This is what web2py needs. How do you suggest I link it form the main web site? Peraps thete should a page where people can post links to articles.
Massimo On Jul 23, 2:17 am, Benigno <bca...@albendas.com> wrote: > John, > > Very interesting article. I haven't had the need of capturing > data and structuring it from the web so far, but it is great to learn > how to do it, nicelly structured and enlightening. > > cheers, > Benigno. > > On 22 jul, 14:25, JohnMc <maruadventu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Benigno, > > > The file is located here --http://76.185.48.154/images/web2pyart1.pdf > > > Is a PDF 'the' solution. No. Its one maybe of a select few output > > formats we should use. As to delivery I have modified my thinking > > thanks to Alex. I suggested that vision here -- > > >http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/9a59133439... > > > JohnMc > > > On Jul 22, 5:38 am,Benigno<bca...@albendas.com> wrote: > > > > I do not know if I am understanding this correctly, but if the > > > proposal right now is to make a PDF and a zip file, or even just a zip > > > file with all the contents and maybe some text indicating what will be > > > found inside, I do think its not good to search on, nor to review and > > > even less if its something that may be "alive" in the sense that it > > > may get updated. > > > > I still do think, that these articles should be html-ish. Be it wiki, > > > be it Sphinx, or even a Blog, with a clear date set on them, and > > > easily updatable (so as to be able to say when a document may be > > > outdated), easily searchable, and if possible with comments available. > > > If on top of that, we link downloadable files, well, so much the > > > better. But to learn to do something, I do not normally want to > > > download and install anything. Furthermore, if the whole code is to be > > > placed, I'd rather look at something GitHubish, or sourceforge or TRAC > > > or anything that would allow to link to it, and let people check the > > > code without actually needing to download the whole thing. > > > > Anyway, I may be completelly off track, and you are proposing a much > > > simpler scenario. > > > > JohnMC, > > > I didnt see your file, where is it to read it?. > > > > Alex, > > > I've still to finish the little paypal project I am doing. I posted > > > here in the groups a couple of things a week ago or so. However, you > > > can check an NVP example at the examples repository at web2py website, > > > if you are looking for a full integration of payments etc. If you are > > > looking for something more google-ish, then I posted the little code > > > it takes to send the information to Paypal and have it working. Now I > > > am working on the PDT (payment data transfer) and IPN if time allows. > > > I'll let you know and will write an article as soon as a this is all > > > sorted out. > > > > On Jul 22, 3:53 am, Alex Fanjul <alex.fan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It's a great Idea John!! I bet for that! > > > > One self-contained zip file, with all ready to start, documentation, > > > > testing, etc. > > > > We would have to throw out all the innecesary examples, code, things in > > > > such a .*h*w2p (:D) files. > > > > > regards, > > > > Alex > > > > > El 21/07/2009 5:11, JohnMc escribió: > > > > > > Alex, > > > > > > Certainly can, and will. > > > > > > Fact it brings up yet another 'opportunity' for consideration. > > > > > Hopefully the How2Pys will include the sample code run ready. If that > > > > > is the case why not just put the documentation in /static? (or > > > > > someplace better?) That way it is totally contained in the .zip/.w2p > > > > > application. > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > JohnMc > > > > > > On Jul 20, 5:51 pm, Alex Fanjul<alex.fan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Wow!! impressive John...! > > > > >> Could you provide us with an example zip application ready to > > > > >> install in > > > > >> web2py? > > > > > >> thanks in advance!! > > > > >> alex f > > > > > >> El 20/07/2009 23:12, JohnMc escribió: > > > > > >>> Ok, here is a draft of the article > > > > >>> --http://76.185.48.154/images/web2pyart1.pdf. > > > > > >>> Have not applied a great deal off formatting. Looking for input as > > > > >>> to > > > > >>> preferences in that regard. > > > > > >>> JohnMc > > > > > >>> On Jul 19, 10:13 pm, Yarko Tymciurak<yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >>>> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Tim Michelsen > > > > >>>> <timmichel...@gmx-topmail.de>wrote: > > > > > >>>>>> A directed question if I may. What tools do you use to create > > > > >>>>>> the rest > > > > >>>>>> doc that goes into Sphinx. > > > > > >>>>> I tried to show some here: > > > > > >>>>>http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~timmie/web2py/web2py-appdocu/annotate/he...<http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Etimmie/web2py/web2py-appdocu/annotate/...> > > > > > >>>> This was Timmies patch for web2py documenting - and his proposal > > > > >>>> to follow > > > > >>>> numpy standards (a good starting point, I thought, and continue to > > > > >>>> think, > > > > >>>> but too detailed for web2py sources). I got partway thru parsing > > > > >>>> this down > > > > >>>> to what I thought would be useful essentials for web2py; I need > > > > >>>> to send > > > > >>>> this to Massimo. In the end, too many people working at once, and > > > > >>>> no > > > > >>>> coherent direction, so this confused the issue / task (too many / > > > > >>>> no chiefs; > > > > >>>> incongruent effort), and I just dropped it until this aspect > > > > >>>> cooled (anyway, > > > > >>>> other things in my life took priority at the time). > > > > > >>>> I haven't tried prettytable (write python code to generate ascii > > > > >>>> table; but > > > > >>>> could be useful to dump existing data). > > > > > >>>> The shell scripts for making web2py specific sphinx docs I don't > > > > >>>> think apply > > > > >>>> to your question of what tools do I use to create rest (that is, > > > > >>>> the > > > > >>>> structured format of the content). > > > > > >>>> But bottom line is still - you can easily just use a normal text > > > > >>>> editor.... > > > > > >>>> To get a feel for this - to convince yourself that as a edit / > > > > >>>> contributor > > > > >>>> this is "sane", just look at one of the "show source" links on any > > > > >>>> of the > > > > >>>> sphinx docs > > > > >>>> e.g.http://sphinx.pocoo.org/_sources/intro.txtofhttp://sphinx.pocoo.org/i... > > > > >>>> other sphinx docs listed here:http://sphinx.pocoo.org/examples.html > > > > > >>>> - Yarko > > > > > >>>>> you can use a simple editor that involves good syntax > > > > >>>>> highlighting. Like > > > > >>>>> HTML... > > > > > >>>>> Or see the post on Lyx. > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Alejandro Fanjul Fdez. > > > > >> alex.fan...@gmail.comwww.mhproject.org > > > > > -- > > > > Alejandro Fanjul Fdez. > > > > alex.fan...@gmail.comwww.mhproject.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
