Michael Hipp wrote: > Hello, > > After watching Ed's PyCon 2007 presentation, I've decided it time I got to > know Dabo. My current app is largish and uses wxPython, ReportLab, Psycopg, > PostgreSQL. I'm packaging the app with py2exe. All work is Win32 at this time > but I expect some deployments on Linux in the near future. > > Questions: > > - How difficult will it be to begin using Dabo incrementally in my existing > wxPython/Psycopg/PostgreSQL application? Or am I facing a "whole hog" rewrite? >
Start with small forms to get the feeling. Use the wiki and the api docs to learn about how to do it. After that you should be able to know how difficult it will be. > - What does Dabo use to do printing? I know it uses ReportLab for "reports", > but what about single sheet receipts and things that need to automatically > print under program control (hopefully with no help from Adobe Reader)? > Currently there is no direct printing support in dabo. > - Is Dabo MVC? Any thoughts on how hard it might be to wedge Dabo into my > MVCish layout? > Yes, it is a 3 tier system. model - your db view - the bizobjs controller - your forms > That's all I can think of for now. It would be best to use the current svn sources, as the runtime doesn't contain the latest and greatest. Uwe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users
