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

[McCanna, Terran]

Yes, I agree that the autofocus should match the normal workflow as much as possible, which may end up with a less consistency but greater usability.

I think that any screen that is mostly used with a barcode scanner (checkout, item status, etc.) should autofocus.

Also, any screen that starts out with a search (like the patron search screen or the catalog search screens) should autofocus. 



Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Kalish" <bkalish at forbeslibrary.org>
To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List" <open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:48:00 PM
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Keyboard shortcuts in the web client

You know, on second thought, I realize that there are two very different
type of search interfaces in Evergreen: there are those where a search box
exists on the page as a convenient but subservient part of the interface,
and others where the search box is the primary means of interaction. I work
so much with the first type, that I forgot that the second type, which is
mostly used with a barcode scanner, will also appear in the web client. The
second type should absolutely be autofocused—otherwise using the barcode
scanner would be confusing and tedious.

Benjamin Kalish
Forbes Library / 413-587-1012 / bkalish at forbeslibrary.org

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