NOTE: This is a very old version of ZDiscussions and will not work with all versions of Zope.

Z Discussions 0.2.0 Notes

This release includes two significant changes--

Preview

When posting or replying, you now have the option of previewing before commiting.

Instance methods

All the non-management methods have been moved to the ZClass instance instead. This is so you can modify and customize your ZDiscussion objects without having to monkey with the ZDiscussions ZClasses, or roll your own ZClasses. If you are doing significant customization, rolling your own ZClasses/Python classes may not be a bad idea.

Z Discussions 0.1.0

Beta Release

NOTE: There is a Z Class component to this release which must be installed by hand. See below for instructions.

What is in this archive?

Z Discussions 0.1.0 contains three products:

• ZDBase

  ZDBase contains the common base classes the other two products are built on top of. It does not register any object types that you can instantiate in Zope, but you can subclass them with Python or ZClasses. This Product must be installed for either of the other two Products to work.

• ZDConfera

  ZDConfera is the souped-up drop-in compatible replacement for Confera. It is a Python Product, so no addiitonal installation beyond extracting the archive is required.

• Z Discussions

  Z Discussions is the new, improved, legacy-free, Z Class threaded discussion object. If Z Discussions does not sharpen your knives, put the starch back in your shirt and the ZIP back in your marriage, return the unused portion for a full refund!

Why two threaded discussion objects?

While ZDConfera is designed for compatibility with existing software, Z Discussions is the platform for future development.

Great, how do I install it?

• Extract the ZDiscussions-0.1.0.tgz archive in the root of your Zope installation. It will put the proper files in the proper locations.
• Start or restart your Zope server.
• Log into the server as a Manager and display the Zope web management interface.
• Click on the Control_Panel object.
• Click on Product Management.
• Click on Export. (Yes, this is counter-intuitive)
• In the field labelled Import file name type ZDiscussions.zexp.
• Click Import

For more information...

...See the README.txt files in the Product folders, or via the Product Management interface.

	Title	Type	Size	Modified	Status
	0.2.0	Software Release		1999-11-26	published
	ZDBase, Z Discussions and ZDConfera	Software Release		1999-10-28	published