2.0 patron editor uses shortnames for home library

[Ben Shum]

Evergreen version: 2.0.1
OpenSRF version: 1.6.2
PostgreSQL version: 8.4
Linux distribution: Ubuntu Lucid 10.04

In the 2.0 patron editor, the home library picker uses the library shortname instead of the full name. In past versions, this was fully spelled out with the full name instead.

Not a functional bug, but an observation...

[Michael Peters (mrpeters)]

I'd like to second this. If possible, maybe we could have something like this...

Full Name | Shortname

Staff, at least here, have an easier time finding their full name, rather than their shortname.

[Jason Etheridge (phasefx)]

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Michael Peters <email address hidden> wrote:
> I'd like to second this.  If possible, maybe we could have something
> like this...
>
> Full Name | Shortname
>
> Staff, at least here, have an easier time finding their full name,
> rather than their shortname.

A localized property for it would be a good enhancement request. I'm
not sure how it works in dojo exactly, but could feed different parts
of the orgs to different position variables, and a given localization
could use or not use the variables as they saw fit.

Something like

  "HOME_LIB": "${0} : ${1}"

in ./js/dojo/openils/User/nls/User.js

[Michael Peters (mrpeters)]

This small patch will return the full library name to the patron registration form "Home Library" dropdown. It may also change shortname to "full name" in other locations.

[Jason Stephenson (jstephenson)]

The patch presently applies cleanly to trunk if you cd into the Open-ILS directory.

[Mike Rylander (mrylander)]

Is this something that should go into 2.0, or at all, or just offered as a patch that folks can use? Seems to me that either way will draw groans from ~50% of all users, but if there's a clear (user) consensus then that is the path we should follow.

[Michael Peters (mrpeters)]

My intention was just to help out Bibliomation since it sounded like they were used to having the full library name. We may go back to this in Indiana as well, but no one really complained about shortnames either.

I think having an Org Unit Setting configurable for this would be the ultimate implementation. That way, you have the best of both worlds and you don't upset anyone :)

-Mike