On 04/06/2011 09:44 PM, Chris Nighswonger wrote: > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Galen Charlton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Apr 6, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Chris Nighswonger wrote: > > Perhaps a simple radio button setup with "exact" and "like" > options in the patron search interface would allow both types of > searches without the inconvenience of having to select one *or* the > other via a syspref. > > Indeed. But I'm going to play the devil's advocate for a moment: is > providing such an option something that would be of real use, or > would it be UI noise? > > > Yes. Or at least the functional equivalent. Most searches I've seen > elsewhere at least have an "advanced" option which includes the ability > to do both an exact search and a "contains" search. > > I would further postulate that libraries with thousands of patrons might > appreciate the option to do both without having to go through the > multi-step process of changing a syspref. >
Our front desk people don't have permission to change a syspref, so an option would be useful. -- Bob _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
