1   Introduction

anz.dashboard is a netvibes and iGoogle like dashboard implementation.

2   Overview

anz.dashboard add a new Plone content type 'Anz dashboard'. A dashboard object can contain any number of pages, a page can contain any number of columns, a column can contain any number of widgets. So you can use dashboard to render complex composite page or external data source.

Now anz.dashboard carried the following widgets:

• static text widget render static HTML contents that edit with a WYSIWYG editor by dashboard owner.
• calender widget show events information in calendar.
• weather widget show weather of specific city.
• rss feed widget show contents get from any rss feed.
• folder contents widget show contents under specific folders.

3   Requirements

• Plone 3.x (anz.dashboard 0.6.x)
• Plone 4.x (anz.dashboard 0.7.x)

4   Installation

• Add anz.dashboard to the list of eggs to install, e.g.:

[buildout]
...
eggs =
    ...
    anz.dashboard

5   anz.dashboard

• Re-run buildout, e.g. with:

$ ./bin/buildout

In Plone just add "anz.dashboard" product with quick_installer, or install "anz.dashboard" by portal_setup.

6   Use cases

• Used to build personal web portal
• Used to build complex composite page
• Used to render informations come from external site or web services

7   Features

• 'tab' or 'tile' layout You can choose 'tile mode' or 'tab mode'. With 'tile mode', all pages are shown in one page, from top to bottom, it is useful for you to make very complex composite page. With 'tab mode', you can switch pages using the top tab links.
• any number of pages or columns You can create any number of pages, and add any number of columns to a page.
• persistent drag&drop all widgets can moved with drag&drop functionality in the column, from column to column or from page to page(under 'tile' mode).
• change column width by drag&drop easily change column width by drag&drop a column splitter.
• persistent collapse/expand: all widgets can be set to collapse or expand.
• edit widget preference all widgets provide some preferences, you can set it as your like.
• full Ajax support full Ajax operation support, give you smoothly use experience.

8   ToDo

• more widgets
• more widget color theme

9   Changelog