[Koha-devel] too much buttons (librarian interface) => how to solve.

[Paul POULAIN]

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