uiuc wiki down

Anyone know the state of the wiki? Or who to talk with to get it going 
again?

thx

Eric

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AW: database access from VisualWorks [was: Changing a binary stre am to a text stream]

http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/

I've updated the command line parcel 
<http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/articles/commandline/> to include a 
new class, EfiSubProcess, that contains two class side methods for 
creating subprocesses with piped input and output.  Much easier to use 
than using UnixProcess' 
#pipeConnectionFor:arguments:setProcessDescriptor:.  It includes methods 
for capturing the output in both binary and text formats, and correctly 
closes the output handle to flush and terminate its input to the subprocess.

I've also updated the GNUPlot parcel 
<http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/articles/gnuplot/> to use this class' 
methods.  Much more dependable than what was previously there.  Also, 
because the output is an image it's necessary to support binary data.  
The one bug in it might be that I should have provided a method for 
returning the stream instead of the stream's content -- but I don't need 
that so didn't have a reason to write it.  I'm thinking it might be 
useful for programs with a LOT of output.

http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/

I forgot to mention EfiMain, the parent class of Smalltalk mainlines, 
now includes a methoed called #textFromHTML: that converts HTML into 
formatted text by piping it through the w3m program.  I use it for 
creating multipart/alternative MIME attachments for Smalltalk-generated 
emails with both HTML and TEXT parts.

Eventually, I'll write a 2nd VW XML paper describing how I use .SSP 
files to create HTML mail attachments and XML files for sending to 
banks.  Much easier than using the XML API.

Thomas Gagne wrote:

> I've updated the command line parcel 
> <http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/articles/commandline/> to include a 
> new class, EfiSubProcess, that contains two class side methods for 
> creating subprocesses with piped input and output.  Much easier to use 
> than using UnixProcess' 
> #pipeConnectionFor:arguments:setProcessDescriptor:.  It includes 
> methods for capturing the output in both binary and text formats, and 
> correctly closes the output handle to flush and terminate its input to 
> the subprocess.
>
> I've also updated the GNUPlot parcel 
> <http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/articles/gnuplot/> to use this 
> class' methods.  Much more dependable than what was previously there.  
> Also, because the output is an image it's necessary to support binary 
> data.  The one bug in it might be that I should have provided a method 
> for returning the stream instead of the stream's content -- but I 
> don't need that so didn't have a reason to write it.  I'm thinking it 
> might be useful for programs with a LOT of output.
>
>

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Re: Invitation to join the WithStyle Developer Program

I've visited the site, and am unsure what it is.  Is it a content 
management system?  A web editor?  The web pages don't give a clear idea 
of what I should use it for or how it will make my life easier.

Michael Lucas-Smith wrote:

>Thank you for your interest in the WithStyle Technology Previews. Software 
>WithStyle would now like to invite you to participate in the much more 
>interactive WithStyle Developer Program.
>
>The Developer Program aims to provide you with access to the latest 
>development version of WithStyle as soon as possible, while also providing 
>you with information about what tests passed and failed for each build of the 
>software.
>
>The Developer Program also has a private mailing list for its members to 
>discuss issues or ideas for WithStyle.
>
>Please take the time to accept our NDA and License and join up for the 
>Developer Program.
>
>http://www.softwarewithstyle.com/join_wsdev.html
>
>Our website has been revamped too. Take a look at:
> http://www.softwarewithstyle.com
>
>Thanks for your ongoing interest,
>Michael Lucas-Smith
>Software WithStyle
>
>
>  
>

Re: Invitation to join the WithStyle Developer Program

Hi Thomas,

At its core, it renders XML with CSS like a web browser does, except not 
limited to HTML. But that's just where it begins.

The engine also lets you wysiwyg edit the content that you're seeing.

If the content was produced from some XML and then transformed using XSLT, the 
wysiwyg editing capaibilities will update the original XML as you edit and 
keep the UI up to date according to the XSLT. 

The engine is extremely open and flexible too, allow you to subclass 
XML.Element's to map XML tags to your own specific behaviours for the 
execution of that XML. An example of this is a Presentation Slideshow program 
I wrote using WithStyle. I did my presentation at Smalltalk Solutions using 
it.

Another cute example of it was an About window I made, not particularly hard 
but just another way to use such a tool in your system.

As for deployment, you can use it like a "dumb" HTML widget in your 
application, or you can use it as a thin client, or you can use VisualWork's 
browser plugin code to embed it inside another browser.

And last but not least WithStyle is becoming a rich internet application or a 
WebUI, whichever you prefer, by allowing you to mix arbitrary XML with 
Pollock XML to mix and match XML + CSS layout and content with classic 
Widgets to give you the ultimate control over your UI.

Cheers,
Michael

On Sunday 04 July 2004 03:13, Thomas Gagne wrote:
> I've visited the site, and am unsure what it is.  Is it a content
> management system?  A web editor?  The web pages don't give a clear idea
> of what I should use it for or how it will make my life easier.
>
> Michael Lucas-Smith wrote:
> >Thank you for your interest in the WithStyle Technology Previews. Software
> >WithStyle would now like to invite you to participate in the much more
> >interactive WithStyle Developer Program.
> >
> >The Developer Program aims to provide you with access to the latest
> >development version of WithStyle as soon as possible, while also providing
> >you with information about what tests passed and failed for each build of
> > the software.
> >
> >The Developer Program also has a private mailing list for its members to
> >discuss issues or ideas for WithStyle.
> >
> >Please take the time to accept our NDA and License and join up for the
> >Developer Program.
> >
> >http://www.softwarewithstyle.com/join_wsdev.html
> >
> >Our website has been revamped too. Take a look at:
> > http://www.softwarewithstyle.com
> >
> >Thanks for your ongoing interest,
> >Michael Lucas-Smith
> >Software WithStyle

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