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Adding pages to CRUD GUI - Not working?

2013-04-19T09:17:58Z

Hi
I just installed the CRUD GUI.
Now I am trying to create a additional Page - But this doesn't work.
Here is what I did:
1. Copy <a href="{baseURL}/onepage">One Page</a> into the "nav"
part located at "base.html"
2. Created page "onpage.html" in Folder "templates"
3. Added Page in "show.js" like this:

Lists loaded from packages are not recognized (although they do upload to CouchDB)

2013-04-04T12:09:42Z

Hello,
I am building a package for managing a set of products and I want to export
certain view and lists, along with templates, to render the pages I need.
I have the package in /packages, the app.js is like this:
module.exports = {
types: require('./types'),
lists: require('./lists'),
views: require('./views'),

How to require types from package

2013-04-04T08:44:39Z

Hi everyone,
I am just starting to play with Kanso (I used CouchApp and Erica before)
and it looks very promising.
I'm trying to isolate certain parts of my application into packages. I have
the "products" package, and inside the files shows.js, lists.js and
types.js. I load them all up with the package, and that works great.

Help!! Error in saving JSON documents on couchdb from javascript using kanso

2013-03-21T11:22:23Z

How can a JSON document be saved on couchdb using "db" package in kanso
through your javascript code? This is what I've tried but it doesn't work:
var db=require('db').use('it');
db.saveDoc(doc, function(err,response)
{
if(err)
{
alert('Error');
}
else

Usage of command line parameters in packages

2013-03-14T15:28:27Z

Hello,
I have a short question about packages. Is there any way to make use of
command line parameters in a package? If I try to add any command line
parameter with kanso push I just get an error 400.
See [link]

iPhone App - Spanish Flashcards with Pictures

2013-02-28T07:27:33Z

iPhone App - Spanish Flashcards with Pictures - [link]

Handlebars kanso package needs updating

2013-02-25T18:52:59Z

Handlebars kanso package needs updating.
There are some nice features like indexes and keys included without the
need of a helper
I took a look at it, but was not confident I would not cause issues.

iPhone App - 20/20 Vision

2013-02-19T07:41:44Z

iPhone App - 20/20 Vision - [link]

Trying to make geocouch-utils work & learn how to use kanso at the same time.

2013-01-25T23:09:52Z

Guess I'm trying too much at once, but I need server-side clustering of
points and I like the way kanso works... So:
There is a project called geocouch-utils on git:
[link]. This project has a kanso directory
with some simple examples and one quite usefull function that I would like

can somebody explain a few basics here?

2013-01-17T05:15:50Z

Hi Folks,

So... I understand couchapp and erica, and kanso purports to do the
same things, but... after installing node and the kanso tools, I'm
trying to install the couchdb based wiki at
<everything under /usr/local/src>
[link], by:
gitclone [link]

Common error workaround.

2013-01-03T20:23:01Z

Love Kanso!
We have been working through issues with kanso when we push too many files
and had a very hard time figuring out the issue. I think this should be
included in some sort of configuration or mentioned in the how to install
kanso because everyone on a mac is going to get it when they push there

How do you create a couchdb continuos feed?

2012-12-29T11:11:14Z

Hi,
I am an absolut beginner to programming, but I am eager to learn.
So, how can I display a continous feed, which is updating itself.
For example having a form on the bottom and display the result in a list on
the top, whenever I submit.
I am learning with the KansoCRUD and therefore working with dust.js.

Getting started: Can't find jquery.js

2012-12-12T18:00:30Z

This seems very similar to the problem reported in July, but the solution
that worked for that poster does not work for me. The wiki was updated to
the code that worked for him... I cut and paste from the wiki
( [link] ) and when I run kanso install and
kanso push, then open the app in the browser I get a console error:

Anybody from Manila, Philippines?

2012-11-04T02:39:49Z

I'm looking for somebody in Manila who has experience building a CouchApp
using Kanso as a framework with solid skills in JavaScript programming
using CouchDB and Node.js technologies. Please contact me if you are
interested.
Thanks,
Miki

running bash script automatically on push

2012-10-22T00:33:49Z

I have a coffee program that calculates the index.html file and i want to
run that automatically on each push. Can I run a bash script every time I
do a push or is there some other way to do this?
I can put the coffee command in my kanso.watchr file, but I'd like it to
also run when I manually type in `kanso push`.

Re: [Kanso] iPhone App To Help You Learn Spanish Faster By Using Flashcards With Pictures

2012-10-06T21:25:38Z

Abuse reported.

Unable to install kanso on node version 0.8.0 (or 0.8.x)

2012-10-05T00:16:41Z

All,
I am unable to install kanso with node.js version 0.8.0. I am getting
following error. Is there any plan to support newer versions of node? I
would appreciate workaround for getting kanso to install with node version
0.8.0.
npm http 304 [link]
npm ERR! notsup Unsupported

failing on windows

2012-09-24T18:02:39Z

new to kanso.
Have installed globally via npm.
on windows 7 64 bit
on latest node 8.4
i get
C:\_data\_GitRepo\valeria\www> kanso install
installing from directory .
Building version tree...
checking attachments
downloading [link]
Error: CreateProcessW: The system cannot find the file specified.

Problem getting kanso to run

2012-09-23T13:57:23Z

I'm just getting started with kanso, and I have run into this error getting
kanso to run.
Noah-Slaters-MacBook-Air:twitt er nslater$ node -v
v0.8.9
Noah-Slaters-MacBook-Air:twitt er nslater$ kanso
Error: Error: require.paths is removed. Use node_modules folders, or the
NODE_PATH environment variable instead.

A new Garden

2012-09-13T14:08:03Z

Hi all, I am cross posting this from the CouchDB users mailing list as it
is relavent here. Basically we have now an easy way to distribute kanso
apps.
Checkout [link]
The idea is really to provide an open platform for both developers and end
users, all firmly rooted in couchdb.
For users, it could not be simpler to install an app anywhere. With a few

Trying to revive the "getting started" example

2012-09-03T17:36:35Z

Hi.
I'm trying to re-learn kanso (things have changed since 0.0.7), so I took
the "getting started" example a step or two further (source<[link]>,
demo <[link]>).
The wiki <[link]> page contains a

routing between design docs

2012-08-23T18:21:39Z

Anybody out there know if it's possible to use rewrites to route between
design documents?
scenario:
I am trying to create a multi-design-doc DB, but keep my URLs pretty.
// in /etc/hosts to route URL local
127.0.0.1 couch.test.com
Using Couch [vhost] in the ini, I have done:
[vhosts]
couch.test.com = /couchtest/_design/couchtest/_ rewrite/

simple json response

2012-08-21T22:57:14Z

Hi Team Kanso,
I am new to working with the Kanso framework, and am having trouble
figuring out how to do a JSON response as opposed to a rendered html
document.
In general I'm working with dust and duality, along with a lot of standards
like session, db, user.
The crux is understanding how the response is crafted I think, I've tried

It isn't possible to learn use kanso and its tools

2012-08-10T08:07:36Z

Hello, I have a time trying to learn to use Kanso. I tried to follow the
guide but the documentation is outdated and quite incomplete. I tried to
update it as the current version of Kanso but I've only got Forms ->
Simplest possible form. I asked for help here and the developer of github (
[link] ) and do not get it. I

Working Basic Kanso App (woo hoo).

2012-08-09T13:41:45Z

Hey all,
I have got a basic app going ( after translating from old school couchapp
). It is available at [link] , it
uses bootstrap , handlebars and possibly duality.
A question i did have is how to you do compound shows ? I have a show that
has a list of documents in it , how do I add a _list into a _show ?

Link in jquery-layout is not fully working (content appears only after pressing F5)

2012-08-05T13:45:09Z

Hello,
I'm trying to make a interface and therefore use jquery (not as module but
in static/js), jquery-ui and jquery-layout-plugin. This works fine, despite
a linked page is not fully loaded. Without jquery etc. this works fine.
After trying by myself for two days, I appreciate your help:
1. Problem: I've attached screenshots so that you can see what the problem

Simplest possible form doesn't run

2012-08-04T09:02:08Z

Hi, I'm trying the example [link] but
doesn't run.
It was based on kanso create command, but it isn't available. I found that
application in [link] and modified
wiki page according that. But I'm very novice in kanso and couchdb and I

Creating packages

2012-07-30T00:49:22Z

Hi,
I've been trying to wrap my head around creating packages for kanso and
especially from existing npm packages.
My first attempt is for an npm that is the lowest dependency for a package
I would really like to see in the kanso packages and am trying to build.
You can see my attempt here: [link]

Backbone issues

2012-07-26T23:03:12Z

Hi there,
I'm having trouble getting up and running with Backbone and kanso. When I
try to create a new view I get an error:
Uncaught TypeError: Expecting a function in instanceof check, but got
[object Object]
My problems are similiar to
this: [link]

Some ideas for improvement, and help with compiling the source please.

2012-07-25T00:46:33Z

Hi,
I just started using Kanso, coming from Couchapps and Erica.
A few things that would make getting started a little easier:
1. Add an init/create method to kanso (I see on older posts there seemed to
be a create method) to initialize some kind of folder structure and a
.kansorc file.
- Create a directory for the app.

Getting started -> Simplest possible app ERROR?????

2012-07-23T14:54:21Z

Hello, I'm introducing in Kanso, so I've begun with Getting started ->
Simplest possible app, but when I make the Third party modules exercise (
[link] ), I've got an error due to jquery:
$ kanso push [link]
Reading dependency tree...
loading .

Using require() for loading views.lib?

2012-06-28T17:48:35Z

Does anyone know if I can do something like:
*lib/mylib.js*
exports.fubar = "42";
*lib/app.js*
exports.views = {
lib: require("mylib"),
my_view: {
map: function (doc) {
emit(doc._id, require("views/lib/mylb"))
}
}
Or am i just nutty to think I should be able to do something like this?

Windows Compatibility

2012-05-29T10:16:36Z

Dear all,
I have been hacking away on Kanso to get it working cleanly on Windows. I
believe it is just about there now. Primarily this has involved moving
over to NodeJS based npm libraries rather than relying on command line
tools (e.g. rimraf rather than rm -rf, node-tar and node-zlib rather than

How to install/test modules?

2012-05-23T19:06:43Z

Hi,
I've forked the users module, to make some modifications to make it more
non-admin friendly.
But stuck with the problem, how to I incorporate it into a project to test
it? I basically forked the user module in GH, checkout my fork locally,
and made some edits.
Now what? I can't seem to figure out how I install the module into my

documentSelector not populating drop-down

2012-05-15T14:30:09Z

Greetings-
As David Brown suggested<[link]>,
I'm trying to use the documentSelector widget to populate a drop-down for a
basic timesheet application in a Kanso form - however, it doesn't currently
populate the drop-down with any values.
Here's the relevant line from my types.js:

test

2012-05-06T13:09:23Z

testing

Should we switch to AMD style modules?

2012-05-04T14:19:54Z

Hi all,
I'm aware that many people are looking for more flexibility regarding which
modules get loaded in the browser, it seems to me that one easy way to
improve this situation would be to switch to AMD style modules instead of
the synchronous 'CommonJS' style. If you're not familiar with this, check

Kanso doesn't work well on windows

2012-05-01T16:48:53Z

I followed Peter's guide to push his project to couchdb by kanso:
[link]
It succeed on linux(centos 6.x), but failed on windows. I'm afraid there
are some path issues, see my error message:
E:\github.com\questionnaire-an gular\app>kanso install

kanso topbar login/logout redirect

2012-04-27T19:05:39Z

Hello,

I am wondering what the best way to handle login/logout redirection
is. FYI. using topbar only, no dashboard.

So assume the user is on the start page -- .../_rewrite/

What I want:
the show function for this page tests the userCtx and adjusts the
content to display a splash page that indicates the user must login.

Increasing value of CommonJS package and utility for CouchDB

2012-04-21T18:46:23Z

Hi, recently I filed a few issues on github concerning the general utility
of application metadata, Kanso in relation to other possible build tools,
and increasing the value of the CommonJS modules to anything using CouchDB.
As it stands the repo has only a possibly narrow use for kansoapps. I
believe this limits its utility. I have suggested a possible alternate

Design discussion: CommonJS package repository; metadata naming issues

2012-04-21T18:35:38Z

I'm forwarding this over to the list from issue #376 and #378 -- it's
a design/defaults discussion, and I think we'll see broader
participation here.

---

@fairwinds wrote in #376:

kanso.json is not a good name for the app manifest. It would be
analogous to the node package manager referring to its branding (ie

How to represent an array in csv for transform?

2012-04-21T15:43:03Z

If I have an array of strings as a field, how do I represent it in csv
file? I tried ["",""], but the transformation treated the whole
column as a string ans escaped the quotes on the array elements.

Thank you.

Regards,
Brian

Should rewrites affect requests direct to _shows?

2012-04-20T20:22:43Z

Directly accessing documents through the rewritten url now works as
expected.
[link]

the rewrite rule is
from: "/:id"
to: "_show/name/:id"

if I use this curl command (v), I get the expected reponse.
curl [link]

Direct navigation to page returns an error.

2012-04-19T16:31:49Z

I think I may be doing something wrong. I get the following error if
I try to navigate directly to a known page.

{"error":"unknown_error","reas on":"badarg"}

To expand:
my kanso app's base page is rendered using a rewrite rule that lists
all pages.
eg. [link]

handlebars causes new TypeError

2012-04-18T15:23:36Z

I think my problem is related to the "[Kanso] Issues with vanilla
checkout of the Kanso_home repo and push to couchdb" thread

I like to use the handlebars package. For this I tried a simple _show:

var handlebars = require('handlebars');
exports.hb_test = function () {

var heading = handlebars.compile('<h1>{{titl e}}</h1>');

dusting off partials

2012-04-16T22:28:27Z

so I'm scratching together an app to learn this stuff, and I'm a bit stuck
on how to get a dust partial template to render.
I've got blade.html partial template that I want to include/render on every
page, so in my base.html template, following the opening <body> tag:
<body>
{>"blade.html"/}
How and where do I construct the data/object that gets interpolated in

How do I share code between views?

2012-04-13T01:45:24Z

I'm following this guide [link], but
because I already have a views.js file which I'm using for views, kanso is
getting confused with the new views/lib directory.
*Error:* Error: Updating "lib/views/lib/shared" would overwrite "lib/views"
This can sometimes happen when a file has the same name as

including html in modules

2012-04-07T01:01:15Z

Hi!
I'm trying to include html templates by using the modules package. Here's
the relevant part of my kanso.json
"modules": ["lib", "templates/base.html", "templates/movies.html"],
"load": "lib/app",
"dependencies": {
"attachments": null,
"modules": null,
This works fine, but I'd like to include the "templates" directory as a

Is Garden20 working?

2012-04-03T03:42:56Z

I just found Garden20, but nothing seems to be working. I tried
signing up and downloading the blog app but nothing seemed to work.
Is the manual download function only for Mac? I think the open garden
idea is great and would love to us it, but need some help

What is the future of kanso/duality?

2012-04-02T23:35:43Z

I just saw in #kanso that duality may be deprecated. Is this true?

Thank you.

Regards,
Brian