https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=24806 --- Comment #16 from Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer@bsz-bw.de> --- (In reply to Pedro Amorim from comment #14)
(In reply to Hans Pålsson from comment #13)
it would be more logical to say what backends should be visible, since all are addons to Koha (mainly plugins).
Hi Hans! The workflow I'm proposing is: as soon as you install a backend, it's enabled and showing by default for both Staff and OPAC, as I believe this is likely the intent (and expectation) of most ILL backend installations (I may be wrong here, of course!).
This change in the sys pref would provide the option of hiding in the OPAC any one, or more - or all - installed backends, an improvement over the current functionality that does not allow for hiding all the backends in the OPAC.
Apologies if not clear enough! Any input or alternative suggestion is welcome.
I believe it was done the currnet way for technical reasons. I am not sure if it's possible to detect all installed backends (probably that is possible), but it might be harder to trigger an update to pref at the time a backend is installed, without each backend implementing the update itself. I guess when this was added the intent was not to be disruptive/change current behaviour and not to enforce backend providers to change. Ideally we should display a list of installed backends in a list, so people just need to check/uncheck. Maybe an "all" or "always hide" option could work? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes. You are the assignee for the bug.