luban 0.2b2

[Jiao Lin]

Luban (http://luban.danse.us) is a python package for building (web) user interface. 

Features:
* Dynamic, ajax-based web user interface can be created using pure python (no knowledge of javascript/ajax/etc is required)
* A set of basic and advanced widgets. For example:
 - document
 - form
 - accordion
 - newsticker
 - a lot more --- see demo and API of widgets at  http://luban.danse.us/aokuang
* Multiple user interfaces (web, native) from one source code (the native UI renderer is still experimental)

Examples of web applications built by using luban:
* vnf (https://vnf.caltech.edu): Virtual neutron facility: A web portal of neutron scattering data analysis and simulation tools
* aokuang (http://luban.danse.us/aokuang): A demo of luban API
* More at http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/Demos.html

What is new in 0.2 release beta 2? 
This release has relative few changes compared to beta 1: mostly are bug fixes and answering two most-asked questions:
* how to work with existing web frameworks?
  - See examples at http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/WebFrameworks.html
* internet explorer support? 
  - It works now for IE7 and IE8.
For more details: http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/History.html#changes-0-2b2

Links:
* Homepage: http://luban.danse.us
* Concepts: http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/Philosophy.html
* Installation: http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/Installation.html
* Demos: http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/Demos.html
* Tutorials: http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/Tutorials.html
* API: http://docs.danse.us/pyre/luban/sphinx/API.html and http://luban.danse.us/aokuang
* Roadmap: http://dev.danse.us/trac/luban/roadmap?show=all

Bug reports and any comments are very much appreciated! Thanks.


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Jiao Lin
linjiao at caltech.edu