$Id: README,v 1.69 2001/04/20 19:04:34 Exp $

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What BabelObjects Is
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BabelObjects is a template engine that separates presentation from logic.

BabelObjects provides a framework to write components you can reuse in
different context (web, text, ...). These components can then be used through
DreamWeaver with extensions, without programming skills.

Thanks to the framework, you will be able to call components in different
languages through SOAP, .NET, ... to avoid to create the wheel again.

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Demo
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You can see a demo at : http://www.BabelObjects.Org/html/common/demo/bo

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Documentation roadmap
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  * INSTALL : how to install this package
  * CONFIGURATION : how to configure BabelObjects to suit your system
  * TODO : what will be done next
  * BUGS : no bugs, just features :-) Tell me.

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Distribution Details
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This distribution comes with one sample and tutorial programs in
the BabelObjects/Component directory.

  * Test/BabelObjects/Test.pm
        a test component that prints the famous 'hello world' you can use
        to develop components of your own

Other components can be downloaded from CPAN. For example :

  * BabelObjects-Component-Data-Configurator.pm :
        a one shot installation and configuration program for
        complex applications installation

  * BabelObjects-Component-Directory-Bookmark.pm :
        an open directory web application to view bookmarks ala Yahoo.


Thanks for reading!

-- Jean-Christophe Kermagoret / jck@BabelObjects.Org / www.BabelObjects.Org