Why not have the confirmation appear inline, next to the link? (It could fade away after several seconds.) This is a fairly common pattern in web apps, though less common in desktop applications. The advantage is that it would provide confirmation without requiring an additional mouseclick.
Benjamin Kalish Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / bkal...@forbeslibrary.org Currently reading: *The Language Instinct *by Steven Pinker Just Finished: *Reading the forested landscape : a natural history of New England *by Tom Wessels > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Opinions needed on copying patron data to the clipboard > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:36:59 -0400 > From: Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> > To: Evergreen General Discussion List > <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org> > > > > Hi all, > > I'm seeking opinions on a change that was made in 2.4 when copying > information from the patron editor to the clipboard. Prior to 2.4, when > a user clicked on a link in the patron summary, they would receive an > alert confirming that the data had been copied to the clipboard (see > attached image). > > The alert was removed in 2.4 and a bug has been filed on the issue - > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1192189. > > There are pros and cons to removing the confirmation message. > > The pros of removing the message are that it conforms with wider user > interface standards. Basically, you don't receive this kind of > confirmation when copying data using CTRL-C or a shortcut menu. The > message can also be seen as an annoyance as it requires an additional > click. > > On the con side, it can be somewhat disconcerting to click on that link > and not receive a confirmation, leading the user to wonder if the data > was really copied. It's uncommon in other software to use underlined > text for copying data, and the confirmation message provides a visual > cue as to the action that was just taken. > > Although I filed the original bug report, I have to say I'm on the fence > with this issue. However, I do think it's important that the end users > who are using the patron editor on a daily basis provide some feedback > on this feature. > > Since I filed the bug, three more people have shown support for > restoring the confirmation message. However, if there are people who > were happy to see that the message went away, I don't think we would > have heard from them in Launchpad because they wouldn't have bothered to > take the time to determine if a bug were filed. > > I thought it would be best to do an informal poll of the community > through the general list to see if there is interest in restoring the > confirmation message or if people are happy with its removal. I'm hoping > we can get a feel of the general consensus through an e-mail thread > rather than setting up a formal poll. > > Let me know what you think! > > Kathy > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > (508) 343-0128 > kluss...@masslnc.org > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20131106/3eccf8b4/attachment.htm > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: clipboard_alert.JPG > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 31754 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20131106/3eccf8b4/attachment.jpeg > > > > End of Open-ils-general Digest, Vol 89, Issue 7 > *********************************************** >