[Koha-bugs] [Bug 5106] New: Simplify MARC view choices in the OPAC

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=5106

           Summary: Simplify MARC view choices in the OPAC
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           Product: Koha
           Version: HEAD
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: ASSIGNED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5
         Component: OPAC
        AssignedTo: oleonard at myacpl.org
        ReportedBy: oleonard at myacpl.org
         QAContact: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
   Estimated Hours: 0.0


The MARC view in the OPAC is useful to librarians, but probably less to to
non-librarian patrons. Offering two ways to view a MARC record (when XSLT is
on) seems like overkill, an unnecessary complication to the interface. Users
who click the link that pops up the modal MARC window will find that their back
button doesn't work until they click "close" on that window.

I propose the following: 

1. Eliminate the "Extended MARC View" tab
2. Point the "MARC View" tab to opac-MARCDetail.pl as it is when XSLT is off
3. Offer a "view plain" link on opac-MARCDetail.pl. Clicking this link would
replace the standard labeled MARC view with an unformatted view similar to the
one displayed in the pop-up modal MARC view.
4. When viewing the "plain view," clicking the "view labeled" link will return
you to the standard labeled MARC view.

This solution accomplishes the following:

1. Simplifies the interface
2. Eliminates the back button problem with the pop-up MARC view
3. Gives librarians alternatives for viewing MARC, including a view which makes
cut and paste of the raw record easy.

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