[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13044] Deprecate old book drop mode

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13044

--- Comment #13 from George Williams (NEKLS) <george at nekls.org> ---
I just discovered this bug Wednesday so I'm late to the party here.  I have the
same concern as Lisette with specifying return dates, but after reading all of
the previous comments my recommendation incorporates some of the discussion
that's already been going on.  My overriding concern is for making these ideas
as simple as possible for staff.

Currently staff see "Forgive overdue charges" and "Bookdrop mode" in the set of
options on the right hand side of the check in screen.  If the
"SpecifyReturnDate" system preference is set to "Allow" they see the "Specify
return date" options under the checkin barcode input box.  If the
"SpecifyReturnDate" system preference is set to "Don't allow," they don't see
anything under the barcode input box.

Also, currently, if the "Bookdrop mode" checkbox is checked, an "alert" class
is added to the barcode input box.

My recommendation is that the checkbox options on the right hand side of the
screen be expanded to include "Forgive overdue charges," "Bookdrop mode," and
"Specify return date."  And the ability to use "Forgive overdue charges" and
"Specify return date" should be tied to permissions.

Then, under the checkin barcode input box, only have the "Specify return date"
options appear if "Bookdrop mode" or "Specify return date" were selected.

On selecting the "Bookdrop mode" checkbox, the "Specify return date" options
would display under the checking barcode box and would lock the date to the
last open date on the logged in library's calendar.  Checking "Bookdrop mode"
would also automatically check the "Remember for next checkin" checkbox and add
the "alert" class to the barcode input box.

On selecting the "Specify return date" checkbox, the "Specify return date"
options would display under the checking barcode box and staff would be able to
select valid dates in the past from the datepicker calendar.  Checking the
"Specify return date" checkbox would no automatically check the "Remember for
next checkin" checkbox - but it would add an "alert" class to the barcode input
box.

Currently we have "SpecifyReturnDate" turned off in our system and we ask staff
to use bookdrop mode because it's less complicated than specifying a return
date.  Since we have 52 libraries all using the same shared Koha, and since
working in Koha is only a portion of staff's job responsibilities, making Koha
as easy to operate for staff is very important to us.  When training staff,
it's a lot easier to train them on "When you check things from the book-drop in
every morning, check the 'Bookdrop mode' checkbox" than it is to train them on
"Enter the date as the last date your library was open, then click the little
checkbox next to that date that says 'Remember for next check in.'  I would be
opposed to anything that makes setting a due date for checking in book drop
items more complicated than checking one checkbox.

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