I should say that the template used (seen in the video) is very pretty.

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 7:35 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:

> The google code repository is corrupted. There are lots of files that
> do not belong there.... I will close it and open a new one later
> today. Let's agree on a new name.
>
> On 7 Lug, 12:31, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> > http://vimeo.com/13154869
> >
> > On 7 Lug, 07:27, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > # Preamble
> >
> > > As you know T2 and T3 are deprecated. Some time ago I started a
> > > reimplementation of T3 called cube9. I got stuck. I now re-factored it
> > > completely
> >
> > > -----
> > >    http://code.google.com/p/cube9/(requiresweb2py trunk)
> > > -----
> >
> > > It uses markmin:
> >
> > > -----
> > >    http://web2py.com/examples/static/markmin.html
> > > -----
> >
> > > cube9 is not completely finished by it works and it already much much
> > > better than T2/T3.
> >
> > > # What is cube9?
> >
> > > Cube 9 is a possible replacement for the welcome app. It is identical
> > > to welcome except that
> >
> > > - has a different layout
> > > - contains a plugin called plugin_wiki (a plugin on steroids)
> > > - use a JS menu
> >
> > > ## What is plugin_wiki?
> >
> > > Plugin_wiki allows a developed (auth.user_id==1 or anybody member of
> > > group 'editor') to create dynamic pages on the fly by visiting
> >
> > > ``http://127.0.0.1:8000/cube9/plugin_wiki/page/my-new-page-slug``
> >
> > > In fact you do not need cube9 to run plugin_wiki, you can use it for
> > > any web2py app. You can use it to add help pages. You can use to allow
> > > your users to edit pages.
> >
> > > Pages are edited using markmin (via a modified markitup JS editor to
> > > support markmin).
> > > This email is written using markmin syntax.
> >
> > > ## Why plugin_wiki is a plugin on steroids?
> >
> > > Because it includes under one name (plugin_wiki) other plugins as
> > > embeddable widgets (mediaplyer, comments, tags, multiselect, and more)
> > > and there is a way to access them using the markmin  syntax.
> >
> > > ## A first example
> >
> > > For example to include a youtube video in a page you do
> >
> > > ``
> > > name: youtube
> > > code: x1w8hKTJ2Co
> > > ``:widget
> >
> > > - The double reversed quotes tell markmin to deal with content in a
> > > special way.
> > > - The :widget tells plugin_wiki to override default behavior and treat
> > > this as an embedded widget
> > > - the content is treated as parameters (youtube being the name of the
> > > widget and x1w8hKTJ2Co being the name of the youtube video you want to
> > > embed).
> >
> > > There are MANY widgets you can already embed.
> >
> > > ## More examples
> >
> > > ### Tagging
> >
> > > ``
> > > name: tags
> > > ``:widget
> >
> > > ### jqGrid list users
> >
> > > ``
> > > name: jqgrid
> > > table: auth_user
> > > ``:widget
> >
> > > ### Enbedding a form
> >
> > > ``
> > > name: create
> > > table: auth_user
> > > ``:widget
> >
> > > ### Embedding template code
> >
> > > ``
> > > counting... {{for i in range(10):}}{{=i}}{{pass}}
> > > ``:template
> >
> > > ## Inner workings
> >
> > > For a list of widgets look into the static methods of
> > > PluginWikiWidgets in models/plugin_wiki.py. The arguments of the
> > > methods translate into variables. For example
> >
> > > ``
> > > class PluginWikiWidgets: # in models/plugin_wiki
> > >     @staticmethod
> > >     def abd(x,y=6): ....
> > > ``:code_python
> >
> > > is called by
> >
> > > ``
> > > name: abc
> > > x=5
> > > ``:widget
> >
> > > (y is optional because y has a default, 6).
> >
> > > ### List of Widgets
> >
> > > Here is a list of widgets as of today:
> >
> > > ``
> > >     def read(table,record_id=None): ...
> > >     def
> > >
> create(table,message='',next='',readonly_fields='',hidden_fields='',default_fields=''):
> ...
> > >     def
> > > update(table,record_id='',message='',next='',readonly_fields='',
> > >                      hidden_fields='',default_fields=''): ...
> > >     def select(table,query_field='',query_value='',fields=''): ...
> > >     def search(table,fields=''): ...
> > >     def jqgrid(table,fieldname=None,fieldvalue=None,col_widths='',
> >
> > > _id=None,fields='',col_width=80,width=700,height=300): ...
> > >     def pie_chart(data,names,width=300,height=150,align='center'): ...
> > >     def bar_chart(data,names,width=300,height=150,align='center'): ...
> > >     def youtube(code,width=400,height=250): ...
> > >     def vimeo(code,width=400,height=250): ...
> > >     def mediaplayer(src,width=400,height=250): ...
> > >     def comments(table='None',record_id=None): ...
> > >     def tags(table='None',record_id=None): ...
> > >     def tag_cloud(): ...
> > > ``:code_python
> >
> > > ### Global variables
> >
> > > there are two important globals variables:
> >
> > > + plugin_wiki_editor = True # or false to disable the wiki
> > > + plugin_wiki_level = 3 # for everything, 2 for wiki+widgets, 1 for
> > > normal wiki (no code, widgets)
> >
> > > ## Conclusions:
> >
> > > There is more to this already implemented and there is more to come.
> > > For start you can run everything on GAE. Some pages with slug meta-*
> > > have special meaning and can be used to edit header, footer, menu,
> > > sidebar of cube9 layout. meta-code can be used to define new tables,
> > > procedures and services.
> >
> > > For security reasons code and widgets can be disabled.
> >
> > > I will make a video about this as soon as I have the time (and free up
> > > enough memory).
> >
> > > Please test it and send me comments. Enjoy!
> >
> > > Massimo
> >
> > > P.S. I apologize for these names.
>

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