On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > Sorry to be replying to an older thread, but I came across it while > looking at column pickers in the web client. > > ITEMS OUT SCREEN - COLUMN PICKER: >> - I didn't go through every option, but there were obvious differences >> between the current staff client and the web client and definitely some >> columns missing that are in the current staff client. >> > > There are a few things missing (like checkout/checkin workstation and > circ or renewal worktation), and the list of values in the web based client > is not ordered alphabetically. We can fix the latter and the former is due > to one of the known challenges going to a web interface. A longer and more > explanatory email to come on that. > > > Did we ever get the longer and more explanatory e-mail? I'm guessing it > has something to do with cutting back our column picker options? > > I didn't go into a ton of detail, but I did respond, I'm pretty sure. However, I /did/ add the missing columns and add full-list sorting. Those commits are in a working branch that is waiting to be merged into master. > - Show All Columns and Hide All Columns don't appear to do anything >> > > They surely don't. And honestly, I would not recommend anyone ever use > "show all columns" - do we really need that option when we have 60+ column > options? And, now that I think about it... Has anyone ever user hide all > columns except after you accidentally chose show all columns? Any opinions > on keeping those functions? > > +1 to removing those options. > > I tend to agree, though I think it might be worth while for show-all to be possible for some UIs with just a few columns. Thoughts? -- Mike Rylander | Director of Research and Development | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) | email: [email protected] | web: http://www.esilibrary.com > Kathy > > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) [email protected] > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > #evergreen IRC: kmlussier > > On 8/27/2014 9:13 AM, Grace Dunbar wrote: > > Answers inline. > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:32 PM, McCanna, Terran < > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> MAIN SCREEN OF INTERFACE: >> - Register Patron(s) link missing >> - Pull List for Hold Requests link missing >> - Catalog Search field missing >> - Advanced Search link missing >> - Item Status link missing >> > > To be clear, I assume you mean that all of the above should be added as > "quick links" from the splash page? > These actions > - Register Patrons > - Pull List for Hold Requests > - Catalog Search > - Advanced Search > - Item Status > are all available from the menus at the top. > > Since we're moving to a browser client and have the opportunity to > re-think the splash page I think this might be a good time to get community > input as to what actions should be included and how those should be > organized. > Should there even be a splash page with a browser client and, if so, what > should be included as "quick links" by default? > > > >> - Is the large Equinox banner across the bottom of the screen present >> because it's being hosted on an Equinox server, or is this something you >> have added to the default interface? > > > Equinox would never brand the Evergreen open source product with its name. > > Never. > This is simply a style banner to indicate that we are hosting this > community test server. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear. > > >> MENUS: >> - Search Catalog link missing from Search dropdown menu >> > > We can add that. (Right now it appears under Cataloging, for those who > are just following the email discussion) In the current client a link to > search the catalog appears under both Cataloging and Search menus. Should > we keep them both or eliminate one? > > PATRON FUNCTIONS: >> - When creating a new message on an account there is an empty dropdown >> box on the right side of the pop-up window - what is that for? I don't seem >> to be able to do anything with it. >> > > What Bill said. It exists in the current client for custom penalties. We > should probably put a label on it at the very least. > > >> - the Message pop-up window is missing the field to record staff initials >> that is in the current staff client >> > > Good catch. We'll add that. > > >> ITEMS OUT SCREEN - COLUMN PICKER: >> - I didn't go through every option, but there were obvious differences >> between the current staff client and the web client and definitely some >> columns missing that are in the current staff client. >> > > There are a few things missing (like checkout/checkin workstation and > circ or renewal worktation), and the list of values in the web based client > is not ordered alphabetically. We can fix the latter and the former is due > to one of the known challenges going to a web interface. A longer and more > explanatory email to come on that. > > > >> - Show All Columns and Hide All Columns don't appear to do anything >> > > They surely don't. And honestly, I would not recommend anyone ever use > "show all columns" - do we really need that option when we have 60+ column > options? And, now that I think about it... Has anyone ever user hide all > columns except after you accidentally chose show all columns? Any opinions > on keeping those functions? > > - There is an optional column for "Due Date/Time" - what is that for? >> (It does not display the date and time from the normal "Due Date" column.) >> > > The labels come from a different place, since the code is different. The > different place they come from calls that column "Due Date/Time" -- it's > the same place as the report output gets its column labels. We can choose > to allow both columns, or just one, and we can change the labels. Opinions > on the this? > > > >> - 'Check Out Date/Time' column is empty when turned on >> > > Bug. Will be fixed. > > >> - 'Check Out Date/Time' should be 'Checkout Date/Time' to be consistent >> with other terminology >> > > Can do. > > >> - 'Check In Date/Time' should be 'Checkin Date/Time' to be consistent >> with other terminology >> > > Does this even belong on this column picker? I'm probably missing an > obvious use case but when would you have an item in the "items out" list on > this interface that has a checkin time? > > >> - There is also a 'Checkin Scan Date/Time' - is that different from >> 'Checkin Date/time' ? >> > > Checkin scan date/time is the time the item was actually scanned. The > other will give you the checkin date/time after any backdating. > > >> >> RENEW ITEM WITH SELECTED DUE DATE: >> - date is off (example: select November 5, 2014 as the new date and it >> records it as November 4, 2014) >> > > You're correct. That's a bug. Fixing... > > >> - does it matter what format the date is entered in? is there going to be >> a calendar picker next to date fields like this? >> > > See Bill's answer. :) > > >> >> >> SCAN ITEM AS MISSING PIECES: >> - it displays a field called Patron Barcode rather than Item Barcode >> > > Oops! It surely does. We will fix the mislabeling. > > > Thanks for the testing and feedback! > Grace > > > >> Terran McCanna >> PINES Program Manager >> Georgia Public Library Service >> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 >> Atlanta, GA 30345 >> 404-235-7138 >> [email protected] >> > > > > -- > Grace Dunbar, Vice President > Equinox Software, Inc. - The Open Source Experts > [email protected] > 1-877-OPEN-ILS www.esilibrary.com > > > -- > Grace Dunbar, Vice President > Equinox Software, Inc. - The Open Source Experts > [email protected] > 1-877-OPEN-ILS www.esilibrary.com > > >
