[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] mobile OPAC functionality in 2.0

[Tara Robertson]

Thanks Lori!

Yes! That's exactly what I was looking for--thank you!

Thanks also for the update on the OPAC and the associated technical issues.
I read the release notes for 2.0 (
http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_roadmap and
http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=feature_list_2_0), do you know
when the complete rewrite of the OPAC is planned?

Many thanks,
Tara

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>wrote:

> Hi Tara,
>
> You are referring to the screenshots that Lisa Hill of KCLS provided  (I've
> attached them here again).
>
> The update on this is that KCLS continues to struggle with their "skinned"
> OPAC.  It isn't just a pretty face but in fact it adds a lot of new
> functionality for the library user.  It turns out that the communication
> between that skin and Evergreen has turned up some significant design issues
> with the Evergreen OPAC (at least when you are trying to meet the
> transaction requirements that KCLS is AND use this groovy new skin).
>
> So.  After many attempts at fixes and tweaks, the KCLS and Equinox folks
> are looking are completely rewriting the Evergreen OPAC.  This is ultimately
> really good news because all that great new functionality will then be part
> of Evergreen (no "skinning" required).  The bad news is that might take a
> while.
>
> So, that's the current thinking.  I don't believe the decision has been
> made for sure about the re-do approach so don't hold me to it just
> yet....but stay tuned.
>
> Lori
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Tara Robertson <
> information.detective at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think this question is mostly for the KCLS folks, but perhaps other
>> people might be help too...
>>
>> I remember seeing screenshots of the design prototypes that you sent to
>> the list--they look beautiful. I can't seem to find that email. Were they
>> just a new way of skinning the PAC (that incorporated UI testing?) or was
>> extra functionality added too?
>>
>> I see that there's now a basic mobile OPAC (
>> http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/extras/mobile/)--rad<http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/extras/mobile/%29--rad>!
>> Is anyone else using this? It says Copyright © SITKA<http://sitka.bclibraries.ca/>,
>> are there SITKA sites using this?
>>
>> I'm wondering if additional mobile PAC functionality will be available in
>> future releases. I'm not sure of quite how to ask this, but will the mobile
>> PAC recognize that I'm using a smart phone and give me the mobile PAC, or
>> would I have to go to a specific mobile URL?
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Tara
>>
>
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