Re: [IUG] Upgrading to WebPac Pro/OPAC

["Margaret Peloquin" <peloquin at austincc dot edu>]

Yes, we all agree that it is not the easiest system to work with.  However,
this user group is very generous with suggestions and help for specific
problems.  The good thing about the Staging directory is that you can download
the Pro example set ahead of time and experiment with things.  While it won't
look exactly like when you turn Pro, it is very close.

Find a catalog that looks similar to what you want yours to emulate.  Take a
look at their wwwoptions, webpub.def, briefcit.html, bib_display.html

You may find that you like certain things about one and other things about
another.  

In case you don't know how to see the files mentioned above, they can be found
by going to the site and using this format:
http://whatevercatalog.edu/screens/filename

You may need to look at the page source in order to see what the file actually
looks like.  

Having just gone through the process, I'll be happy to answer whatever
questions I can.  --Margaret

Jim Rible <Rible at sou dot edu> said:

> >>"... And in the meantime, your public sees a messy catalog display??"
>  
> That's what happened to us. It wasn't messy to the casual user but we did
have a hard time figuring out how to manipulate the webpub.def file to get
some of our field labels to display. 
>  
> IMHO, the whole III web interface is a nightmare to customize:WWWOptions,
tokens, two CSS stylesheets (one for IE, one for the rest), HTML, webpub.def.
It's the hardest computer game I play. 
>  
> Jim Rible
> Hannon Library
> Southern Oregon University 
> rible at sou dot edu 
> 
> 
> >>> On 1/24/2008 at 7:08 AM, in message <4798A9D6 dot 4090201 at post dot harvard dot edu>,
Vicki Lonell Hain <vicki_hain at post dot harvard dot edu> wrote:
> ... And in the meantime, your public 
> sees a messy catalog display??
> 
> Thanks! Vicki
> -----------------------------
> Vicki Lonell Hain
> Chapel Hill Public Library
> Chapel Hill, NC 27514
> http://chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/ 
> 
> 
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