[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] [OPEN-ILS-DEV] browser staff feedback request / integration

Tim Spindler tjspindler at gmail.com
Mon Apr 7 18:30:23 EDT 2014


Maybe this was said but if the web interface is not incorporated in the
xulrunner client, would the old screens continue to be available in the
xulrunner client?

Tim Spindler
C/W MARS


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 6:12 PM, McCanna, Terran <
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:

> Every system has a few. "The Closers" is fantastic. For our users, I plan
> on recommending that the staff members that have trouble switching back and
> forth and that are intimidated by the new interface should just stick with
> the existing staff client when they are busy and practice using the web
> interface when they are not so busy until they get used to it. Any sort of
> change is going to require a certain amount of training, and I feel that
> this approach gives libraries more control over how and when they get their
> staff up to speed.
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> And, depending on how workflow is set up at a branch, sometimes you will
> find yourself doing a simple repeated task over and over a hundred times
> and there won't be a lot of switching back and forth (checking in books
> from a holiday weekend, routing holds, etc.)
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> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Wells" <dbw2 at calvin.edu>
> To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List" <
> open-ils-dev at list.georgialibraries.org>, "Evergreen Discussion Group" <
> open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 5:32:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] browser staff feedback
> request / integration
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> I'm fine with the decision and consensus, but want to add one thing. I've
> met a fair number of users who have a difficult time managing multiple
> windows in an ongoing way (call them "the closers"). We obviously don't
> have any such folks responding to this thread, but I think we should be
> open to such feedback (should it come) and possibly reconsider this
> decision if necessary.
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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-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Bill Erickson
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 1:20 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Cc: Evergreen Development Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] browser staff feedback
> request / integration
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> Agreed on "fleshing out modules on a workflow-by-workflow basis as much as
> possible". This is one area where user testing early in the process can
> really pay off.
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> So, I think it's safe to say we have a consensus on avoiding the XUL/mixed
> integration path entirely. From a development perspective, this is
> certainly a relief.
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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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