[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] sorting catalog search results

[Mike Rylander]

On 2/22/07, John Kintree <jkintree at swbell.net> wrote:
> I think Mike's suggested location for a sort control is better than my
> suggestion of putting it in the search bar at the top of the search results
> page.  The search bar is for initiating a new search, but what we want to do
> here is sort the results of the just completed search.  Could the Sort
> Results drop-down control be located just to the right and on the same line
> as the "Start << >> End" controls?

I'm leaning towards that too, or possibly at the far right just above
the result box.  To the right of the search location label.  My
concern is at lower resolutions ... Bill?

-miker

> John Kintree
>
> On Wednesday 21 February 2007 09:24 am, Mike Kastellec wrote:
> >  I think the natural spot would be between the "Results 1-20" and the first
> > title displayed, that is, to the left of the "This Branch | Local Library
> > System | All PINES Library" header. If HTML paste works, see below:
> >
> >
> >   Results   1  -   20  of at least   2951  (page   1  of   148)  Start<<
> > >>End     Available copies / Total copies HERE
> >     This Branch   Local Library System   All PINES Libraries
> >       Dick Tracy meets Gruesome ; Dick Tracy's dilemma      0 / 0   0 / 0
> > 1 / 1
> >
> >    Mike
> >
> > Right now, the main OPAC doesn't have any way to specify this, and two
> >  drop-downs for sort type and direction will take up a good bit of
> >  screen space ... any suggestions as to where they should go?
>


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