RE: Webpac Cancel holds

[Matt Polcyn <MattP@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't tested it thoroughly, but why not take it a step further by
adding:

BUT_PAT_CANCELALL=/screens/pat_cancelall2.gif" style="display: none;""

Doing so certainly hides the button in IE.

Just a thought ....

Matt 

-----Original Message-----
From: Seeman, Corey Glenn
To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 8/18/03 10:20 PM
Subject: RE: Webpac Cancel holds

I was playing a bit with this tonight and think there might be a way to
have a bit more control of the button for cancel all holds.  While it is
clear from the discussion tonight that the idea scenario includes being
able to control the existence of this button, I thought of a little
trick that might make this work a bit better in the interim.
 
With the WWWOption line that lets you identify an icon to replace the
Javascript string, we can move the new icon around a bit.  I do not have
a screen shot to demonstrate this, but I created an icon as follows:
 
http://utmost.cl.utoledo.edu/screens/bn_cancel_all.gif
 
My original design was bright...but the opposite tact is really needed
here...so it blends into the background.  What I did to make it a little
less noticeable is to move it from the left side (with the Cancel
Selected Items) and moved to to the Right of the screen.  The way I did
that was to make a slight modification to the WWWOption line as follows:
 
BUT_PAT_CANCELALL=/screens/bn_cancel_all.gif" ALIGN="RIGHT  
 
The System adds the close quotes, so the HTML looks like this:
 
<img src="/screens/bn_cancel_all.gif" ALIGN="RIGHT" alt="(CANCEL ALL)"
border=0>
 
What this does is move the button away from what I believe to be the
focus of the screen.  This way, maybe people will not click the wrong
button and discover that their removal of one request for a Harry Potter
book actually tossed out the entire Series of Unfortunate Events.  
 
I can send a screen print to those who are interested in seeing what
this looks like, but this may go pretty far in differentiating between
the cancel all and cancel selected holds buttons.  This also may be the
tip of the iceberg in the programming that people can use to fine tune
the Webpac.  We are on Release 2002, Phase 3 beta, but I imagine that
this would work on Phase 2 without problem.  
 
Hey it is food for thought and it allowed me to procrastinate on two
projects.
 
On a related note, Mieko and I will be sending out information on the
Enhancements process for the new year shortly.  I was going to this
weekend by had a bit of a problem with the power...
 
Best -- Corey
 
 
 
Corey Seeman
Assistant Dean for Resource & Systems Management 
University of Toledo
corey.seeman@xxxxxxxxxx
419-530-2333
 
http://library.utoledo.edu/userhomes/cseeman/
http://library.utoledo.edu (Main Library Page)
 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Carol Gyger [mailto:gyger@xxxxxxxxxx] 
	Sent: Mon 8/18/2003 6:55 PM 
	To: Donna Bacon 
	Cc: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx 
	Subject: Re: Webpac Cancel holds
	
	

	Donna,
	
	The CANCEL ALL button is entirely misleading and we would LOVE
to have it
	gone forever.  Personally, I can't think of one situation when
anyone
	would want to cancel all their holds.  If for some odd reason
they do, it
	is very easy to select all holds and hit the CANCEL SELECTED
HOLDS button.
	We have asked III to get rid of this button every time we have a
customer
	complaint.  Granted, few customers call to complain but the ones
who do
	are livid.  I don't know how many are out there silently fuming.
	
	We tried to change the size of the button to 1 pixel X 1 pixel
but a click
	happy customer could still find it.  We've thought of naming the
button
	"Don't click here" but decided against it.  I would suggest a
skull and
	crossbones with the message "Click here and ALL your holds will
die."
	Just kidding. :-)
	
	cg
	
	Carol Gyger
	Systems Administrator
	Fort Collins Public Library
	201 Peterson St.
	Fort Collins CO  80524
	(970)221-6716
	gyger@xxxxxxxxxx
	
	On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Donna Bacon wrote:
	
	> Does anyone know if there is a way to remove the CANCEL ALL
holds button
	> from the webpac?  When patrons log into their library cards
and then view
	> their holds, they oftentimes click on the CANCEL ALL, and then
call us
	> wanting them all back!  Not happening.  So far, we can find no
one to remove
	> this.
	>
	> Thanks,
	>
	> Donna Bacon
	> Springfield-Greene County Library
	> 4653 S Campbell
	> Springfield, MO 65810
	>
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