Re: [Koha-devel] configuration files for Debian packaging 1/3 (servers and ports)

2008-10-29 Thread Joe Atzberger
> * zebrasrv > must run on the same machine as apache ? (in this case, opac and intranet > cannot be separated) > Or > *** > unix:__ZEBRA_RUN_DIR__/bibliosocket > >unix:__ZEBRA_RUN_DIR__/authoritysocket > *** > can be changed to point to another machine ? Yes, Zebra can be configured to run a

Re: [Koha-devel] configuration files for Debian packaging 2/3 (reconfiguration)

2008-10-29 Thread Joe Atzberger
Vincent -- Yes is it possible to switch between zebra and "nozebra" index modes. In Koha, these are controlled by a value in the systempreferences table: SELECT * FROM systempreferences WHERE variable="NoZebra" Of course you could not search successfully after switching NoZebra OFF if zebra itse

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread David Schuster
I like Josh's suggestion along with Pauls - on shelf/on hold David Schuster Paul POULAIN-2 wrote: > > Joshua Ferraro a écrit : >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Nicole Engard >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I agree! It should say that it's not available or that it's on hold. >>> Seems like

[Koha-devel] configuration files for Debian packaging 1/3 (servers and ports)

2008-10-29 Thread Vincent Danjean
Hi, As I've a few free time, I'm trying to complete a first version of Debian Koha packaging. I've a few questions for koha/zebra/.. guru that I separate in 3 mails. Here is the first mail. If I understand correctly, a working koha server run several process (apache2, mysqld, ...) and

[Koha-devel] configuration files for Debian packaging 3/3 (default configuration)

2008-10-29 Thread Vincent Danjean
Hi, As I've a few free time, I'm trying to complete a first version of Debian Koha packaging. I've a few questions for koha/zebra/.. guru that I separate in 3 mails. Here is the third mail. Most of the koha configuration (mostly what is asked by Makefile.PL) will be handled by debconf.

[Koha-devel] configuration files for Debian packaging 2/3 (reconfiguration)

2008-10-29 Thread Vincent Danjean
Hi, As I've a few free time, I'm trying to complete a first version of Debian Koha packaging. I've a few questions for koha/zebra/.. guru that I separate in 3 mails. Here is the second mail. I would like koha users to be able to do 'dpkg-reconfigure koha' to modify most of the config.

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Joe Atzberger
Anybody working on this aspect of holds should focus on the display only and not the underlying (C4) representation given the likelihood of other code being effected. "On Shelf" makes sense to me also. I think that whether an item is "available for hold" does not need any descriptive text beyond

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Owen Leonard
> What about 'On shelf' instead of available? and 'On hold' if the item > is either on hold or 'waiting' (on the hold shelf)? Would that clear > up that distinction? I'd be satisfied with "on shelf." I don't think patrons need to see "waiting" in the OPAC, because the "waiting" status is really on

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Joshua Ferraro
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Nicole Engard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am at training in Texas and the librarians here agree with Susan. > It should say that the book is not available. They don't need it to > say that it's on hold - but they don't want it to say available > because then patr

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Nicole Engard
I am at training in Texas and the librarians here agree with Susan. It should say that the book is not available. They don't need it to say that it's on hold - but they don't want it to say available because then patrons will go the shelf looking for it. --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangeli

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Susan Bennett
Good point- "On hold" would be less confusing for patrons. Susan Bennett ILS System Administrator Geauga County Public Library 440 286-6811 x 125 440 286-7419 FAX On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Owen Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know our patrons are confused by "available". We've h

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Paul POULAIN
Owen Leonard a écrit : >> I know our patrons are confused by "available". We've had more then one >> patron come in to pick up an item that the OPAC said was available only to >> discover that the book was on the hold shelf for another patron an they >> could not take it out. How about something li

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Owen Leonard
> I know our patrons are confused by "available". We've had more then one > patron come in to pick up an item that the OPAC said was available only to > discover that the book was on the hold shelf for another patron an they > could not take it out. How about something like "not currently on shelf"

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Susan Bennett
I know our patrons are confused by "available". We've had more then one patron come in to pick up an item that the OPAC said was available only to discover that the book was on the hold shelf for another patron an they could not take it out. How about something like "not currently on shelf". We try

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Paul POULAIN
Joshua Ferraro a écrit : > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Nicole Engard > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I agree! It should say that it's not available or that it's on hold. >> Seems like a bug - or a feature that was never implemented. > Really? To me it's an issue of semantics -- what does 'avai

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Owen Leonard
> Really? To me it's an issue of semantics -- what does 'available' mean > in this context? For instance, it's available for hold right? That is, > it's not lost, missing or withdrawn ... I would expect the OPAC to list items as being on reserve. That's what our dev_week installation shows for ite

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Joshua Ferraro
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Nicole Engard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree! It should say that it's not available or that it's on hold. > Seems like a bug - or a feature that was never implemented. Really? To me it's an issue of semantics -- what does 'available' mean in this context? For

Re: [Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Nicole Engard
I agree! It should say that it's not available or that it's on hold. Seems like a bug - or a feature that was never implemented. --- Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime (888) Koha ILS (564-2457) ext. 714 [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM/Y!/Skype: nengard http://liblime.com http://blogs.liblim

[Koha-devel] availability of a reserved item

2008-10-29 Thread Paul POULAIN
Hello, If I don't mind, a book that has a hold on it is, in koha 3.0, displayed as "available" in OPAC. That sound strange, and a bug to me. Am I missing something, or does it have to be fixed ? -- Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc NOUVEAU TELEPHONE