[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Keyboard shortcuts in the web client

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I was going to send this question in response to Galen's RM proposal, 
but I thought a separate thread will be better.

I fully support Galen's proposal to get the web client ready for some 
production use in the next release. However, there is one issue that I 
know will be a barrier for adoption in our libraries and is something 
that I'm not sure has an easy solution.

Keyboard shortcuts are critical for the workflow of our circ desk staff. 
At many circ desks, there isn't ample space to use a mouse, and 
switching between the keyboard and mouse can be cumbersome.

I know there are keyboard shortcuts available in the web client, but, 
last I heard, there was a problem where they don't work if the cursor is 
already focused on an input element in the client. Since we configure 
many of our interfaces to immediately focus the cursor in an input 
element, this issue is going to be problematic for front-line staff.

This issue was discussed at a developers meeting a while ago, but nobody 
came up with any ideas at that time. Has anyone come up with a solution 
since then? If not, do you have a sense of whether this is a solvable 
problem?

Thanks!
Kathy

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Kathy Lussier
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Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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