[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Circulation Menu in the Staff Client

[Laura M.]

So, I'm going along and I'm adding some functionality to the Staff 
Client in Evergreen when I realize that we have two ways of looking up a 
patron by barcode (actually three or four, depending on how technical 
you want to get).  One way to do this is under the 'Search' menu, the 
other way is under the 'Circulation' menu.  Being that I'm a maven for 
usability and user-centered design, this multiple entry point thing is 
making me twitchy.  But having an identical menu option in a menu that 
has nothing to do with searches, AND there is a 'Search' menu right next 
to the 'Circ' menu....well, I just want to remove this entry point.

Does anyone have any major objections to this? I am NOT, in ANY WAY, 
removing Search Patron by Barcode, I am JUST taking out a redundant menu 
item that has no place being where it is.

I'm trying to make Evergreen a bit more user-friendly and have a few 
more formal usability specifications and this is a good place to start.

Thanks for any feedback!  If I don't get any threats in 48 hours I'll 
remove the tumorous menu item and Search Patron by Barcode will be under 
*just* the 'Search' menu, where it's always been and will always remain :)

Thanks!

Laura McFarland -- Developer
Equinox Software