On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Satya Ranjan Sahu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to remove some fields in input-forum.xml of a DSpace > 1.4.2 installation. But when I am trying to remove 'citation' field, it is > showing internal error. > > And it should be checked by default the option "The item has been published > or publicly distributed before" in the first 'Submit: Describe this Item'
Short answer: In 1.4.2, you are stuck. You CANNOT have the "published before" box checked and *not* have the Citation field. I can't think of a way to hide the field with CSS, because there's no way to put a class or ID attribute on it, is there? Longer answer: The "published before" checkbox adds dc.date.issued, dc.citation, and dc.publisher to the next form page when it is checked. This creates a lot of bad and opaque interactions, the one you cite among them. Even worse, if you add a default value to the collection for one of those three fields, but the hapless depositor doesn't check the "published before" checkbox, DSpace pitches a (completely incomprehensible) blue fit at the depositor. (This got me in trouble with a custom thesis form, which does need dc.date.issued despite unpublished status. That's when *I* pitched a blue fit.) Tim, do you want to comment on how you've gotten around this issue in 1.5? Dorothea -- Dorothea Salo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digital Repository Librarian AIM: mindsatuw University of Wisconsin Rm 218, Memorial Library (608) 262-5493 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
