[OPEN-ILS-DEV] [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] browser client update 2014-05-01 / feedback requested on catalog integration

[Tim Spindler]

Beyond the issues that Dan points out with iframes (which I agree may not
be an issue in a webbased staff client like SEO).  One problem I have had
with iframes is that they can force some awkward scrolling on smaller
display sizes.  Is there a way to fix that if iframes were used?

Tim


On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Dan Wells <dbw2 at calvin.edu> wrote:

>  Hello Bill,
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> Thanks for the update.
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> I know others feel differently, but I don’t think we should rule out using
> iframes for catalog integration.  Iframes are actually pretty close in many
> respects to the way the catalog “integrates” into the current (XUL) staff
> client.  The usual problems with iframes are bookmarking (not really a
> concern the way we would use it), SEO (not a concern here at all), and
> cross-site scripting issues (we should have the same origin, which solves
> the biggest headaches).  If we want to keep things close to the current
> design, especially for phase one, iframes could be our shortest path there.
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> That said, I believe we could rework some bits of the TPAC (and it might
> not take much at all) to essentially use the same templates to dynamically
> fetch a frameless TPAC “core” for displaying inline in the staff client.
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> I do also like the idea of having (more or less) a grid-based OPAC (call
> it the gridPAC, of course) for use within staff client interfaces.
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> Dan
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> Daniel Wells
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> Library Programmer/Analyst
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> Hekman Library, Calvin College
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> 616.526.7133
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> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Bill
> Erickson
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> *Sent:* Thursday, May 01, 2014 10:40 AM
> *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group; Evergreen Development Discussion List
> *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] browser client update 2014-05-01 / feedback
> requested on catalog integration
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> Hi All,
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> Here's another mixed bag of updates:
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> http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dev:browser_staff:dev_notes
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> Feedback on catalog integration appreciated.
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> Thanks!
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> -b
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> --
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> Bill Erickson
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> | Senior Software Developer
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> | phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
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> | email: berick at esilibrary.com
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> | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts
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