1. I have Koha set up with a single branch. When logging in to the intranet, I have achoice on the dropdown list between "My Library" and my branch name. What is the difference in logging in as one or the other? For that matter, what is the diference when logging in to different branches? And can I eliminate the "My Library" choice from the list"? 2. When I log in to the OPAC, in the upper right-hand corner I see: Welcome, | Log Out Does this mean that I am logged in as an anonymous user? To log in as a user, I must then log out and log back in. Is this how it's supposed to work? When I do log in, I see Welcome, Paul Yachnes | Log out. 3. I have singleBranchMode on. However, it doesn't seem to work as it should. For example, when I go to the Advanced Search page, I still have a choice on the dropdown list between "All Libraries" and my branch name. Or is this how it's supposed to work? Thanks, Paul <http://paul-desktop/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl?logout.x=1>
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Paul Yachnes <yach@cox.net> wrote:
1. I have Koha set up with a single branch. When logging in to the intranet, I have achoice on the dropdown list between "My Library" and my branch name. What is the difference in logging in as one or the other? For that matter, what is the diference when logging in to different branches? And can I eliminate the "My Library" choice from the list"?
"My Library" logs you into the branch that is specified in your account (borrowers table). This provides a default that is almost always correct for all staff in all branches (exceptions: librarians at multiple branches, central staff, the superuser who has NO branch, etc.). If all your staff users have their home branch set correctly, then there is no difference between the two choices for them. Both are correct. You could eliminate "My Library" from your local list, but there's not much point.
2. When I log in to the OPAC, in the upper right-hand corner I see: Welcome, | Log Out Does this mean that I am logged in as an anonymous user? To log in as a user, I must then log out and log back in. Is this how it's supposed to work? When I do log in, I see Welcome, Paul Yachnes | Log out.
Yes, you should have an anonymous session by default. Perhaps we should revisit the display of "Log Out" in that case and make it say "Log in".
3. I have singleBranchMode on. However, it doesn't seem to work as it should. For example, when I go to the Advanced Search page, I still have a choice on the dropdown list between "All Libraries" and my branch name. Or is this how it's supposed to work?
I haven't used that one, so perhaps somebody else can inform us. --Joe
Joe Atzberger wrote:
2. When I log in to the OPAC, in the upper right-hand corner I see: Welcome, | Log Out Does this mean that I am logged in as an anonymous user? To log in as a user, I must then log out and log back in. Is this how it's supposed to work? When I do log in, I see Welcome, Paul Yachnes | Log out.
Yes, you should have an anonymous session by default. Perhaps we should revisit the display of "Log Out" in that case and make it say "Log in".
and Chris Nighswonger wrote:
I can't seem to reproduce this behavior.
Are you working with the RC1 release or the latest HEAD from the git repo?
Try clearing cookies and navigate to your opac and see if the problem still occurs.
I am working with RC1. Chris was right; after clearing my cookies, I see the login dialog when first loading the opac home page. But Joe also has a good point, because if I navigate to another page without logging in, I then see Welcome, | Log Out which is counter-intuitive. I agree it would be better if it simply said Log In or something like Member Log In. Paul
Hi Paul, On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Paul Yachnes <yach@cox.net> wrote:
Joe Atzberger wrote:
2. When I log in to the OPAC, in the upper right-hand corner I see: Welcome, | Log Out Does this mean that I am logged in as an anonymous user? To log in as a user, I must then log out and log back in. Is this how it's supposed to work? When I do log in, I see Welcome, Paul Yachnes | Log out.
Yes, you should have an anonymous session by default. Perhaps we should revisit the display of "Log Out" in that case and make it say "Log in".
and Chris Nighswonger wrote:
I can't seem to reproduce this behavior.
Are you working with the RC1 release or the latest HEAD from the git repo?
Try clearing cookies and navigate to your opac and see if the problem still occurs.
I am working with RC1. Chris was right; after clearing my cookies, I see the login dialog when first loading the opac home page. But Joe also has a good point, because if I navigate to another page without logging in, I then see Welcome, | Log Out which is counter-intuitive. I agree it would be better if it simply said Log In or something like Member Log In.
Any chance you can update to the latest version from git? Perhaps it has been fixed since RC1 in some of the list work I have done as I still cannot reproduce the behavior you are describing. Kind Regards, Chris -- Chris Nighswonger LibLime www.liblime.com chris.nighswonger@liblime.com
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Joe Atzberger <ohiocore@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Paul Yachnes <yach@cox.net> wrote:
1. I have Koha set up with a single branch. When logging in to the intranet, I have achoice on the dropdown list between "My Library" and my branch name. What is the difference in logging in as one or the other?
"My Library" logs you into the branch that is specified in your account (borrowers table). This provides a default that is almost always correct for all staff in all branches (exceptions: librarians at multiple branches, central staff, the superuser who has NO branch, etc.).
I just installed Koha 3.0 and was a bit confused about the "My Library" thing. First I searched in the manual, but I could not find an explanation there. (I may have missed it, but I looked through the Table of Contents and did a search for "My Library".) After a bit I realized I should try searching the users list, and found this explanation. So, thank you. Sincerely, Bradley Peters.
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Bradley Peters <koha@moberley.com> wrote:
First I searched in the manual, but I could not find an explanation there. (I may have missed it, but I looked through the Table of Contents and did a search for "My Library".)
After the fact, I found this question answered in the manual FAQ. It seems there might be something not right with the search index as there were some other terms that also did not return results (e.g. debar) but are present. Which is kind of weird considering its on a Google product. Sincerely, BDP.
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Paul Yachnes <yach@cox.net> wrote:
1. I have Koha set up with a single branch. When logging in to the intranet, I have achoice on the dropdown list between "My Library" and my branch name. What is the difference in logging in as one or the other? For that matter, what is the diference when logging in to different branches? And can I eliminate the "My Library" choice from the list"?
2. When I log in to the OPAC, in the upper right-hand corner I see: Welcome, | Log Out Does this mean that I am logged in as an anonymous user? To log in as a user, I must then log out and log back in. Is this how it's supposed to work? When I do log in, I see Welcome, Paul Yachnes | Log out.
3. I have singleBranchMode on. However, it doesn't seem to work as it should. For example, when I go to the Advanced Search page, I still have a choice on the dropdown list between "All Libraries" and my branch name. Or is this how it's supposed to work? You're right, I'd suggest re-basing off of Git, that's something that was recently fixed.
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Hi Paul, On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Paul Yachnes <yach@cox.net> wrote:
2. When I log in to the OPAC, in the upper right-hand corner I see: Welcome, | Log Out
Does this mean that I am logged in as an anonymous user? To log in as a
user, I must then log out and log back in. Is this how it's supposed to work? When I do log in, I see Welcome, Paul Yachnes | Log out.
I can't seem to reproduce this behavior. Are you working with the RC1 release or the latest HEAD from the git repo? Try clearing cookies and navigate to your opac and see if the problem still occurs. Kind Regards, -- Chris Nighswonger LibLime www.liblime.com chris.nighswonger@liblime.com
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