[Koha-bugs] [Bug 13044] Deprecate old book drop mode

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=13044

--- Comment #16 from George Williams (NEKLS) <george at nekls.org> ---
I want the interface and the options displayed on screen to be as simple as
possible for staff.

99% of the time staff are using returns.pl, they are doing normal check ins -
no book drop mode, no due date other than the current date and time, and
they're not forgiving fines.  If staff don't need to use the "Specify due date
options," why have those options clutter up the screen.  Currently, if
SpecifyReturnDate is set to Allow, the #return_date_override input box, the
date picker calendar, the "Remember for next checkin" checkbox, the "Clear"
button, the "Specify return date" hint, and the "Remember for next check in"
label appear on the screen whenever returns.pl is open.  If staff are doing
normal check ins, then all of this stuff is just a distraction on the screen. 
By having a "Specify due date" checkbox or toggle on the right side of the
screen where the "Forgive fines" and "Book drop mode" checkboxes are located,
all of that stuff on the screen related to spcifying a due date can be removed
from the screen for the 99% of the time that staff are doing normal checkins.

Simplicity is the same reason that I'd like a checkbox or a toggle for "Book
drop mode."  "Book drop mode" is incredibly simple to explain to staff because
the words "Book drop mode" are virtually self-explanatory.  When you're
training front-line staff on checking in items and you talk about how to handle
things left in the book drop overnight, all you have to really say is "When you
check in items from the book drop every morning, click on the box that says
'Book drop mode.'"  The existing "Book drop mode" option communicates its
purpose on the screen more efficiently than subordinating that function to the
"Specify due date" feature would.  No matter how simple we make selecting the
last open date when choosing to specify a due date, "Book drop mode" is a much
simpler way of communicating the function to the user.

"Forgive overdue charges" is simple and easy to understand.  "Book drop mode"
is simple and easy to understand.  A checkbox or toggle for "Specify due date"
would also be easy to understand option on the right hand side of returns.pl,
especially if checking that box caused all of the specify due date options to
display where they are currently displayed under the checkin input box.  And
having a way of preventing those options from displaying when they are not
needed makes this page easier to scan for the 99% of the time staff are doing
normal checkins.

George

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