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  1. Just on a once-through I like it. As you say, the tweaks will come later, but I think you’re on the right track. Thanks for all the hard work – and thanks for listening to what we want!

  2. I do hope that the finished version will look a bit more streamlined and modern — to be honest, the cataloging module shown here looks like something that was developed back in 1989.

  3. You’re right, Barry, the interface is somewhat disjointed at this point because the underlying feature set is currently our primary focus. At present, we’re more concerned with functionality: do catalogers have the ability to properly edit a MARC record, how many mouse clicks does it require to add a volume and attach a batch of copies, etc. Once we have enabled the staff to perform their job we’ll spend a great deal of time making sure the interface looks nice and that the staff is comfortable using it.

    Please pass any suggestions you have on to us because this is the best way for us to tailor the software to your needs. Keep the comments coming.

    -bill

  4. Firefox 1.0.1 on RH FC3 (uname -r 2.6.10-1.770_FC3)

    Adding the evergreen.xpi give the following alert(s)/error(s):

    Alert addDirectory -202

    Firefox could not download the file at file:///home/michael/Desktop/evergreen.xpi because unfinished install.

  5. Hi Michael, this happens in Linux and Windows when Firefox has been installed by root/administrator for use by multiple users and the XPI file itself is being installed by a user without write access to Firefox’s global chrome directory.

    For future releases we’ll make the XPI file smart enough to prompt for local versus global installs, and in the long run the staff client will be a standalone application that just happens to use the same Mozilla framework that Firefox, Sunbird, Thunderbird, etc. are using.

    For now, the easiest but least security conscious fix is to run Firefox as root and install the XPI. Another option is to download Firefox (or Mozilla) and install it explicitly under your home directory, and use that install when loading the XPI file.

    Thanks for reporting the error, and let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

    — Jason

  6. hi Jason – I got a Windows script Host error when trying to install evergreen. Error-object expected
    Code-800A138F
    Source-Microsoft JScript runtime error

    something I should do before trying to install?

    Also one comment – when adding copies to branches – i.e. adding five copies all at once – the price, item types, call numbers, etc. will be identical so instead of adding them one at a time, need to add the copies to the record by just adding the branch info five times, not the rest of the info. Thanks!!

  7. Hi Sara,

    Just to be clear, you need to load the evergreen.xpi file from within Firefox and not Internet Explorer. Everything should work then.

    With adding copies to branches, we embed a batch copy editor into the Add Wizard, so you can indeed set the values for multiple copies just once and not individually.

    Thank you! Let us know if you still have any trouble.

    — Jason

  8. Hi,

    wanted to have a look at the demo, but for some reason I can not get access to the server. Is the server still up and running? (I have checked my firewall..That is all open.)

    Regards,

    Marcel

  9. Hi Marcel,

    We took the servers down yesterday after the end of the demo period. I’m sorry you missed it. The next demo is due out next month.

    Thanks,
    Jason

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