diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 5d06e4c8..c84bde52 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -6,84 +6,88 @@ ABOUT HELMA OBJECT PUBLISHER Helma Object Publisher is a web application server. -With Helma Object Publisher (sometimes simply refered to as Helma or Hop) you -can define Objects and map them to a relational database table. These so-called -HopObjects can be created, modified and deleted using a comfortable -object/container model. Hence, no manual fiddling around with database code is -necessary. +With Helma Object Publisher (sometimes simply refered to as Helma or +Hop) you can define Objects and map them to a relational database +table. These so-called HopObjects can be created, modified and deleted +using a comfortable object/container model. Hence, no manual fiddling +around with database code is necessary. HopObjects are extended JavaScript objects which can be scripted using -server-side JavaScript. Beyond the common JavaScript features, Helma provides -special "skin" and template functionalities which facilitate the rendering of -objects via a web interface. +server-side JavaScript. Beyond the common JavaScript features, Helma +provides special "skin" and template functionalities which facilitate +the rendering of objects via a web interface. -Thanks to Helma's relational database mapping technology, HopObjects create a -hierarchical structure, the Url space of a Helma site. The parts between slashes -in a Helma Url represent HopObjects (similar to the document tree in static -sites). The Helma Url space can be thought of as an analogy to the Document -Object Model (Dom) in client-side JavaScript. +Thanks to Helma's relational database mapping technology, HopObjects +create a hierarchical structure, the Url space of a Helma site. The +parts between slashes in a Helma Url represent HopObjects (similar to +the document tree in static sites). The Helma Url space can be thought +of as an analogy to the Document Object Model (Dom) in client-side +JavaScript. =================== SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== -Windows: -1) On Windows Helma won't run with Microsoft's version of Java (jview). -You can get a compatible Java runtime from Sun or IBM: +Windows: 1) On Windows Helma won't run with Microsoft's version of +Java (jview). You can get a compatible Java runtime from Sun or IBM: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/download-windows.html -http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk/download/ -2) In the Windows start script I've hardcoded c:\java\lib\classes.zip -in the CLASSPATH argument. Not good. +http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk/download/ 2) In the Windows start script +I've hardcoded c:\java\lib\classes.zip in the CLASSPATH argument. Not +good. -Macintosh: -1) If you are using the Mac version you should own a G3 CPU and/or -have MRJ 2.2 (http://www.apple.com/java) installed. Other platforms -have less frustration potential. The Mac OS version currently is not -up-to-date (version 0.1). +Macintosh: 1) If you are using the Mac version you should own a G3 CPU +and/or have MRJ 2.2 (http://www.apple.com/java) installed. Other +platforms have less frustration potential. The Mac OS version +currently is not up-to-date (version 0.1). -Linux: -The recomended virtual machine for running Helma on Linux is Blackdown's -port of JDK 1.2.2 RC4 (http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html). -JDK 1.1.7v3 will work, but much slower and show a lot of CPU activity -even when the Helma is idle. IBM's version of JDK 1.1.8 also works well, -but this JVM has some problems of its own with thread handling. +Linux: The recomended virtual machine for running Helma on Linux is +Blackdown's port of JDK 1.2.2 RC4 +(http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html). JDK 1.1.7v3 will +work, but much slower and show a lot of CPU activity even when the +Helma is idle. IBM's version of JDK 1.1.8 also works well, but this +JVM has some problems of its own with thread handling. ============================ INSTALLING AND RUNNING HELMA ============================ -Simply unzip the contents of the archive file into any place on your hard disk. -Start Helma by opening the file hop.bat or hop.sh, respectively. +Simply unzip the contents of the archive file into any place on your +hard disk. Start Helma by opening the file hop.bat or hop.sh, +respectively. -If you manage to get it running you should be able to connect your browser to -http://127.0.0.1:8080/ (port 8080, that is). +If you manage to get it running you should be able to connect your +browser to http://127.0.0.1:8080/ (port 8080, that is). -This version is set up to use its own embedded Web server and a very basic -embedded object database. For this reason it is able to run virtually without -installation on any platform with a Java 1.1 virtual machine. +This version is set up to use its own embedded Web server and a very +basic embedded object database. For this reason it is able to run +virtually without installation on any platform with a Java 1.1 virtual +machine. On the other hand, the embedded Web server and object db are meant for -development work and not ready for prime time deployment. For that you'd -probably use an external relational database, the Berkeley DB package and a full -featured Web server like Apache. +development work and not ready for prime time deployment. For that +you'd probably use an external relational database, the Berkeley DB +package and a full featured Web server like Apache. ===================================== DOCUMENTATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION ===================================== -Currently, a documentation-in-progress is available online only. Please refer to -http://helma.org/docs/. +Currently, a documentation-in-progress is available online only. +Please refer to http://helma.org/docs/. -For further information http://helma.org generally is a good place. There is -also a mailing-list about Helma-related stuff available at +For further information http://helma.org generally is a good place. +There is also a mailing-list about Helma-related stuff available at http://helma.org/lists/listinfo/hop. -For questions, comments or suggestions feel free to contact tobi@helma.at. +For questions, comments or suggestions feel free to contact +tobi@helma.at. -- -This document was last modified on Friday 22 June 2001 by tobi@helma.at + +This document was last modified on Friday 22 June 2001 by +tobi@helma.at \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/build/antclick/README.txt b/build/antclick/README.txt index 5d06e4c8..c84bde52 100644 --- a/build/antclick/README.txt +++ b/build/antclick/README.txt @@ -6,84 +6,88 @@ ABOUT HELMA OBJECT PUBLISHER Helma Object Publisher is a web application server. -With Helma Object Publisher (sometimes simply refered to as Helma or Hop) you -can define Objects and map them to a relational database table. These so-called -HopObjects can be created, modified and deleted using a comfortable -object/container model. Hence, no manual fiddling around with database code is -necessary. +With Helma Object Publisher (sometimes simply refered to as Helma or +Hop) you can define Objects and map them to a relational database +table. These so-called HopObjects can be created, modified and deleted +using a comfortable object/container model. Hence, no manual fiddling +around with database code is necessary. HopObjects are extended JavaScript objects which can be scripted using -server-side JavaScript. Beyond the common JavaScript features, Helma provides -special "skin" and template functionalities which facilitate the rendering of -objects via a web interface. +server-side JavaScript. Beyond the common JavaScript features, Helma +provides special "skin" and template functionalities which facilitate +the rendering of objects via a web interface. -Thanks to Helma's relational database mapping technology, HopObjects create a -hierarchical structure, the Url space of a Helma site. The parts between slashes -in a Helma Url represent HopObjects (similar to the document tree in static -sites). The Helma Url space can be thought of as an analogy to the Document -Object Model (Dom) in client-side JavaScript. +Thanks to Helma's relational database mapping technology, HopObjects +create a hierarchical structure, the Url space of a Helma site. The +parts between slashes in a Helma Url represent HopObjects (similar to +the document tree in static sites). The Helma Url space can be thought +of as an analogy to the Document Object Model (Dom) in client-side +JavaScript. =================== SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== -Windows: -1) On Windows Helma won't run with Microsoft's version of Java (jview). -You can get a compatible Java runtime from Sun or IBM: +Windows: 1) On Windows Helma won't run with Microsoft's version of +Java (jview). You can get a compatible Java runtime from Sun or IBM: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/download-windows.html -http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk/download/ -2) In the Windows start script I've hardcoded c:\java\lib\classes.zip -in the CLASSPATH argument. Not good. +http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk/download/ 2) In the Windows start script +I've hardcoded c:\java\lib\classes.zip in the CLASSPATH argument. Not +good. -Macintosh: -1) If you are using the Mac version you should own a G3 CPU and/or -have MRJ 2.2 (http://www.apple.com/java) installed. Other platforms -have less frustration potential. The Mac OS version currently is not -up-to-date (version 0.1). +Macintosh: 1) If you are using the Mac version you should own a G3 CPU +and/or have MRJ 2.2 (http://www.apple.com/java) installed. Other +platforms have less frustration potential. The Mac OS version +currently is not up-to-date (version 0.1). -Linux: -The recomended virtual machine for running Helma on Linux is Blackdown's -port of JDK 1.2.2 RC4 (http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html). -JDK 1.1.7v3 will work, but much slower and show a lot of CPU activity -even when the Helma is idle. IBM's version of JDK 1.1.8 also works well, -but this JVM has some problems of its own with thread handling. +Linux: The recomended virtual machine for running Helma on Linux is +Blackdown's port of JDK 1.2.2 RC4 +(http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html). JDK 1.1.7v3 will +work, but much slower and show a lot of CPU activity even when the +Helma is idle. IBM's version of JDK 1.1.8 also works well, but this +JVM has some problems of its own with thread handling. ============================ INSTALLING AND RUNNING HELMA ============================ -Simply unzip the contents of the archive file into any place on your hard disk. -Start Helma by opening the file hop.bat or hop.sh, respectively. +Simply unzip the contents of the archive file into any place on your +hard disk. Start Helma by opening the file hop.bat or hop.sh, +respectively. -If you manage to get it running you should be able to connect your browser to -http://127.0.0.1:8080/ (port 8080, that is). +If you manage to get it running you should be able to connect your +browser to http://127.0.0.1:8080/ (port 8080, that is). -This version is set up to use its own embedded Web server and a very basic -embedded object database. For this reason it is able to run virtually without -installation on any platform with a Java 1.1 virtual machine. +This version is set up to use its own embedded Web server and a very +basic embedded object database. For this reason it is able to run +virtually without installation on any platform with a Java 1.1 virtual +machine. On the other hand, the embedded Web server and object db are meant for -development work and not ready for prime time deployment. For that you'd -probably use an external relational database, the Berkeley DB package and a full -featured Web server like Apache. +development work and not ready for prime time deployment. For that +you'd probably use an external relational database, the Berkeley DB +package and a full featured Web server like Apache. ===================================== DOCUMENTATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION ===================================== -Currently, a documentation-in-progress is available online only. Please refer to -http://helma.org/docs/. +Currently, a documentation-in-progress is available online only. +Please refer to http://helma.org/docs/. -For further information http://helma.org generally is a good place. There is -also a mailing-list about Helma-related stuff available at +For further information http://helma.org generally is a good place. +There is also a mailing-list about Helma-related stuff available at http://helma.org/lists/listinfo/hop. -For questions, comments or suggestions feel free to contact tobi@helma.at. +For questions, comments or suggestions feel free to contact +tobi@helma.at. -- -This document was last modified on Friday 22 June 2001 by tobi@helma.at + +This document was last modified on Friday 22 June 2001 by +tobi@helma.at \ No newline at end of file