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BugSquashing Sessions
by Henri-Damien LAURENT 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi, I invite you all to bug squashing sessions First on Tuesday, 4. March 10PM UTC for two hours bug squashing session see http://www.tinyurl.com/35u22t Second on Saturday, 15. March 10PM UTC for a long bug squashing sessions. Bring snacks on irc I am bringing beers. ;) see http://www.tinyurl.com/3d5sou We should get the beta released on march 17th. So please come along. Anyone interested welcome. -- Henri-Damien LAURENT

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Script to delete Biblio if no corresponding items
by C W Nel 29 Feb '08

29 Feb '08

Hi All Can anyone please give me an indication how to delete a Biblio if there are no items attached? I actually first want to delete an item according the Barcode, and then delete the Biblio if empty. I will appreciate any help.

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Call number handling in 3.0
by Owen Leonard 27 Feb '08

27 Feb '08

As far as I can tell, call number handling is generally broken in 3.0, with no realy standard for how to display call numbers. Some templates use , some use , some use . Which is correct, or is there a better way to handle call numbers in a more generalized way? -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org

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ReservesNeedReturns
by Tina Burger 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hi all, The topic: 'ReservesNeedReturns' preference. I thought this referred to the 'warning' message Koha throws if I try to check out a book to Edna that is on reserve for Tina (for instance). I'm told however that it doesn't look like it is related to this warning message. Anyone want to explain the intent of this preference? Thanks! --tina -- Tina N. Burger VP Marketing, LibLime 449 East State St. PO Box 892 Athens, OH 45701 (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 705 tnb(a)liblime.com http://liblime.com

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Is it an outmoded preference?
by Tina Burger 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Hi all! Can anyone verify (dis-verify) that IntranetBiblioDefaultViewis an outmoded preference? If it is not, could someone explain it to me? Thanks! 00Tina -- Tina N. Burger VP Marketing, LibLime 449 East State St. PO Box 892 Athens, OH 45701 (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 705 tnb(a)liblime.com http://liblime.com

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Beta version of Koha 3.0
by Axel Bojer 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hello! It was announced, that the string freeze for the beta version of Koha 3.0 should be 1. february, and the limit for the final release 1. march. The last date is drawing nearer, but I can not see any announcement on the beta version, and http://koha.org/ only shows the alpha version. Is there a delay? If yes, when will it be released? Will then the limit for the translators also change, then, since we have not had the possibility to test the beta version :-/ Best regards Axel Bojer

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IssuingInProcess system preference
by Tina Burger 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi all, The topic is 'IssuingInProcess' system preference. "If ON, disables fines if the patron is issuing item that accumulate debt Allow 'no debt alert' if the patron is issuing item that accumulate debt" Can anyone explain this further? How does this differ from the fines system preference? Thanks! --Tina -- Tina N. Burger VP Marketing, LibLime 449 East State St. PO Box 892 Athens, OH 45701 (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 705 tnb(a)liblime.com http://liblime.com

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globalDueDate sys preference
by Tina Burger 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi all, The topic is the 'globalDueDate' system preference The field (which requires that the user enter a date) is a free text field. What date format is expected here? ISO? What happens if a non-expected date format is entered? (Still working on a manual, so thanks for your help!) --Tina -- Tina N. Burger VP Marketing, LibLime 449 East State St. PO Box 892 Athens, OH 45701 (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 705 tnb(a)liblime.com http://liblime.com

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virtual shelves on OPAC
by Paul POULAIN 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

Hello, atm, the virtual shelves on OPAC are accessible only for identified users. I think it would be more useful to have public lists available to everyone. Your opinion ? (don't tell : "the user should be able to choose, it's an improvement that should not be developped in 3.0 but in 3.2) -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : 04 91 31 45 19

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Trouble-maker alert: Names of System Prefs
by Nicole Engard 21 Feb '08

21 Feb '08

As you may know, I'm new to the team, and as such have been doing a lot of poking at Koha from a librarian's perspective. I've submitted a few bugs and enhancements, but this one requires more than a simple enhancement request, this one needs the backing of a bunch of developers ;) - so here comes the trouble-maker part. >From a first time user and librarian's perspective, the names of some of the system prefs are way too confusing. The prime example (at least that I've found so are) is under OPAC Features and is titled 'reviewson' This preference controls the patrons 'Comments' that appear in the OPAC. Now, how is the average librarian or even the systems librarian supposed to know that 'reviewson' turns on commenting? Shouldn't it be 'commentson'? My suggestion is either a renaming of system prefs (with librarian or usability expert input) or a way to change the way these labels are displayed to the user. Meaning the system can see 'reviewson' but I see 'CommentsOn'. I'm sure there are many others like this - I just haven't gotten to them yet - so I'm suggesting us discussing changing these in some way to improve the user experience and overall usability of the staff client in Koha. What do you all think? Let the tomato throwing begin! -- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 nce(a)liblime.com AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com

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