnhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about web2py w/batteries included? (old python joke) > > > > I think it should retain

[web2py:10793] Re: jQuery

2008-10-29 Thread voltron
Hi Annet! The tablesorter plugin works well, but my favourite is the datatables plugin(http://plugins.jquery.com/project/DataTables) I wanted a solution that did not always make trips to the database Dag! On Oct 29, 6:24 pm, annet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have got the following table in o

[web2py:10792] Re: jQuery

2008-10-29 Thread voltron
Hi Annet! Tablesorter works well with web2py. But I would recommend Datatables. I wanted something that would save my controller from making to many trips to the database http://www.sprymedia.co.uk/article/DataTables Dag! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[web2py:10791] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
+1 for web2py-vm On Oct 29, 12:37 pm, Joe Barnhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about web2py w/batteries included? (old python joke) > > I think it should retain its "branding" with web2py, so people don't > get confused and think it's not related. Some (probably stupid) > ideas: > > web2py

[web2py:10790] Re: jQuery

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
I have used sortable.js once and I had no problem. It is not based on jquery but it was light and could figure out the type of values in columns. On Oct 29, 12:24 pm, annet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have got the following table in one of my views: > > > > bedrijfsnaam >

[web2py:10789] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Joe Barnhart
How about web2py w/batteries included? (old python joke) I think it should retain its "branding" with web2py, so people don't get confused and think it's not related. Some (probably stupid) ideas: web2py++ web2py/os web2py-vm etc. On Oct 29, 9:53 am, "Phyo Arkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

[web2py:10788] jQuery

2008-10-29 Thread annet
I have got the following table in one of my views: bedrijfsnaam straatnaam {{for club in clubs:}} {{=A(club.bedrijf.bedrijfsnaam,_href=URL(r=request,f='clubdetails? id=%s'%club.bedrijf.id))}} {{=club.adres.straatnaam}} {{pass}}

[web2py:10787] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
Web2Os sounds ok but .. hmm .. Anyone ? anyidea?? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:34 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > web2os? > > You can tell I am not good with names! > > > > On Oct 29, 9:51 am, "Phyo Arkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > web2py OS development started. Stay tuned! > > >

[web2py:10786] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Timothy Farrell
Most of the best programmers have little creativity (Linux?) You do have beard, don't you? (I do!) mdipierro wrote: > web2os? > > You can tell I am not good with names! > > > > On Oct 29, 9:51 am, "Phyo Arkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> web2py OS development started. Stay tuned! >> >> Wh

[web2py:10785] Re: SQLFORM option but non-editable

2008-10-29 Thread bsnipes
Thanks. I will look at T2. Brian On Oct 29, 11:39 am, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes in T2. (t2.display(db.tablename)) it gets the record id from > request.args[-1] > > Alternatively given a table and a record > > > {{for field in db.table.fiels:}} > {{=field}}{{=record[field]}} >

[web2py:10782] SQLFORM option but non-editable

2008-10-29 Thread bsnipes
I would like to display a record in a view matching the SQLFORM layout and looks but for it to be non-editable. Is there anything like that available or do I need to create the record display view myself. Thanks, Brian --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this mess

[web2py:10784] Re: SQLFORM option but non-editable

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
Yes in T2. (t2.display(db.tablename)) it gets the record id from request.args[-1] Alternatively given a table and a record {{for field in db.table.fiels:}} {{=field}}{{=record[field]}} {{pass}} You may need to customize it. Massimo On Oct 29, 10:54 am, bsnipes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[web2py:10783] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
web2os? You can tell I am not good with names! On Oct 29, 9:51 am, "Phyo Arkar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > web2py OS development started. Stay tuned! > > What will this be named? > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Phyo Arkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Ah N !! not Lice CD , i am no

[web2py:10781] patches again

2008-10-29 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
I believe I have three patches pending: 2 from Bill 1 from Attila I am missing something else? Massimo --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send emai

[web2py:10780] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread achipa
I have not used appcelerator in any real life projects and just went through the docs/tutorials/screencasts. I did use half a dozen web oriented languages, frameworks and templating systems in the past ten years. Hate to be the Yin of all topics, but I find appceletator to be a bit heavy on the

[web2py:10779] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
web2py OS development started. Stay tuned! What will this be named? On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Phyo Arkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Ah N !! not Lice CD , i am not going to infect ppl with Lices (Joking > :D) > > Yes they can be same thing. Live CD OS that can be used as Vmware Image

[web2py:10778] Re: web2rokee! web2py + Cherokee Howto!

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
Dear Massimo; I will e-mail to them. And BTW , a new version of Cherokee is out ! On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:13 PM, mdipierro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BTW... They have pages like this: > > http://www.cherokee-project.com/doc/cookbook_django.html > > perhaps you should send them an email so

[web2py:10777] Re: Web2py Appliance and OS Thread!

2008-10-29 Thread Phyo Arkar
Ah N !! not Lice CD , i am not going to infect ppl with Lices (Joking :D) Yes they can be same thing. Live CD OS that can be used as Vmware Image. But write access will be limited in Live CD . So different deployment will also be good . Live CD and Easy to deploy virtual appliance. On Tue

[web2py:10776] Re: Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
Thank you for your comments. I like appcelerator. I am reserving time over the christmas break to learn more about it. Something may happen. Massimo On Oct 29, 2:38 am, Dunsun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > It would be great to integrate Appcelerator with web2py. > It would give us a supe

[web2py:10775] Re: back to web2py

2008-10-29 Thread mdipierro
I mostly agree with you, that is why some version of "custom" + your patch will be in the next version. Massimo On Oct 29, 1:14 am, billf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Massimo > > I think there are a few issues raised by your suggestion - excuse my > ramblings: > > 1) If I knew as much about web2

[web2py:10774] Re: Drop down reference not working

2008-10-29 Thread billf
Just out of interest - perhaps everyone knows this... I have a table "lookup" that contains simple values grouped by type (counties,countries,person titles,etc) rather than have loads of different tables. In this case, you can say db.widget.country.requires=IS_IN_DB(db(db.lookup.type=='Country'

[web2py:10773] Integration with Appcelerator

2008-10-29 Thread Dunsun
Hi, It would be great to integrate Appcelerator with web2py. It would give us a superiority over all other frameworks. Web2py is clearly the best framework for python and Appcelerator is easy and very efficient way to add RIA and SOA to web2py. Any plans for the future ? Thank you. --~--~--

[web2py:10772] Re: Drop down reference not working

2008-10-29 Thread Saikat Chatterjee
thanks though i figured out the issue. i was putting the "requires" clauses for reference fields inside a []. when i removed it, the code started working... but thanks anyways bcos it showed me a new technique nonetheless .. regards, saikat On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM, bi

[web2py:10771] Re: Drop down reference not working

2008-10-29 Thread billf
The generation of a dropdown list is triggered by IS_IN_SET, e.g. db.animal.type.requires=IS_IN_SET(['dog','cat','parrot']) You can generate the option list from the db by something like: db.animal.type.requires=IS_IN_SET(db().select(db.animals.ALL)) On Oct 29, 7:08 am, saikatsakura <[EMAIL PR

[web2py:10770] Drop down reference not working

2008-10-29 Thread saikatsakura
Hi, My DB tables are as follows - # # This scaffolding model makes your app work on Google App Engine too # # try: from gluon.contrib.gql import