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Meet koha.contribs.org
by Joshua M. Ferraro 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Hi folks, I'm happy to announce today that the Koha project has launched a new tool to streamline the user contribution process. Meet http://contribs.koha.org, our new Extensions Manager. Our goal with this tool is to lower the learning curve and overhead for contributing add-on components to Koha. We know many of you have created some nifty additions to Koha (fresh redesign of the templates, some command-line utilities, migration scripts, an icon set, a new MARC framework) but aren't keen on learning CVS or sending off an email to the dev list every time you change something minor. If that describes you, the new Extensions Manager will allow you to distribute your Koha extension using a simple web-based interface. So ... how to get started? 1. Create an archive (zip file ) of your extension with any documentation and license information included. 2. Create an account on contribs.koha.org. Click on the 'Login' link and then 'Register' to get an account. 3. Log in and then click 'Add' to add your extension. 4. Give your extension a meaningful name and description and assign it to the appropriate categories (if you need a new catagory to be added, send an email to the koha-devel list and we'll add it). 5. Specify which versions of Koha your extension works with. 6. After you upload, send an email to the Koha developer's list announcing your extension and describing what it does. 7. When you change your extension, update it on contribs.koha.org If you have any questions or have trouble with the system send an email to the list and we'll try to get it sorted out. On behalf of the Koha Development Team, I'd like to thank: *Pierrick Le Gall for creating the Extensions Manager *Chris Cormack from Katipo for spending a weekend translating and installing it as well as packaging and uploading some of his contributions *Kyle Hall for testing it out by uploading the tools he's created *LibLime for hosting space and bandwidth Cheers, -- Joshua Ferraro SUPPORT FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Featuring Koha Open-Source ILS jmf(a)liblime.com |Full Demos at http://liblime.com/koha |1(888)KohaILS

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too much buttons (librarian interface) => how to solve.
by Paul POULAIN 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Hello, In some screens, depending on the situation, we have MANY "action" buttons. for example, in a biblio detail, when there is a subscription & the librarian has all permissions, there are : Edit biblio // Duplicate // Edit items // Delete // Complete view // ISBD view // normal view // add to shelf // Subscriptions // Print // view logs[*] That is 11 buttons !!! Really too much for the user imo. We have various solutions : - let as is, as there are only 2-3 places where there is this problem (mainly : biblio & member) Pro : nothing to do, and 2-3 places, who cares. Cons : not nice to use. - Put those 11 buttons on 3 different lines. Cons : that's many place left, as, sometimes the user has not 11 possibilités (due to permission or biblio). Pro : users used to find actions on the top of the screen. - Put those 11 buttons in a block on the right. It's very easy to do with CSS, functionnal blocks (EDIT / VIEW / OTHER) can be separated by a space (<br/>). Cons : on large screen, the right part can be a little bit far from the mouse. Pro : uses some free place. with a fixed positionning, can be always on screen. Let me know your opinion, but mine is "block on the right". [*] this is a new feature to see who do what on the biblio, if the systempref is set -- Paul POULAIN et Henri Damien LAURENT Consultants indépendants en logiciels libres et bibliothéconomie (http://www.koha-fr.org) Tel : 04 91 31 45 19

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dev_week fines management
by Ryan C. Higgins 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

We're looking at porting some of the rel_3_0 fines work to dev_week; for those of you running dev_week, what are your functional requirements? What is needed minimally? The obvious: writeoffs seem broken. partial payments on fines not allowed. no holidays management. This'll happen in a short timeframe, so do weigh in if there are features you require. rch Ryan Higgins ----LibLime---------------------------------- Providing Open-Source Solutions for Libraries Migration, Training, Maintenance and Support Featuring Koha ILS : http://liblime.com/koha ---------------------------------------------

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koha 3.0 release plan
by Paul POULAIN 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Hello world, As you probably all know, the SAN-OP is now live with Koha from rel_3_0, and things goes very well (some still to fix problems with cataloguing, but nothing blocking) So, it seems that rel_3_0 is not far from stability. I've planned a day of testing (with 8 users from 6 french libraries) on jan, 22th, at ENSMP (thanks to them once again) So, a question : what could be the official release plan for Koha 3.0 ? Did someone work on it (except the "french team" ;-) ) ? -- Paul POULAIN et Henri Damien LAURENT Consultants indépendants en logiciels libres et bibliothéconomie (http://www.koha-fr.org) Tel : 04 91 31 45 19

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Search for cyrillic words not good
by Serhij Dubyk / Сергій Дубик 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

I am work with Koha 2.2.7 for Windows, encoding utf-8. Addition of records works as English and Ukrainian (cyrillic alphabet) well. But search for cyrillic is case-dependent, although for English words search does not depend from register. Also added one cyrillic book to LibLime: http://koha.liblime.com/cgi-bin/koha/bookshelves/shelves.pl?viewshelf=56 But there search for this book not work at all It's bug?

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New translations for koha 2.2.7
by Paul POULAIN 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

Hello all, I just commited some new translations for koha 2.2.7. They are available here : http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewcvs/koha/misc/translator/po/?root=koha&o… you'll find : -Italian translation (updated, thanks to Gaetano Piazza) - chinese, japanese & korean translations (new, thanks to laxendion, long_sam) Enjoy. -- Paul POULAIN et Henri Damien LAURENT Consultants indépendants en logiciels libres et bibliothéconomie (http://www.koha-fr.org) Tel : 04 91 31 45 19

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Amazon review
by long_sam.tw 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

Hello,all Amazon Review is a good idea.At first,thank you,Amazon. it provides xml content,and then thank you,Joshua Ferraro. He provides Amazon source code for koha. 1.Koha 2.2.7 If you use Koha 2.2.7,you only add C4::Amazon; in front of opec-detail.pl 『notes』if you use koha 2.2.5 move some files： amazonimages.js => opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/npl/en/include/ main.js => opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/npl/en/include/ opac-bottom.inc => opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/npl/en/include/ opac-detail.tmpl => opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/npl/en/ opac-searchresults.tmpl => opac/htdocs/opac-tmpl/npl/en/include/ opac-detail.pl => opac/cgi-bin/ opac-search.pl => opac/cgi-bin/ Amazon.pm => intranet/modules/C4/ 2.Apply for AmazonAssocTag & AmazonDevKey you have to apply for AmazonAssocTag & AmazonDevKey. AmazonAssocTag http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/flex/associates/apply-login.html AmazonDevKey http://aws-portal.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html liblime provide AmazonAssocTag => ektostoukadou-20 AmazonDevKey => 0ZRY7YASKJS280T7YB02 4.fill into opac parameters And then,you login in intranet => system preference => opac AmazonAssocTag => ektostoukadou-20 AmazonDevKey => 0ZRY7YASKJS280T7YB02 AmazonContent => 1 5.turn on firefox http://yourdomain/cgi-bin/koha/ serach and see detail. http://koha.wikispaces.com/amazonreview 6.about amazon fire star,you modify layout.css（starMT,starFull） 7.relative product you add template product 8.reference Amazon Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Hacks-Industrial-Strength-Tips-Tools/dp/059600… example： http://koha.wikispaces.com/amazonreview cheers, longshan ___________________________________________________ 您的生活即時通－溝通、娛樂、生活、工作一次搞定！ http://messenger.yahoo.com.tw/

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speed koha
by long_sam.tw 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

Hello,all I find koha slowly,I suggest using CGI::SpeedyCGI perl module, it really make koha fast. laxendion ___________________________________________________ 您的生活即時通－溝通、娛樂、生活、工作一次搞定！ http://messenger.yahoo.com.tw/

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rel_3_0, zebra 2.0 & updating Koha through ZOOM (or : high load tests at SAN-OP)
by Paul POULAIN 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Hi, The SAN-OP did some high load tests this week, with all librarians (around 100 computers) working with rel_3_0... Just to remember : 300 000 items, 7 branches. Here are some results : - with mod_perl activated & innoDB database for mySQL = good response times, some major problems on tuesday, solved on wednesday, everything OK on thursday - without mod_perl & innoDB database for mySQL = (really) too slow to be usable. - without mod_perl & myISAM database for mySQL = good response times, but we lack advanced features from innoDB (like foreign keys... + if I don't mind, myISAM is no more the default DB under mySQL 5.0) - they worked on zebra 2.0, with zebra real-time updates activated (zebraop NOT commented in Biblio.pm). The bad news : they face the same behaviour as joshua with zebra 1 :-((((( So, our friends from Indexdata still can't insure that we can use ZOOM to update biblios... - as a reminder : the 3.0 french translation is almost done, but pascale Nalon, that works on it has found some inconsistency in OPAC strings (like book bag & basket both used) The move to production will be on january, 3rd, keep fingers crossed... cheers -- Paul POULAIN et Henri Damien LAURENT Consultants indépendants en logiciels libres et bibliothéconomie (http://www.koha-fr.org) Tel : 04 91 31 45 19

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spell suggestion in rel_3_0 (for kados 1st)
by Paul POULAIN 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Hi world, in opac-search.pl, rel_3_0, there is a spelling suggestion when the search don't return any answer. It is based on some hardcoded database : DBI->connect( "DBI:mysql:suggest:66.213.78.76", "auth", "Free2cirC" ); I tried to activate it, but get a : > [Fri Dec 15 16:33:55 2006] [error] [client 193.251.63.39] DBI connect('suggest:66.213.78.76','auth',...) failed: Host 'paulpoulain.pck.nerim.net' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server at /home/paul/koha.dev/rel_3_0/opac/opac-search.pl line 578, referer: http://o18.bureau.paulpoulain.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl which is not a surprise to me ;-) then I took my mining light, and entered the caves... I found : make_spellcheck_suggest.pl, in misc directory. This script seems to have some problems : - it relies on marc_subfield_table & marc_word, that don't exist anymore - something is missing at line 97 : %tables variable is missing some tables descriptions (& a "; at the end...) - it works with soundex algorythm, that is very poor in french (it doesn't take care of accents & other french-specific things) opac-search.pl itself seems to have problems too : - $koha_spsuggest_insert is never called : is it a feature you have abandonned ? I was wondering : - if there is a more uptodate script that you forgot to commit, because this one can't work (I can't find the script in dev_week) ? - if we could use a specific soundex, depending on the language : there are some well working soundex_like algorythm for french & I bet other languages have their. That would require removing the str_cmp(soundex(suggestion),soundex(?)) from opac-search - if we could use Aspell for spellchecking. I tried to investigate this option, it works very very well with common names, and we mostly want it to work for proper names like authors, so I think it's not something to investigate too deeply. - who will be the next french president, in 2007, May ? ooooops... you probably don't have the answer to the last question, but the other one yes ;-) -- Paul POULAIN et Henri Damien LAURENT Consultants indépendants en logiciels libres et bibliothéconomie (http://www.koha-fr.org) Tel : 04 91 31 45 19

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