[Edu-sig] Fw: [Visualpython-users] VPython and LiveZope

[Arthur]

Thought this is worthwhile forwarding.

The message to the visual-python list had a nice screenshot, which I
removed, as the forwarding bounced with it attached.

Art
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Sherwood" <basherwo at unity.ncsu.edu>
To: "vpusers" <visualpython-users at lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:24 AM
Subject: [Visualpython-users] VPython and LiveZope


> -------- Original Message --------
>
> Subject: Re: Vpython in bootable linux cdrom
> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 23:35:34 +0800
> From: chu-ching huang <cchuang at mail.cgu.edu.tw>
> To: Bruce Sherwood <basherwo at unity.ncsu.edu>
> References: <000901c38720$258ebac0$a76819a3 at math>
> <3F79D3F9.9030104 at unity.ncsu.edu>
>
>
> Hi Bruce Sherwood,
>
> As attached, VPython example running under pythonIDE, boa-constructor,
> in LiveZope-0.1.
>
> Best regards,
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> chu-ching huang
>
> email address:cchuang at mail.cgu.edu.tw
>
> ************************
>
> I asked Chu-Ching Huang about what he had sent me, and here are his
comments:
>
> On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 22:10:36 -0400, Bruce Sherwood wrote
>
> > Thanks much for showing this to me. Please explain the significance,
>
> > because I don't know what boa-constructor is, nor Zope, nor LiveZope,
>
> > nor Knoppix. As you can see, my ignorance is quite broad!
>
> Boa-constructor is a project supported by sourceforge. It is similar to
IDLE
>
> but with more functionalities.
>
> Zope is open CMS, Content Management System, developed mainly by Python.
>
> It owns its http and ftp server abilites.
>
> Knoppix is live Linux CDROM. As booting from this CDROM, Linux is ready
for
>
> users. LiveZope is Knoppix- based integration of Python resource,
including
>
> Zope with its products, VPython, biopython etc.  It is built for
establishing
>
> Linux-based courses including Math, Phy and Med.
>
>
> > Your development may be very important, because many people have wanted
>
> > to be able to run VPython programs in a browser. Is that what you
>
> > have achieved? Can this work in other browsers?
>
> I purpose to integrate the Vpython codes into Zope server but no achieved.
>
> It can only run on Xterm or IDE env.
>
>
> > I only see one of the two graphics windows that gas.py produces. The
>
> > other is an animation of a gas of colliding hard spheres. Does your
>
> > environment not display the animation window?
>
> The animation is displayed but removed as catching picture by the program
>
> "ksnapshot".
>
>
> > Is your work available to others? If so, I would be pleased to advertise
>
> > your work to the VPython community through its user mailing list.
>
> Yes, LiveZope is also released under GPL license.
>
> The previous LiveZope-0.1 can be downloaded from:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-outcomes
>
> or
>
> ftp://ftp.texmacs.org/pub/TeXmacs/knoppix
>
> And the last LiveZope-0.1.2 can be downloaded from
>
> ftp://math.cgu.edu.tw/pub/KNOPPIX
>
> Best regards,
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
> chu-ching huang
>
> email address:cchuang at mail.cgu.edu.tw
<mailto:address:cchuang at mail.cgu.edu.tw>
>
>
>
>


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