Excellent! Thanks Galen and Kathy!
Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Lussier" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:59:49 PM Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Keyboard shortcuts in the web client Hi all, There is also an update on this issue. Galen filed https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1508477 this morning which indicates the issue I described should be fixed with an upgrade to the Angular hotkeys wrapper. Thanks Galen! Quoting Benjamin Kalish <[email protected]>: > You know, on second thought, I realize that there are two very different > type of search interfaces in Evergreen: there are those where a search box > exists on the page as a convenient but subservient part of the interface, > and others where the search box is the primary means of interaction. I work > so much with the first type, that I forgot that the second type, which is > mostly used with a barcode scanner, will also appear in the web client. The > second type should absolutely be autofocused—otherwise using the barcode > scanner would be confusing and tedious. > > Benjamin Kalish > Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / [email protected] > > Currently reading: *Our Mutual Friend* by Charles Dickens > Just Finished: *Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures With > Wolf-birds by Bernd Heinrich.* > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 4:41 PM, McCanna, Terran < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm squarely in the pro-autofocus camp. >> >> The majority of our library staff rely almost exclusively on the keyboard >> and mouse. There are some people who use keyboard shortcuts frequently, but >> many more who never use any keyboard shortcuts at all. While I think it >> would be nice if the keyboard shortcuts are still available in the web >> client, I would be strongly opposed to the idea of removing the autofocus >> just for the sake of consistency. That would most definitely increase the >> number of clicks and reduce usability for our users. >> >> >> Terran McCanna >> PINES Program Manager >> Georgia Public Library Service >> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 >> Atlanta, GA 30345 >> 404-235-7138 >> [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Benjamin Kalish" <[email protected]> >> To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List" < >> [email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 3:41:32 PM >> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Keyboard shortcuts in the web client >> >> My preference would be to have the focus never automatically focus on an >> input element, but instead have a keyboard shortcut to put the focus on the >> first/primary input element. This may be an extra keystroke on some pages, >> but it has the advantage that it can be consistent across all pages. >> >> An alternative, but to me less desirable, solution would be to include >> instructions in the documentation for how to use the tab key to move the >> focus away from an input element. The problem with this is that it works >> differently depending on the number and placement of input elements on the >> page. >> >> Benjamin Kalish >> Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / [email protected] >> >> Currently reading: *Our Mutual Friend* by Charles Dickens >> Just Finished: *Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures With >> Wolf-birds by Bernd Heinrich.* >> >> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I was going to send this question in response to Galen's RM proposal, but >> > I thought a separate thread will be better. >> > >> > I fully support Galen's proposal to get the web client ready for some >> > production use in the next release. However, there is one issue that I >> know >> > will be a barrier for adoption in our libraries and is something that I'm >> > not sure has an easy solution. >> > >> > Keyboard shortcuts are critical for the workflow of our circ desk staff. >> > At many circ desks, there isn't ample space to use a mouse, and switching >> > between the keyboard and mouse can be cumbersome. >> > >> > I know there are keyboard shortcuts available in the web client, but, >> last >> > I heard, there was a problem where they don't work if the cursor is >> already >> > focused on an input element in the client. Since we configure many of our >> > interfaces to immediately focus the cursor in an input element, this >> issue >> > is going to be problematic for front-line staff. >> > >> > This issue was discussed at a developers meeting a while ago, but nobody >> > came up with any ideas at that time. Has anyone come up with a solution >> > since then? If not, do you have a sense of whether this is a solvable >> > problem? >> > >> > Thanks! >> > Kathy >> > >> > -- >> > Kathy Lussier >> > Project Coordinator >> > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative >> > (508) 343-0128 >> > [email protected] >> > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier >> > >> > >>
