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Koha 3.4.4 is now available
by Chris Nighswonger 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.4. The package can be retrieved from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.04.tar.gz You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.04.tar.gz.MD5 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.04.tar.gz.MD5.asc http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.04.tar.gz.sig Release notes for 3.4.4 are below. Come and get it! RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.4 - 22 August 2011 ======================================================================== Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is http://koha-community.org/ Koha 3.4.4 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.03.tar.gz Installation instructions can be found at: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball Koha 3.4.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Highlights of 3.4.4 ====================== 4415 critical child record only using parent's info 6269 critical can't undefine a printer profile 6611 critical patron barcode removed when editing an attribute 6634 critical manager_id not populated when paying fines 6635 critical Can't page through results in label batch 6643 critical Able to download patron card batches as an unauthorized user 6686 critical Can't delete messages 6713 critical marc import not matching 2629 major Diacritics not being ignored when searching 4873 major Debian packaging should avoid /var/run and /var/lock in the package 5131 major XSS vulnerability in the OPAC search results interface 5713 major Intranet - Circulation - Fines : debug calculation when fines are reversed then re-payed 6476 major Baker & Taylor Content Not Working after Upgrade 6614 major CSV Basket Export gives blank lines 6641 major Specially crafted URL can allow unauthorized download of MARC files from staff client 6642 major Able to download label batches as an unauthorized user Bugs fixed in 3.4.4 ====================== 1604 when doing a 'scan', "count" isn't displayed 1643 moredetail.pl allows item deletion with no warning and irrespective of independentbranches 4002 Issues with borrowernumber set as NULL 4433 $a displayed in front of topical subjects in authority search 4497 Acq > Manage suggestions contains untranslated strings 5072 Filling an order page with no budget defined causes a 500 error 5098 overdue script and csv 5660 Webinstaller should check if KohaOpacLanguage exists in staff 5737 ZOOM connection problem in merge_authority.pl when trying to do a batch merge. 6034 Shelving cart feature can wipe permanent shelving location in certain circumstances 6139 Automatic incrementation of call number does not work if given prefix contains a ' 6181 Remove CGI::scrolling_list from C4:Budgets 6235 "Saved" message in sysprefs never gets hidden on IE8 6280 Invalid SQL being passed in circulation checkout 6291 Cart printing truncated in Firefox 6369 Formatting problems on some items when printing an order form (PDF). 6373 The mandatory fields validation popup doesn't appear in IE8 6410 Returns use wrong borrower number var name 6458 incorrect parsing result in translation processing 6461 BiblioDefaultView has no impact on how record are displayed when going from results list 6468 Authorities browsing error in OPAC 6480 Koha produces a lot of apache logs for UNIMARC 6484 Due date sorter on 'my summary' missing 6521 Editing a patron fails with blank cardnumber 6578 serial items have misaligned columns in holdings table 6598 OPACFineNoRenewals syspreference does not stop user renewing in opac 6601 Dictionary items not adding to query 6632 [security] XXS on list name (on admin part) 6638 Columns misaligned on serials claims 6690 If multiple issues are received in serials-edit.pl, changing the status of any issue changes the date of the first issue. 6701 language on timeout system preference is wrong 6714 opac.css uses files in the /en/ directory when using other languages 6743 displayFacetCount not working 3605 Invalid XHTML in z3950_search.tmpl 4959 Language inconsistencies on basket groups; skip confirmation when closing basket. 5468 libyaz3 debian dependency 5662 Show control number without organization code in OPAC URLs 5663 Show control number without organization code in staff URLs 6057 Improve finding next stock number 6080 Total is wrong in acqui-home.pl 6116 Adding child patron: library not set 6135 Insert fields ordered in C4::Biblio::ModBiblioMarc 6144 Cant hide constraints when showed at subfield edition 6290 Fixing uninitialized warnings on homebranch in XSLT.pm 6311 end_patron_session always reports a non-existent error 6346 Patron search results should be valigned top 6412 notes on pay fine full of spaces 6474 Automatic incrementation of call number does not work if given prefix contains a - 6503 Variable $sth is declared 3 times (with keyword "my") in "makepayment" sub of "Accounts.pm" 6599 Don't show dictionary definition table if there are no definitions 6622 Remove closing style tag from staff-global.css 6626 Packages require sudo to work, but it's not a dependency. 6678 Fix some problems with the standard NORMARC framework 6260 Missing space in availability information of OPAC XSLT results 6527 Table striping not working on cataloguing search 6702 BiblioAddsAuthorities pref says too instead of to 5719 Update UNIMARC plugins 5922 Show waiting items for patron on return 6078 Patron with no checkout Report overload the server 6150 UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry 6259 AllowHoldPolicyOverride ON causes every staff hold to require override 6309 subscription table sorter in the opac 6482 koha-create makes assumptions about the mysql username 6486 Need a quick way to access mysql as the user for a koha instance 6534 Duplicate opac renew buttons at the top of the checkouts list 6540 Add more options to koha-create 6553 Parentheses in corporate author break tracings 6612 Sort pulldown for messages in alphabetical order 6692 Change 'Set' to 'Set library' System requirements ====================== Changes since 3.2: * Template::Toolkit Documentation ====================== As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The home page for Koha documentation is http://koha-community.org/documentation/ As of the date of these release notes, only the english version of the Koha manual is available: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-4-manual/ The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary Translations ====================== Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff interface are available in this release for the following languages: * Chinese * Danish * English (New Zealand) * English (USA) * French (France) * French (Canada) * German * Greek * Hindi * Italian * Norwegian * Portuguese * Spanish * Turkish Partial translations are available for various other languages. The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer: http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate The most up-to-date translations can be found at: http://translate.koha-community.org/ Release Team ====================== The release team for Koha 3.4 is Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc(a)catalyst.net.nz> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard(a)gmail.com> Translation Manager: FrÃ©dÃ©ric Demians <frederic(a)tamil.fr> Release Maintainer (3.2.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> QA Manager: Colin Campbell Credits ====================== We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.4.4 Alex Arnaud Colin Campbell FrÃ©dÃ©rick Capovilla Chris Cormack Christophe Croullebois StÃ©phane Delaune FrÃ©dÃ©ric Demians Nicole C. Engard Magnus Enger Katrin Fischer Srdjan Jankovic Janusz Kaczmarek Owen Leonard FrÃ¨re SÃ©bastien Marie Ricardo Dias Marques Julian Maurice Sophie Meynieux Chris Nighswonger Paul Poulain preprod34 MJ Ray Liz Rea Marcel de Rooy Brice Sanchez Jean-AndrÃ© Santoni John Seymour Robin Sheat Juan Romay Sieira Jane Wagner Ian Walls We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-patches(a)lists.koha-community.org. Revision control notes ====================== The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git The branch for Koha 3.4.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix releases) is 3.4.x. The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.6.0. Bugs and feature requests ====================== Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at http://bugs.koha-community.org/ Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

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Importing checkout records into Koha
by Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Hello, I have what my patrons have checked out in CSV format .... name, then barcode .. next line - name then barcode .. etc. is there a way to import this quickly into Koha? Or do I need to manually input who has what checked out .. Thanks! David W. Hartman Global Business Technology Strategy Library Team Disney 336N 407 828 4250 (8-222) FAX 407 828 4868 FOLLOW MY RESEARCH on Backlot<http://backlot.disney.com/> & Yammer<http://www.yammer.com/>! Learn about our research partners in the 2011 IT Research Competency Center<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=ko0> GBTS CAST can click to request AV Equipment<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=jbo>, Books<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=jbp>, & Research<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=jbn> WATCH the GBTS Library (Video) Update<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=2f0> ! CLICK for the GBTS VIRTUAL LIBRARY<http://tink.corp.disney.com/?i=1wn>portal site!! "This communication is confidential, intended only for the named recipients above and may contain trade secrets or other information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication by anyone other than the named recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by calling (407) 828-4250. Thank you." [cid:image001.gif@01CC560B.7F6FBCC0]Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail [cid:image001.gif@01CC560B.7F6FBCC0] Think Environmentality! Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

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4221 and 6092 bugs
by Fridolyn SOMERS 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Hie, I'm working on both 4221 and 6092 bugs. I think this bug are duplicates. The two corrects the problem of default sort oder and field in sysprefs : - 4221 sets the default values in SQL database creation script. - 6092 sets the default values in Perl code. We should choose wich one is the rigth solution. In my opinion, it is more simple to set it in the code, like many other preferences do, to make it work whatever is in database. Regards, -- Fridolyn SOMERS ICT engineer PROGILONE - Lyon - France fridolyn.somers(a)gmail.com

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Use Item Location instead of BranchCode in Circulation
by Bernard Shiundu 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

A koha library I manage has multiple branches but the lending rules are based on sections within the library and all the branches have the same sections. The way I see it, the way to manage this is to change the circulation and issuing rules to use location rather than branchcode. Is this a feasible project and any alternative ideas on how best to manage this? -- *Bernard Shiundu* ***------------------------------------------ **S**trathmore University Library* *P.O.Box* 59857 - 00200 City Square - Nairobi, Kenya *Tel*: +254 020 6006155 *Fax*: +254 020 6007498 *Mobile*: +254 733 618135/722 205 428

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Key Dates for 3.6.0
by Chris Cormack 21 Aug '11

21 Aug '11

We are rapidly closing in on the 3.6.0 release, so I thought it would be good remind everyone of the key dates. * Feature freeze – 22 September 23:59 UTC – From this point on, no new features will be considered for inclusion into 3.6.0 * String freeze – 8 October 23:59 UTC – no bugs that change templates accepted after this point. This allows the translators to translate without things changing on them * Translations finished 18 October 23:59 UTC – Translations submitted, so that they can be tested before release * Release 22 October Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand

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Sending acquisition orders per email: confirmation
by Edgar Fuß 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Christophe Croullebois <christophe.croullebois(a)biblibre.com> wrote (on bugzilla): > Hello, > sorry I have tested, and when you click on "Send Mail" no requester to ask you > to confirm action, and more uncomfortable IMO no popup to say "operation > successfull" or "mail sent" or other... > regards. Is it Koha practice to request confirmation for non-destructive actions and/or to report successful operations? I personally usually tend to find these annoying, but if it's what people are used to, it surely should be added. For the confirmation, that could be done in JavaScript; but for the report, I wouldn't know how to do that. Could someone point me to examples (in Koha, I mean) where such confirmations/reports are being done?

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RFC: Improved book covers
by Nicholas van Rheede van Oudtshoorn 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hi all, We've been avid users of Koha here at Perth Bible College for quite a few years now. Recently, I've done some work to improve the book cover system here at PBC. A lot of our records lack ISBN records (BAD library practices in the old library system!), and I really wanted something nicer than a "cover not found" image. The result (attached) is an html/css book cover generating system - which also locally stores covers attained from librarything and openlibrary, redirecting to an amazon image if no cover is found. Unfortunately, it's in php - since I'm more familiar with that. :( The kernel for the system (though it's been *heavily* modified is courtesy a script by Art Zemon from 2008. We also put together a newbooks display. The results can be seen on the landing page: http://library.pbc.wa.edu.au/ - (and there you'll see that even some of our "new" books don't have ISBNs! <groan>) Hoping this might be of use to someone else. Something like the html/css book cover system could, in my opinion, be very useful... Nick van Oudtshoorn Perth Bible College

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News from the New Newsletter Editor
by daniel g 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Hello, As you may know, Nicole Engard has resigned the position of Koha newsletter editor after a year and a half of splendid work. I’m pleased the community has selected me to succeed her, and I look forward to serving the community by producing the monthly account of what’s new in the world of Koha. But I need your help to do it! Please send me news of anything you think the community might like to know about. It can be as short as a sentence or as long as a paper. I'm planning to add a gossip column (you call it a society column if you prefer), which will be short blurbs about what folks in the community are doing, like "Paul Poulain of BibLibre is assisting 3.6 Quality Assurance Manager Ian Walls in reducing the backlog of patches waiting for QA testing" and "Melia Meggs joined ByWater Solutions as their Operations Manager." I'll be harvesting material for this column from the lists and blogs, but I encourage you to send me a sentence or two about what you're currently working on. I’ll also be adding a section on new Koha implementations in the past month, so if you know of any go-lives that don’t get posted to the list, please be sure to alert me. I've already gathered a fair amount of material for the August newsletter, including the August General IRC meeting, Global Bug Squashing Day, the status of the releases, and the latest on KohaCon11 and KohaCon12. Please send directly to me (not to the list) anything else you think might be newsworthy by next Thursday, August 25. Thanks, Daniel Grobani

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News from the New Newsletter Editor
by daniel g 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Hello, As you may know, Nicole Engard has resigned the position of Koha newsletter editor after a year and a half of splendid work. I’m pleased the community has selected me to succeed her, and I look forward to serving the community by producing the monthly account of what’s new in the world of Koha. But I need your help to do it! Please send me news of anything you think the community might like to know about. It can be as short as a sentence or as long as a paper. I'm planning to add a gossip column (you call it a society column if you prefer), which will be short blurbs about what folks in the community are doing, like "Paul Poulain of BibLibre is assisting 3.6 Quality Assurance Manager Ian Walls in reducing the backlog of patches waiting for QA testing" and "Melia Meggs joined ByWater Solutions as their Operations Manager." I'll be harvesting material for this column from the lists and blogs, but I encourage you to send me a sentence or two about what you're currently working on. I’ll also be adding a section on new Koha implementations in the past month, so if you know of any go-lives that don’t get posted to the list, please be sure to alert me. I've already gathered a fair amount of material for the August newsletter, including the August General IRC meeting, Global Bug Squashing Day, the status of the releases, and the latest on KohaCon11 and KohaCon12. Please send directly to me (not to the list) anything else you think might be newsworthy by next Thursday, August 25. Thanks, Daniel Grobani

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Re: [Koha-devel] [Koha] Kohacon11 : Last date of paper submission extended till August 30 2011
by Koustubha Kale 17 Aug '11

17 Aug '11

2011/8/17 Robin Sheat <robin(a)catalyst.net.nz> > Joann Ransom schreef op wo 17-08-2011 om 08:58 [+1200]: > > I have booked a week of annualleave immediately prior to KohaCon11 to > > get it done but even then was hoping to produce just written notes and > > a powerpoint. > > I have to agree with this. For an academic thing, I'd have research done > and papers written long before. However, for a less formal conference, > like Kohacon, it tends to only really take form in the month previous, > and I'm usually chopping and changing content right up to the day > before. And certainly not writing a full paper for it. > > Or, perhaps more realistically, writing slides on the plane over, where > I can see the deadline approaching at 900kph ;) > > It's not a bad idea to collect slides and other resources when you can, > and putting them up online somewhere though. > > -- > Robin Sheat > Catalyst IT Ltd. > ✆ +64 4 803 2204 > GPG: 5957 6D23 8B16 EFAB FEF8 7175 14D3 6485 A99C EB6D > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > Hi All, So the consensus seems to be no written papers / presentations beforehand. Ok will discuss with VPM but I dont see a problem with that. We can always scramble and put together a collection on CD to be distributed on the last day. This means we have to drop the *"Advertisements in the conference proceedings publication"* type of sponsorship. The largest sponsor we have Bharat Grahak had opted for back page of the same and I would hate to lose that sponsorship. I hope the other sponsors who had opted for advertisements will be ok with some of the other "at the venue" options presented here http://www.vpmthane.org/payments/kohacon11/insert_cc.asp ? Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation Contact Details : Address : 103, Armaan Residency, R. W Sawant Road, Nr. Golden Dyes Naka, Thane (w), Maharashtra, India, Pin : 400601. TeleFax : +91-22-21720108, +91-22-21720109 Mobile : +919820715876 Website : http://www.anantcorp.com Blog : http://www.anantcorp.com/blog/?author=2

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