[Koha] Seeking programmer: Patron Cards and Book labels: 3.06 -- How are people printing them?

[David M. Bucknell]

Dear Chris,
(Sorry moderator.  I sent previous version from the wrong username.   
Resending.)

Ok, that's very clear.  You're saying 3.2, despite not being stable,  
is safe-enough.

Thank you.

David

----- Message from chrisc at catalyst.net.nz ---------
     Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:25:44 +1200
     From: Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
Reply-To: Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
  Subject: Re: [Koha] Seeking programmer: Patron Cards and Book  
labels: 3.06 -- How are people printing them?
       To: david at intknowledge.com
       Cc: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz, koha-devel  
<koha-devel at lists.koha-community.org>


> * David M. Bucknell (dbucknell at iteachnet.org) wrote:
>> If there is someone who would be willing to jury-rig patron card and
>> spine label printing ... write a script ... I'd be willing to
>> compensate hourly costs.
>>
>> I haven't heard from anyone except Chris, who is a contributing
>> programmer, I take it, so I guess everyone else has either an on-site
>> team or is paying a provider.  3.06 seems pretty cool and there is
>> really no alternative, so if anyone is willing to help for some cash
>> via paypal, it would be worth it to me.  I have three installations
>> that need this, none of which have a budget, but all of them hell-bent
>> on Koha because of me.
>>
>> Let me know if you can help, please.
>>
> Hi David
>
> If these are new Koha installs, I would strongly suggest installing from
> either the debian packages, or the git master branch.
>
> As Chris Nighswonger (who wrote the labels code) has said, it has been
> totally rewritten for 3.2.0 (it's 3.0.6 btw) so you are much better off
> installing that.
>
> Quite a few libraries, including Horowhenua Library Trust the original
> Koha library, are running what is very soon to be 3.2.0 in production.
>
> So I would class that as a real alternative, and in fact a better   
> alternative to
> installing 3.0.6 and having some one off customised and not reusable
> work done.
>
> Chris
>
> --
> Chris Cormack
> Catalyst IT Ltd.
> +64 4 803 2238
> PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
>


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