These proposed changes seem unobjectionable to me. For my purposes, it makes it neither worse, nor significantly better. I'm not highly concerned about having a lot of room for my search results to be listed, because most of the searches I perform retrieve fewer than five results. If a search has more results than that, the time consuming part is not scrolling, it's examining each record to evaluate and compare them. So I still think being able to arrow through the records in display view would be a much more useful, functional change than making more room for the list of records.
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 2:59 PM, Jeanette Lundgren <jlundg...@cwmars.org> wrote: > Here is a link to a screenshot of the current Z39.50 search query and a > mockup of what a horizontal display (modeled after the patron search) might > look like. > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_2g_W6qZGufwdOuMLP0hRXvi7yTssMpuYw > 2rianMJQ/edit?usp=sharing > > Thanks for your feedback! > Jeanette > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:24 PM, Jeanette Lundgren <jlundg...@cwmars.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Sarah, >> Thank you for the feedback. >> >> I'm using a 20" horizontal monitor (about 10.5" tall x 18" wide) at 1280 >> x 1024 resolution. >> On the Z39.50 Query screen, I can see the query form, search buttons and >> 7 rows of the search result >> On the patron search screen, I can see the search form, search buttons >> and 21 rows of the search result and when minimized I can see 28 rows >> before having to scroll. >> >> I know scrolling largely depends on monitor size and resolution. The >> library staff member who brought this up needs to use a bigger font for >> vision and she finds on her resolution she has to scroll just to see/click >> the search button. >> >> I'm curious to know if anyone else has had this issue reported and if you >> think making the two interfaces more consistent would be beneficial. >> Thanks! >> >> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM, <open-ils-general-request@list >> .georgialibraries.org> wrote: >> >>> Send Open-ils-general mailing list submissions to >>> open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-il >>> s-general >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> open-ils-general-requ...@list.georgialibraries.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> open-ils-general-ow...@list.georgialibraries.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Open-ils-general digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Opportunity for donated booth at Southern California Linux >>> Expo (Kathy Lussier) >>> 2. Re: Web Client - Z39.50 Interface (Sarah Childs) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 12:03:24 -0500 >>> From: Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> >>> To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group' >>> <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org> >>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Opportunity for donated booth at Southern >>> California Linux Expo >>> Message-ID: <2bfbf865-957a-e4d5-1901-c499d5794...@masslnc.org> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> One of the organizers from the Southern California Linux Expo contacted >>> us via the Evergreen Facebook page to ask if the Evergreen project would >>> be interested in a donated booth at the conference to help promote the >>> project to attendees. If there is anyone in the area who might be >>> interested in attending the conference and talking about Evergreen at a >>> booth, feel free to send me an email directly. The Outreach Committee >>> would be able to send you some materials for the booth. >>> >>> Kathy >>> >>> -- >>> Kathy Lussier >>> Project Coordinator >>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative >>> (508) 343-0128 >>> kluss...@masslnc.org >>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 12:41:14 -0500 >>> From: Sarah Childs <sar...@zionsvillelibrary.org> >>> To: Evergreen Discussion Group >>> <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org> >>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Web Client - Z39.50 Interface >>> Message-ID: >>> <CAE=9jxcjuwkaopsgyepfqueznfi+rpnl59db-gk3ocnn6c2...@mail.gm >>> ail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> I can't really visualize what you are proposing, and to me the display is >>> fine. (It all displays on the screen for me, no vertical or horizontal >>> scrolling) I thought the display was much more of an issue before the >>> webclient, when the MARC record displayed in the window below the search >>> panels. >>> >>> The only scrolling issue I have for the Z39.50 page in the webclient is >>> the >>> record view, where the cover image is stacked on top of the MARC record, >>> so >>> you have to scroll past it to see the record. If they were side by side, >>> the webclient display would be an improvement over the old client, were >>> you >>> *do* have to scroll to see the whole MARC record, due to the windows as >>> noted above. >>> >>> The other problem I have with the Z39.50 interface is that it when you >>> have >>> multiple search results, it takes three clicks to look at each record. >>> It >>> would be much more useful if when you had multiple results, there were >>> next/back or arrow buttons so you could click through to view the >>> different >>> results, rather than having to close the record you're looking at, click >>> the next record you want to look at, and then clicking view MARC. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Jeanette Lundgren <jlundg...@cwmars.org >>> > >>> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi everyone, >>> > >>> > We've received some feedback from a few of our libraries that use >>> Z39.50 >>> > in Evergreen that the 3.0 Z39.50 Query form takes up too much vertical >>> > space and requires a lot of scrolling. We were thinking that it might >>> be >>> > worthwhile to model this screen after the patron search screen which >>> uses a >>> > more horizontal layout. >>> > >>> > Some advantages of the patron search screen >>> > - Stack fields horizontally - less vertical scrolling >>> > - list field names inside boxes - less horizontal space >>> > - Ability to add a tab for services and credentials information >>> > - Move search button to top row of query form >>> > - Make a minimized query option available (allow top row to remain) >>> > >>> > In addition we may want to add vertical checkboxes for configured >>> services >>> > to top of query form to allow users to easily check/uncheck services >>> and >>> > run/rerun searches >>> > >>> > I wanted to ask the community for feedback as this would change the >>> > look/feel of the current Z39.50 interface. >>> > >>> > Thanks for your thoughts! >>> > >>> > Jeanette >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Jeanette Lundgren | Manager Library Applications | CW MARS >>> > >>> > jlundg...@cwmars.org | 508-755-3323 x 330 <(508)%20755-3323> >>> > >>> > http:// <http://www.cwmars.org/>www.cwmars.org >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sarah Childs >>> Technical Services Department Head >>> Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library >>> 250 North Fifth Street >>> Zionsville, IN 46077 >>> 317-873-3149 x13330 >>> sar...@zionsvillelibrary.org >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: <http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-gene >>> ral/attachments/20180205/6e009e66/attachment-0001.html> >>> >>> End of Open-ils-general Digest, Vol 140, Issue 9 >>> ************************************************ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Jeanette Lundgren | Manager Library Applications | CW MARS >> >> jlundg...@cwmars.org | 508-755-3323 x 330 <(508)%20755-3323> >> >> http:// <http://www.cwmars.org/>www.cwmars.org >> > > > > -- > > > > Jeanette Lundgren | Manager Library Applications | CW MARS > > jlundg...@cwmars.org | 508-755-3323 x 330 <(508)%20755-3323> > > http:// <http://www.cwmars.org/>www.cwmars.org > -- Sarah Childs Technical Services Department Head Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 North Fifth Street Zionsville, IN 46077 317-873-3149 x13330 sar...@zionsvillelibrary.org