Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: icemac.addressbook
Version: 1.5.0
Summary: Multi user address book application
Home-page: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/icemac.addressbook
Author: Michael Howitz
Author-email: icemac@gmx.net
License: ZPL 2.1
Description: 
        
        ==================
        icemac.addressbook
        ==================
        
        *Purpose:* Store, search and export addresses and phone numbers using
        a web application.
        
        *Status:* version used in production but still missing some functionality
        (See `To do`_)
        
        .. contents::
        
        ========
        Features
        ========
        
        - store data of persons including (postal address, e-mail address,
        home page address, phone number and files)
        
        - add data fields to persons and addresses using the user interface
        
        - assign keywords to persons
        
        - search for persons by keywords
        
        - import data from XLS (Excel) or CSV files
        
        - export persons found using a search as XLS file
        
        - multi-client capability
        
        - user and role management
        
        - really good test coverage (> 98 %)
        
        - Completely translated into German, and easily translateable into
        other languages.
        
        - Optimized for the following browsers: Firefox, Safari. IE works but might
        look ugly.
        
        ==============
        Installation
        ==============
        
        Prerequisites
        =============
        
        You only need Python 2.5.x or 2.6.x. (Other python versions are currently
        not supported.)
        
        First installation
        ==================
        
        CAUTION: icemac.addressbook can't be installed using ``easy_install``,
        you have to follow these simple steps.
        
        Neither you need any root privileges nor it installs anything outside
        its directory.
        
        1. Download the source distribution (see Download_).
        
        2. Extract the downloaded file.
        
        3. Run ``install.py`` using your desired python, e. g.::
        
        $ python2.5 install.py
        
        4. Answer the questions about admin user name, password and so on.
        
        5. Run the tests. See `Run the tests`_
        
        6. Start the application. See `Run the application`_
        
        Update
        ======
        
        - When you are updating from version 0.3.x or earlier follow the steps
        described in `First installation`_ followed by the steps described
        in `Second part of steps for older versions`_.
        
        - When you are updating from version 0.4 or newer follow these steps:
        
        1. Download and extract the source distribution (see Download_) to a
        new a directory.
        
        2. Run ``install.py`` using your desired python added by the path
        to the previous installation. This way values you entered
        previously are used as defaults instead of the application
        defaults.  Example::
        
        $ python2.5 install.py ../icemac.addressbook-0.4
        
        3. Answer the questions about admin user name, password and so on.
        
        4. Start the new instance of the application.
        
        - If you get an error when running the application after updating
        which looks like::
        
        zope.generations.interfaces.UnableToEvolve: (..., u'icemac.addressbook', ...)
        
        Then you have to upgrade to version 0.5.x first and start the
        application, so that legacy data can be converted. Version 1.x is no
        longer compatible with these older versions.
        
        
        Second part of steps for older versions
        ---------------------------------------
        
        1. Stop the old instance of the application.
        
        2. Create a backup of the ZODB og the old instance using::
        
        $ bin/backup
        
        3. Copy the backup directory (``var/backups``) to the new instance.
        
        4. Restore the backup into the new instance using::
        
        $ bin/restore
        
        5. Start the new instance of the application.
        
        Run the tests
        =============
        
        Run the unit tests and functional tests using::
        
        $ bin/test
        
        Run the application
        ===================
        
        To run the application instance in foreground start using::
        
        $ bin/addressbook fg
        
        To run it as a demon process start using::
        
        $ bin/addressbook start
        
        To stop the demon process call::
        
        $ bin/addressbook stop
        
        The default URL is to access the application is::
        
        http://127.0.0.1:8080
        
        To log-in at this URL you need the username and password you chose
        when running ``install.py``. The are stored in ``admin.zcml``.
        
        Create a new address book using the `add address book` link on the
        right. How to create new users inside this address book is described
        in `Create new users`_.
        
        
        Change configuration of the installation
        ========================================
        
        The values you entered during installation resp. update are stored in
        a file named `install.user.ini` in the address book directory.
        
        To change the configuration values call `install.py` using python and
        enter a `.` as parameter like this::
        
        $ python2.5 install.py .
        
        The configuration questions get presented to you with your previously
        entered values as default.
        
        To remove additional packages you have to edit the ``[package]``
        section of `install.user.ini`. There is currently no other way for
        removal.
        
        To remove the user name which should own the process you have to edit the
        ``[server]`` section of `install.user.ini`. Remove the value from the
        ``user`` line.
        
        =================
        User management
        =================
        
        Roles
        =====
        
        Access to the address book is only granted after authentication. There
        are three roles to authorize a user:
        
        - visitor: visit all person's data, search and export, change own
        password
        
        - editor: permissions of visitor + edit all person's data, change own
        log-in name
        
        - administrator: permissions of editor + create and change address
        book and users
        
        Create new users
        ================
        
        Users are persons from the address book augmented by log-in
        information.
        
        To create the first new user inside an address book the adminstrator
        (who was created in `First installation`_) has to log-in and then do
        the following:
        
        1. create a new person with an e-mail address using `Add person`.
        
        2. create a new user using `Master data --> Users --> Add user`.
        
        The newly created user has now a log-in (e-mail address) for the
        address book the person belonges to.
        
        =======
        To do
        =======
        
        Next major version
        ==================
        
        - Probably: sortable fields.
        
        Longer term
        ===========
        
        The following features might be implemented over the next months:
        
        - person data
        
        * store picture per person
        
        - company as entity
        
        - import
        
        * vCard
        
        * SQLite (Apple's Addressbook.app)
        
        - export
        
        * custom XLS export
        
        * LDAP export
        
        - more search abilities
        
        * full text search
        
        * combined search
        
        * wildcard search
        
        
        
        ==========
        Change log
        ==========
        
        1.5.0 (2010-11-23)
        ==================
        
        Features
        --------
        
        - Added support for Python 2.6.
        
        - Added an "about addressbook" view which shows the version number. The blue
        "i" right of "icemac.addressbook" in each view is a link to it.
        
        - Added messages telling about successful actions, e. g. applying or
        canceling a form.
        
        - Made it possible to sort the entities.
        
        - Made 'main adresses and numbers' an entity, so it could be sorted along
        with the other entities.
        
        - Added ability to delete the persons found in a search. User must have the
        administrator role to use this feature as it might be dangerous.
        
        - Added installation option to configure that the address book process sould
        run as another user than the one who started it.
        
        Bug fixes
        ---------
        
        - When copying a person, the creation dates and modification dates of the
        addresses in the copied person are changed along the person.
        
        
        Other changes
        -------------
        
        - Updated to `Zope Toolkit 1.0`_ for dependent packages.
        
        .. _`Zope Toolkit 1.0`: http://docs.zope.org/zopetoolkit/releases/overview-1.0.html
        
        
        1.4.0 (2010-08-19)
        ==================
        
        Features
        --------
        
        - Added user preferences to customize the columns displayed in person list.
        
        - Added batching to person list (customizable in the user preferences).
        
        - Each table shows its rows in alternating colors.
        
        
        Other changes
        -------------
        
        - Using `Zope Toolkit 1.0a2`_ instead of managing our own versions of
        dependent packages.
        
        .. _`Zope Toolkit 1.0a2`: http://docs.zope.org/zopetoolkit/releases/overview-1.0a2.html
        
        1.3.0 (2010-03-20)
        ==================
        
        - Feature: Replaced `Simple single keyword search` by `Keyword search` which
        allows to search for multiple keywords concatenated by `and` or `or`.
        
        
        1.2.0 (2010-02-06)
        ==================
        
        - Feature: Added ability to clone a person.
        
        
        
        Previous Versions
        =================
        
        See ``OLD_CHANGES.txt`` inside the package.
        
        ==========
        Download
        ==========
        
        
        
Keywords: python address book addressbook zope3 zope application web phone number e-mail email home page homepage
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Environment :: Web Environment
Classifier: Framework :: Paste
Classifier: Framework :: Zope3
Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Information Technology
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Other Audience
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Religion
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Telecommunications Industry
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Zope Public License
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.5
Classifier: Topic :: Communications
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