[Koha] Koha: staff client searching by card number

[Bob Ewart]

On 04/06/2011 09:44 PM, Chris Nighswonger wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Galen Charlton <gmc at esilibrary.com
> <mailto:gmc at esilibrary.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     On Apr 6, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Chris Nighswonger wrote:
>      > Perhaps a simple radio button setup with "exact" and "like"
>     options in the patron search interface would allow both types of
>     searches without the inconvenience of having to select one *or* the
>     other via a syspref.
>
>     Indeed.  But I'm going to play the devil's advocate for a moment: is
>     providing such an option something that would be of real use, or
>     would it be UI noise?
>
>
> Yes. Or at least the functional equivalent. Most searches I've seen
> elsewhere at least have an "advanced" option which includes the ability
> to do both an exact search and a "contains" search.
>
> I would further postulate that libraries with thousands of patrons might
> appreciate the option to do both without having to go through the
> multi-step process of changing a syspref.
>

Our front desk people don't have permission to change a syspref, so an 
option would be useful.

-- 
Bob