> >Second, when most people see an underlined link, they are not at all > >likely to expect that clicking on the link will copy the value because > >that is a very unusual thing for clicking on a link to do. > > This, thousand times. > > There should be more consistency with the UI in staff client - currently > clicking on a blue underlined "link" > can do several things: copy the text to the clipboard, pop up a menu, or go to > a new UI.
This encapsulates the issue perfectly. If it looks like a link, it should behave the way we expect a link to behave (open something new). Coming up with some different way to visually identify "click = copy to clipboard" would be fine, as long as it's then applied consistently across the staff client. Especially if the ultimate goal is to move to a web-based interface, eliminating ambiguities like that should be considered during the move/redesign. Kate Butler Technology Librarian Rodgers Memorial Library (Hudson, NH) http://www.rodgerslibrary.org/
