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 <?xml version="1.0"?>

 <document>

  <properties>
   <title>Velocity</title>
   <author email="jvanzyl@locus.apache.org">Velocity Documentation Team</author>
  </properties>

  <body>

 <section name="Velocity v1.2 Release Candidate 2 Released">

  <p>
    <table>
    <tr>
    <td>
    <img src="images/powered-by-logo.gif" alt="powered-by-logo.gif" width="77" height="32"/>
    </td>
    <td>
    Release candidate 2 of version 1.2 of the
    Velocity Template Engine is now available.
    This release is a minor administrative release to address
    problems in the RC1 distribution file.  Other than the
    minor modifications listed in the changelog, there are no
    major differences from RC1.
    </td>
    </tr>
    </table>
  </p>

  <p>
    Combining contributions from throughout the
    Velocity community, this version offers many new enhancements,
    features and fixes over version 1.1.
  </p>
  <p>
    Major enhancements include :
  </p>

  <ul>
    <li>
       Application programmers now can instantiate separate, independent
       instances of the Velocity Template Engine or continue to use the
       traditional singleton model.
    </li>
    <li>
       Major improvements to Anakia and Texen.
    </li>
    <li>
       The Velocimacro system can be configured to reload changed
       VM libraries automatically when the macro definitions change.
    </li>
  </ul>
  <p>
    Minor enhancements are too numerous to mention. Please see the
    <a href="changes.html">change log
    </a> for details.
 </p>

 </section>

 <section name="Velocity News">

 <p>
 <strong>New Apache Site Generated with Anakia</strong>
 <blockquote>
 The new web site of the
 <a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache Software Foundation</a>
 is now generated using
 <a href="anakia.html">Anakia</a>,
 the Velocity-based XML transformation tool.
 Take a look.
 </blockquote>
 </p>

 <p>
 <strong>Need To Mix JSP and Velocity?</strong>
 <blockquote>
 Take a look at a new contribution, a
 <a href="veltag.html">Velocity taglib</a> that lets you
 use Velocity right in your JSPs.
 </blockquote>
 </p>

 <p>
 <strong>4 published articles covering Velocity</strong>
 </p>

 <blockquote>
 <a href="http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/09/serv/">Getting Up
 to Speed with Velocity</a> is a really well written article by Jim
 Jagielski about the merits of using a tool like Velocity.
 </blockquote>

 <blockquote>
 Many people believe that Velocity can only be used in the context of web
 applications. This excellent <a
 href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-07-2001/jw-0727-templates.html">JavaWorld
 article</a> by Leon Messerschmidt shows that the design of Velocity is
 such that it can be used in a myriad of applications.
 </blockquote>

 <blockquote>
 The Java Developer Journal recently <a
 href="http://www.sys-con.com/java/articlea.cfm?id=1080">published</a> an
 edited version of the <a href="./ymtd/ymtd.html">YMTD article</a> by Jon
 Stevens as the cover story for their July edition.
 </blockquote>

 <blockquote>
   The Sun <i>Dot-Com Builder</i> developer information site has a "Best Practices" product profile on Velocity.  Check it out
   <a href=" http://dcb.sun.com/practices/profiles/velocity.jsp">here</a>.  Thanks Sun!
 </blockquote>

 <p>
 <strong> 4 Products/Projects Now Depend on Velocity </strong>
 </p>
 <blockquote>
 Gentleware, Xadra and Vamp have built products which depend on Velocity.
 J/Top, a server monitoring project, also uses Velocity for email output
 formatting.
 We have listed them on our ever expanding <a
 href="./powered.html">Powered By Velocity</a> page.
 </blockquote>

 <p>
 <strong> 5 Web Frameworks Now Support Velocity </strong>
 </p>
 <blockquote>
 Turbine, JPublish, Melati, Maverick and WebWork
 all support Velocity.
 We have listed them on our ever expanding <a
 href="./powered.html">Powered By Velocity</a> page.
 </blockquote>

  </section>

  <section name="What is Velocity?">

  <p>
     Velocity is a Java-based template engine. It permits anyone to use
     the simple yet powerful template language to reference objects
     defined in Java code.
  </p>

  <p>
     When Velocity is used for web development, Web designers can work in
     parallel with Java programmers to develop web sites according to the
     Model-View-Controller (MVC) model, meaning that web page designers
     can focus solely on creating a site that looks good, and programmers
     can focus solely on writing top-notch code. Velocity separates Java
     code from the web pages, making the web site more maintainable over
     the long run and providing a viable alternative to <a
     href="http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/">Java Server Pages</a>
     (JSPs) or <a href="http://www.php.net/">PHP</a>.
  </p>

  <p>
     Velocity's capabilities reach well beyond the realm of web sites; for
     example, it can generate SQL and PostScript and XML (see <a
     href="./anakia.html">Anakia</a> for more information on XML transformations)
     from templates.  It can be used either as a standalone utility for
     generating source code and reports, or as an integrated component of other
     systems.  Velocity also provides template services for the
     <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/">Turbine</a> web application
     framework. Velocity+Turbine  provides a template service that will allow
     web applications to be developed according to a true MVC model.
  </p>

  </section>


 <section name="Where do I get releases?">

 <p>
    The current release version is version 1.1
 </p>

 <p>
 The release distribution is available in both <code>tar.gz</code> and <code>zip</code>
 formats, and are found <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-velocity/release/v1.1/">here</a>.
 </p>

 <p>
   The latest release candidate, verion 1.2-rc1 can be found
   <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-velocity/release/v1.2/">here</a>.
 </p>

 </section>

 <section name="Where do I get nightly snapshots?">

 <p>
     Nightly snapshots of the Velocity CVS can be found
     <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-velocity/nightly/">here</a>.
 </p>

 <p>
 These are meant to provide easy access to the actual project CVS tree.
 As this is our live development workspace, there are no guarantees as to
 what you will find there,although we do our best to maintain a buildable
 source tree. If you are looking for the stable supported release, please
 use the current release of Velocity.
 </p>

 <p>
 If you are willing to risk getting dirty, we invite you to try the
 nightly snapshot to see the current state of affairs (and help out!) <a
 href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/cvsindex.html">Public CVS
 access</a> is also available.
 </p>

 </section>

 <section name="How do I contribute, give feedback, fix bugs and so on?">

 <p>
     The Velocity project really needs and appreciates any contributions,
     including documentation help, source code and feedback. Suggested
     changes should come in the form of source code and/or very detailed
     and constructive feedback.
 </p>

 <ul>
     <li>
         There is a list of <a href="contributors.html">Active Developers</a>.
         Submit some code and get your name added!</li>
     <li>
         Discussion occurs on the <a
         href="http://jakarta.apache.org/getinvolved/mail.html">Velocity
         mailing list</a>.</li>
     <li>
         Access to the CVS <strong>jakarta-velocity</strong> repository is available both
         <a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-velocity/">online</a>
         and with a <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/getinvolved/cvsindex.html">cvs client</a>.</li>
 </ul>

 </section>

  </body>
  </document>
	<?xml version="1.0"?>

	<document>

	<properties>
	<title>Velocity</title>
	<author email="jvanzyl@locus.apache.org">Velocity Documentation Team</author>
	</properties>

	<body>

	<section name="Velocity v1.2 Release Candidate 2 Released">

	<p>
	<table>
	<tr>
	<td>
	<img src="images/powered-by-logo.gif" alt="powered-by-logo.gif" width="77" height="32"/>
	</td>
	<td>
	Release candidate 2 of version 1.2 of the
	Velocity Template Engine is now available.
	This release is a minor administrative release to address
	problems in the RC1 distribution file. Other than the
	minor modifications listed in the changelog, there are no
	major differences from RC1.
	</td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	</p>

	<p>
	Combining contributions from throughout the
	Velocity community, this version offers many new enhancements,
	features and fixes over version 1.1.
	</p>
	<p>
	Major enhancements include :
	</p>

	<ul>
	<li>
	Application programmers now can instantiate separate, independent
	instances of the Velocity Template Engine or continue to use the
	traditional singleton model.
	</li>
	<li>
	Major improvements to Anakia and Texen.
	</li>
	<li>
	The Velocimacro system can be configured to reload changed
	VM libraries automatically when the macro definitions change.
	</li>
	</ul>
	<p>
	Minor enhancements are too numerous to mention. Please see the
	<a href="changes.html">change log
	</a> for details.
	</p>

	</section>

	<section name="Velocity News">

	<p>
	<strong>New Apache Site Generated with Anakia</strong>
	<blockquote>
	The new web site of the
	<a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache Software Foundation</a>
	is now generated using
	<a href="anakia.html">Anakia</a>,
	the Velocity-based XML transformation tool.
	Take a look.
	</blockquote>
	</p>

	<p>
	<strong>Need To Mix JSP and Velocity?</strong>
	<blockquote>
	Take a look at a new contribution, a
	<a href="veltag.html">Velocity taglib</a> that lets you
	use Velocity right in your JSPs.
	</blockquote>
	</p>

	<p>
	<strong>4 published articles covering Velocity</strong>
	</p>

	<blockquote>
	<a href="http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/09/serv/">Getting Up
	to Speed with Velocity</a> is a really well written article by Jim
	Jagielski about the merits of using a tool like Velocity.
	</blockquote>

	<blockquote>
	Many people believe that Velocity can only be used in the context of web
	applications. This excellent <a
	href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-07-2001/jw-0727-templates.html">JavaWorld
	article</a> by Leon Messerschmidt shows that the design of Velocity is
	such that it can be used in a myriad of applications.
	</blockquote>

	<blockquote>
	The Java Developer Journal recently <a
	href="http://www.sys-con.com/java/articlea.cfm?id=1080">published</a> an
	edited version of the <a href="./ymtd/ymtd.html">YMTD article</a> by Jon
	Stevens as the cover story for their July edition.
	</blockquote>

	<blockquote>
	The Sun <i>Dot-Com Builder</i> developer information site has a "Best Practices" product profile on Velocity. Check it out
	<a href=" http://dcb.sun.com/practices/profiles/velocity.jsp">here</a>. Thanks Sun!
	</blockquote>

	<p>
	<strong> 4 Products/Projects Now Depend on Velocity </strong>
	</p>
	<blockquote>
	Gentleware, Xadra and Vamp have built products which depend on Velocity.
	J/Top, a server monitoring project, also uses Velocity for email output
	formatting.
	We have listed them on our ever expanding <a
	href="./powered.html">Powered By Velocity</a> page.
	</blockquote>

	<p>
	<strong> 5 Web Frameworks Now Support Velocity </strong>
	</p>
	<blockquote>
	Turbine, JPublish, Melati, Maverick and WebWork
	all support Velocity.
	We have listed them on our ever expanding <a
	href="./powered.html">Powered By Velocity</a> page.
	</blockquote>

	</section>

	<section name="What is Velocity?">

	<p>
	Velocity is a Java-based template engine. It permits anyone to use
	the simple yet powerful template language to reference objects
	defined in Java code.
	</p>

	<p>
	When Velocity is used for web development, Web designers can work in
	parallel with Java programmers to develop web sites according to the
	Model-View-Controller (MVC) model, meaning that web page designers
	can focus solely on creating a site that looks good, and programmers
	can focus solely on writing top-notch code. Velocity separates Java
	code from the web pages, making the web site more maintainable over
	the long run and providing a viable alternative to <a
	href="http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/">Java Server Pages</a>
	(JSPs) or <a href="http://www.php.net/">PHP</a>.
	</p>

	<p>
	Velocity's capabilities reach well beyond the realm of web sites; for
	example, it can generate SQL and PostScript and XML (see <a
	href="./anakia.html">Anakia</a> for more information on XML transformations)
	from templates. It can be used either as a standalone utility for
	generating source code and reports, or as an integrated component of other
	systems. Velocity also provides template services for the
	<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/">Turbine</a> web application
	framework. Velocity+Turbine provides a template service that will allow
	web applications to be developed according to a true MVC model.
	</p>

	</section>



	<section name="Where do I get releases?">

	<p>
	The current release version is version 1.1
	</p>

	<p>
	The release distribution is available in both <code>tar.gz</code> and <code>zip</code>
	formats, and are found <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-velocity/release/v1.1/">here</a>.
	</p>

	<p>
	The latest release candidate, verion 1.2-rc1 can be found
	<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-velocity/release/v1.2/">here</a>.
	</p>

	</section>

	<section name="Where do I get nightly snapshots?">

	<p>
	Nightly snapshots of the Velocity CVS can be found
	<a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-velocity/nightly/">here</a>.
	</p>

	<p>
	These are meant to provide easy access to the actual project CVS tree.
	As this is our live development workspace, there are no guarantees as to
	what you will find there,although we do our best to maintain a buildable
	source tree. If you are looking for the stable supported release, please
	use the current release of Velocity.
	</p>

	<p>
	If you are willing to risk getting dirty, we invite you to try the
	nightly snapshot to see the current state of affairs (and help out!) <a
	href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/cvsindex.html">Public CVS
	access</a> is also available.
	</p>

	</section>

	<section name="How do I contribute, give feedback, fix bugs and so on?">

	<p>
	The Velocity project really needs and appreciates any contributions,
	including documentation help, source code and feedback. Suggested
	changes should come in the form of source code and/or very detailed
	and constructive feedback.
	</p>

	<ul>
	<li>
	There is a list of <a href="contributors.html">Active Developers</a>.
	Submit some code and get your name added!</li>
	<li>
	Discussion occurs on the <a
	href="http://jakarta.apache.org/getinvolved/mail.html">Velocity
	mailing list</a>.</li>
	<li>
	Access to the CVS <strong>jakarta-velocity</strong> repository is available both
	<a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-velocity/">online</a>
	and with a <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/getinvolved/cvsindex.html">cvs client</a>.</li>
	</ul>

	</section>

	</body>
	</document>