Package README (CVS ver. 1.3)

Portal Forms

  What is It

    This product turns formulator forms into a content type,
    it provides 100% of the ZMI functionality of formulator
    forms in the CMI. Forms have metadata, and can particpate
    in workflows.

    This product was developed under plone and is part of
    the "CMF Collective project":http://sf.net/projects/collective

  Installation

    - Install Zope2.5.1+, Python2.1.3+, CMF1.3+

    - (optional) Install "Plone":http://www.plone.org

    - Install "Formulator":http://sf.net/projects/formulator

    - add an external method::

      id: install_forms
      title:
      Module: PortalForms.Install
      Function: install

    - test the function.

    - have fun (optional)

  Notes

    its not likely that most cmf developers will want to expose
    the full configurability of formulator forms, customization
    of the type infos and corresponding views is encouraged.

  Future

    This product is going to be extended in another product to
    provide data collection and reporting.

  Credits

    - Kapil Thangavelu (kvthan@wm.edu) -  Author

    Special thanks to Martijn Faassen, for his excellent Formulator product,
    upon which this product is heavily based.

    Thanks also to Nikkokay Kim, for discussion on directions to take.

  License and Copyright

    - @ kapil thangavelu 2002

    - "GPL":http://www.fsf.org