August 2023 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

How did we implement Verovio?
by David Cook 25 Aug '23

25 Aug '23

Hi all, I've gotten auto-blocked on Bugzilla, so I figured I'd go to the listserv while I wait for my access to be restored. I was reading https://book.verovio.org/installing-or-building-from-sources/javascript-and- webassembly.html and it makes me think "koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/lib/verovio/verovio-toolkit.js" comes from https://github.com/rism-digital/verovio/releases However, it's not clear where "koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/lib/verovio/midiplayer.js" comes from. After some digging, I found that it comes from here: https://github.com/rism-digital/midi-player/blob/master/player/midiplayer.js I reckon we should include some links on the about.pl to show where we got the code. Anyway, my issue with it was how it dynamically creates HTML with "onclick" event handlers, which aren't compatible with Content-Security-Policy. I'll raise an issue with them. The git repo hasn't been updated in over 2 years but fingers crossed. David Cook Senior Software Engineer Prosentient Systems Suite 7.03 6a Glen St Milsons Point NSW 2061 Australia Office: 02 9212 0899 Online: 02 8005 0595

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DBD::mysql unmaintained
by David Cook 23 Aug '23

23 Aug '23

Hi all, Daniël van Eeden, the person who releases DBD::mysql on CPAN and has push privileges to https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql, has said that he is no longer maintaining DBD::mysql. That explains why Ubuntus package seems to just be stacking up patches on top of the last release from 2019. (Im glad I dont use DBD::mysql from CPAN. I do use DBD::Pg from CPAN but its much better maintained.) Anyway, Im asking for more information about the future of DBD::mysql, and thought Id keep you all informed. David Cook Senior Software Engineer Prosentient Systems Suite 7.03 6a Glen St Milsons Point NSW 2061 Australia Office: 02 9212 0899 Online: 02 8005 0595

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WARNING: MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
by David Cook 22 Aug '23

22 Aug '23

Hi all, If you're using Ubuntu, you may have noticed this message filling up your logs. It looks like Ubuntu recently released a version of libmysqlclient21 which outputs this warning message if you try to set MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT. DBD::mysql sets it to false and therein lies the problem: https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/issues/354 At a glance, the only real short-term option seems to be to downgrade the MySQL client, but keeping my eyes open. David Cook Senior Software Engineer Prosentient Systems Suite 7.03 6a Glen St Milsons Point NSW 2061 Australia Office: 02 9212 0899 Online: 02 8005 0595

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Re: [Koha-devel] [Koha] Where would I put the OpenLibrary ID in the MARC record
by Nigel Titley 15 Aug '23

15 Aug '23

Furthur on this and reading a bit more into MARC it looks like the information would go into MARC Field 024 with a source of 8. If there was a defined Standard Identifier for Openlibrary then the source would be 7 with the defined Standard Identifier for Openlibrary, but there isn't. I'm straying into Real Librarian Territory here and I'm starting to feel a little lost (I'm really just a programmer). If the person who wrote the code for fetching covers from Openlibrary is around I'd be grateful if they could confirm/deny what their code does (or even point me to where I could look it up myself). To this end I've copied in the Koha Development community. Or I may be barking up an entirely wrong tree. In which case feel free to say "Down boy, down". Nigel On 20/07/2023 23:20, Nigel Titley wrote: > Just to give an example of an OpenLibrary record that I created earlier > today > > https://openlibrary.org/books/OL49198571M/Analogue_Men#details > > If at all possible I'd like to be able to display the cover using the > OLID (OL49198571M) but I'm not sure where to put it. > > Thanks > > Nigel > > On 20/07/2023 22:43, Nigel Titley wrote: >> Gentlefolk >> >> I'm using the Openlibrary cover facility to display covers in my OPAC >> and it generally works very well (in the case where the cover doesn't >> exist in Openlibrary I scan and upload it). However, if the Biblio >> record doesn't have an ISBN or LCCN the cover lookup fails >> (obviously). Is there any way of recording the Openlibrary ID (OLID) >> in a Biblio record so that the cover lookup will work, even if there >> is no ISBN or LCCN? >> >> I've done a (fairly cursory) scan of the documentation but can't find >> and reference to where I should put the OLID so that Koha will look up >> the cover even if there is no ISBN or LCCN. Of course the facility may >> not exist, in which case I'd be grateful for confirmation from Someone >> Who Knows. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Nigel Titley >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >> Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Unsubscribe: https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Call for news - Newsletter August 2023
by Koha Newsletter 13 Aug '23

13 Aug '23

Hi I'm collecting news for the August 2023 Koha Community Newsletter. Please send anything noteworthy to: kohanews (at) gmail (dot) com News criteria: * News items can be of any length. * Images are fine. * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. Text format criteria: * Just structured plain text, or * HTML text to include tables or similar For events: * Consider adding your event to the Koha Community calendar at https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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Query about a New Book display plugin/widget for the OpacNavRight HTML customisation
by Alex Buckley 10 Aug '23

10 Aug '23

Hi everyone, I have a query from one of our partner libraries. Does anyone know of an existing New Book display that could be displayed nicely in the OpacNavRight HTML customisation? This library can't utilise their OpacMainUserBlock HTML customisation as it is already full of content. That being the case we believe the Koha Coverflow plugin may not be the best option in a long narrow area like the OpacNavRight. Any information, or examples, would be gratefully received. I hope to see some of you next week in Helsinki at KohaCon. Kind regards, Alex

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Koha versions 23.05.02, 22.11.08, 22.05.15 and 21.11.23 released
by Tomas Cohen Arazi 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

The Koha community is proud to announce the latest releases of the current stable, oldstable, oldoldstable and lts versions of the software. This is a security and maintenance release on all branches, so please update at the earliest opportunity. As always, you can update using the already available packages, or download the release from https://download.koha-community.org Thank you very much to all release maintainers and the whole team involved in this release. Release notes for respective branches are available online now at: * https://koha-community.org/koha-23-05-02-released/ * https://koha-community.org/koha-22-11-08-released/ * https://koha-community.org/koha-22-05-15-released/ * https://koha-community.org/koha-21-11-23-released/ -- Tomás Cohen Arazi Theke Solutions (https://theke.io) ✆ +54 9351 3513384 GPG: B2F3C15F

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Last Day to Register for Helsinki PerlKohaCon 2023: The Perl and Koha Conference!
by Perl Koha 04 Aug '23

04 Aug '23

‼️ TODAY is the LAST DAY for REGISTRATION: https://perlkohacon.fi/Registration.html *On-site visitors registration ends: *Friday, 4th August at noon (GMT+3) *Please register ASAP: *https://perlkohacon.fi/Registration.html For those waiting for "the last day" — that day is today, so please register now! *Registration is MANDATORY, but participation is FREE of charge.* This is required by officials, and due to the need for preparations, we can't extend the deadline. Unregistered individuals will not be accepted at the venue. For those who have already registered and are planning their days in Helsinki: we've updated the* Tourist info and hints <https://perlkohacon.fi/Helsinki_Tourist_Info.html> *page. *🤗* 🙏 Please share this information and alert your colleagues. We look forward to welcoming you! -- Warm Regards, Conference Organizers Team Perl and Koha Conference in Helsinki, 2023. *YAPC::Europe* and *KohaCon* together: when Perl and Koha united once and forever. Schedule: https://perlkohacon.fi/Schedule.html Registration: https://perlkohacon.fi/Registration.html Find full info here: https://perlkohacon.fi Our social news channels for sharing our where is more convenient: - Telegram: http://t.me/PerlKohaCon - Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@perlkohacon - Twitter: http://twitter.com/PerlKohaCon - Facebook: http://facebook.com/PerlKohaCon - LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/showcase/PerlKohaCon - Instagram: http://instagram.com/PerlKohaCon

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