Re: [IUG] Remove Cancel All Button

["Bollinger,Stephen" <bollingers at cadl dot org>]

Hi Tyra,

There's two ways I know that will work, but they're ugly:
1) Create a 1x1 pixel transparent .gif file (we call ours spacer.gif).
Change the BUT_PAT_CANCEL_ALL WWWOption to point to that.
-Pros: It's almost impossible to find or click accidentally
-Cons: Screen readers (accessibility software) will still "see" it.
People with graphics turned off in their browser will see it (does
anybody actually do that anymore?).

2) Trick the BUT_... WWWOption with the "quotes" trick, e.g.
BUT_PAT_CANCEL_ALL=/screens/whatever.gif" title="Warning: This will
delete all of your holds forever!" class="suppress
& add a class to your styles.css
.suppress {display:none;}
-Pros: Hopefully accessibility software will pick up the "title=".
-Cons: The "quotes" trick may break with any upgrade/patch/release from
III.

We actually combined the two methods in our WebPAC:
BUT_PAT_CANCEL_ALL=/screens/spacer.gif" title="Warning: This will delete
all of your holds forever!" align="right" class="suppress

The "align='right'" put the button on the far right of the screen, if
anybody could see it at all.

We now use the "Update Holds" button, we now have confusion from people
who check the boxes next to their holds and click "Update Holds" hoping
it will give them extra time to pick them up :o)

Good luck,
-Steve

Stephen Bollinger
Internet Specialist
CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY
401 South Capitol Avenue
Lansing, MI  48901-7919
http://www.cadl.org/
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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Tyra Ealy
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 2:20 PM
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Subject: [IUG] Remove Cancel All Button

Does anyone know if I can do this, and if so, how to remove the Cancel
All button from the patroninfo screen in My Millennium?  The last person
I spoke with at III doesn't believe it is possible to do what I'm trying
to do.
 
Our patrons just can't seem to get a grip on the difference between
Cancel All and Update List, even though you get a warning after clicking
Cancel All that this will affect ALL your holds with an opportunity to
cancel.  Our Circ. Mgr. has had about enough irate phone calls from
patrons who have cancelled 45 or so holds in one (actually two) clicks
of the mouse.
 
We use pat_psearch_update instead of pat_cancelmark because we use the
Freeze Holds function.  I was told we cannot use both--of course
not--that's what would make the most sense, a button for cancelling
holds and one for freezing holds.  Hmmm.... enhancement request on the
way.
 
Anyway, making But_Pat_Cancel_All inactive just turns the icon into a
button with text, so it's still there.  I really need to get rid of this
function.  Anyone?  Please help!
 
Thanks!
Tyra
 
Tyra L. Ealy
Information Technology Manager
Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
444 Mahoning Ave. NW
Warren, OH 44483
Phone: 330-399-8807, ext. 140
FAX: 330-395-3988
http://www.wtcpl.org <http://www.wtcpl.org/> 

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."

-Voltaire(1694-1778)
 


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