[Koha-bugs] [Bug 2981] New: Misleading interface for selecting patron from circulation search results

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Tue Feb 24 19:57:47 CET 2009


http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2981

           Summary: Misleading interface for selecting patron from
                    circulation search results
           Product: Koha
           Version: HEAD
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: Circulation
        AssignedTo: galen.charlton at liblime.com
        ReportedBy: oleonard at myacpl.org
         QAContact: koha-bugs at lists.koha.org


Recent changes to the circulation screen have create a deceptive user interface
that could increase user errors. After searching for a patron from circulation
the search results are displayed as a multiple select box. A recent change has
introduced an automatic javascript-redirect when the user clicks an individual
item on the list. This behavior breaks the UI expectations for multi-selects.
Where a user might have previously been able to click on one entry and then use
the mouse-wheel to scroll through the list, now they will be suddenly
redirected to the wrong destination.

My preference would be for the behavior to be reverted to its original state
without the javascript redirect.

If the redirect MUST be retained, the interface should be re-styled to give the
user better expectations on its behavior. I suggest styling the select
<option>s to appear as links with the same styling as other links in the
interface. That would give the user a clear signal that their click will
initiate the page switch.




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