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Hi, thank you so much for working on this. I am not a coder but a Librarian that works directly with the public showing them how to use the OPAC. I know that they will be pleased with many of the changes so far.
I have a few questions, and I apologize if I am just unaware of underlying factors or reasons for the things I point out here. Screenshots are in the attached document.
Link Hover Effects
Links at the bottom of the OPAC don’t seem to have a hover effect at all. Some link effects are blue, and some are shade changes. I was wondering if they could all be a single color effect to make customizing to a color scheme simpler. (You discuss “one color is less blanketing” efforts, so perhaps this was intentional? If so, that is OK, options are good too;)
When viewing Items Checked Out
Can the order of the fields be adjusted to Title, Author, Call Number, Barcode, Renewals Left, Due Date
The Call Number being last makes it feel like an afterthought because it is not grouped with similar information like Title and Author. More importantly, some of my older patrons struggle to identify the Due Date because it is in the middle of the line.
Selecting items from search results
When viewing a search result list, it shows the checkbox to select 1-10, and then there is a 0 hanging out seemingly for no good reason until you select an item. Can that be set to say “0 of 10 Selected” or not visible if equal to zero?
Account Preferences page
The “Change” button for the Language option shows up underneath the drop-down rather than next to it.
Checkboxes
Do they have to be so small? ;) Sometimes, it does not matter because, in the case of the search results page, you can click on the wording part of the option such as “Limit to Available Items,” and that will select it. Though most staff and patrons discover that by accident.
However, in many places (like Account Preferences), this behavior is not consistently replicated. Instead, you can click in the vast white space next to it. Patrons and Staff alike struggle with the fine mousing skills necessary to hit that tiny target because it is not very obvious to most that you can click the white space.