Hi Bill, On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 12:12 PM Bill Erickson <beric...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have jotted some notes here: > > https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:server_print_templates > > I would love hear feedback. If it the idea holds water, I'll open an LP.
I think the general idea makes good sense. Some specific thoughts that occur to me: - Consistent formatting of dates and times should be considered, perhaps by adding a helper function - What are your thoughts on having (selected) additional helper functions be available to do things like fetch OU names and addresses? On the one hand, this could reduce the need to touch Angular[JS] code to add new fields to a given printout and might add some useful consistency with what's available to A/T templates. On the other hand, for the sake of responsiveness I could see an argument for making the client completely responsible for supplying all necessary data. - It occurs to me that this could readily become a basis for printing sheets of barcodes and labels, though if we go down that path, it may be necessary to teach it how to emit PDFs that are capable of having a block to print precisely positioned on the resulting sheet of paper. - Automatic migration of existing templates is probably not possible, but _something_ to help admins keep track of how far along they are with the migration would be helpful. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Implementation and Services Manager Equinox Open Library Initiative phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) email: g...@equinoxinitiative.org web: https://equinoxInitiative.org direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366
