... very respectfully, it's bloatware. Firebug pagespeed finds a 23% increase in transfer size:
There's no way to "respectfully" use the term "bloatware."
The "old" fitted nicely onto one screen without scrolling; for the "new" you have to scroll for all functions except search.
What are the dimensions of your browser window? It should be possible to make it more flexible.
Adding a new Marc record now requires 2 clicks instead of one.
True, if you do all your cataloging using the default framework.
We'd have to experiment to see how our "news and links" can be functionally fitted to the left hand side of the screen.
The display of news is essentially unchanged in this version.
Question: can the css, templates etc from 3.6 be retained? Or do the mods permeate further?
The changes are primarily CSS-based with the exception of the removal two links, "Add MARC record" and "System preferences."
but do not see any advantages to this "P5 - low enhancement" bug.
"enhancement" being the informational part of that statement. The "P5 - low" aspect of the bug doesn't have any real meaning. Priority is ignored. -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org