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04:31 pinesol_green News from qatests: Test Success <http://testing.evergreen-ils.org/~live>
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10:45 Malikythe I've run into something I haven't seen before, and I can't find a thing in the documentation. I've got a patron whose name in their profile page has a dark orange border (Where expired patrons would be gray, patrons with overdues would be yellow, etc). Anyone know what that color signifies?
10:45 Malikythe There are no alerts, blocks or messages on the account.
10:46 berick Malikythe: does it show anything if you hover the mouse over the name?
10:50 mmorgan Malikythe: I believe the orange border means that the patron has fines or overdue items, but does not meet any penalty thresholds.
10:53 Malikythe @berick It shows the dbase ID, create date and update date, same as any other border when I hover.
10:53 pinesol_green Malikythe: http://scientopia.org/blogs/scicu​rious/files/2013/03/cousin-it.png
10:53 Malikythe @mmorgan It's darker than the "fines below threshold" color, nearly a red.
10:53 pinesol_green Malikythe: http://www.firstpersontetris.com/
10:54 Dyrcona Malikythe: No need for @ here. The bot thinks it's a command, but it has no command, so it does something "random."
10:54 Dyrcona @dunno
10:55 pinesol_green Dyrcona: Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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10:55 gsams Malikythe: Is the patron barred?
10:56 Malikythe Gotcha. Haven't used IRC since the early 90s :3
10:56 berick Malikythe: ah, darn.
10:56 berick re: mouse hover
10:56 Malikythe Nope, not barred in any way. I noticed the account because she was having trouble with our Overdrive digital library, but I'm fairly sure it's unrelated.
10:56 Dyrcona Malikythe: It hasn't changed, much. :)
10:57 Malikythe The only thing I can find in the documentation is this: http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/2.3/_p​atron_border_color_enhancement.html
10:57 berick Malikythe: does the account have fines?
10:57 gsams The sage library system has this guide: https://sagelib.org/blogs/col​ors-associated-patron-account
10:57 gsams which shows all of the ones that I've ever seen.
10:57 Malikythe I'm wondering if someone in our consortium set up a custom color and didn't tell anybody
10:58 berick gsams++
10:58 Malikythe Oh duh, I have shareX on this machine. Lemme put my mspaint skills to use obscuring the name and I'll just show y'all what I'm seeing.
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10:59 Malikythe https://puu.sh/wepPT/55f0b929ae.png
11:00 berick Malikythe: didn't see an answer.. does the patron have outstanding fines?
11:00 Malikythe Nope, no fines, block, alerts, or messages.
11:00 * berick nods
11:02 gsams Malikythe: Anything in the messages section?
11:03 mmorgan Malikythe: Lost item?
11:05 Malikythe gsams: Gah, I'm dumb. I hit "Display alert and messages" and it told me there were none, so I didn't check the messages tab itself. Apparently something about the non-blocking messages my staff had been adding resulted in the orange color.
11:05 gsams PINES also has a page on this: https://pines.georgialibrari​es.org/patron-border-colors
11:06 Malikythe It's weird, though. I removed all the messages and added a new one to test it, and it turned the border cyan (which is what I'm used to for non-blocking messages)
11:06 gsams Malikythe++ #It's happened to me a few times
11:06 Malikythe Dunno where the orange came from
11:06 gsams According to the PINES page, it means multiple penalties are in place
11:06 gsams instead of just a singular penalty
11:07 Malikythe Ahhhh.
11:07 gsams It matches your color pretty spot on
11:07 gsams I'm going to hold on to that link for the future, that's nice to know
11:07 Malikythe Well, I'll disseminate the info and the PINES link to my branches, since I've had several desk staff ask about it.
11:07 Malikythe Thanks for the help, everyone!
11:07 jeff .BATRON_BARD -- Patron is a bard.
11:08 gsams jeff++ #I want this
11:08 berick jeff: unlimited lute checkouts
11:09 jeff berick++ # groan
11:14 kmlussier Might be nice to steal that for the community docs page.
11:16 Dyrcona Do those colors carry over in the web staff client?
11:17 JBoyer I've wondered about ditching the colors and moving to icons, That way you never have to wonder what "multiple penalties" are, they're right there.
11:17 kmlussier Oh, that's right.  No need to spend time documenting xul features.
11:19 kmlussier We don't have colors like that in the web client. I thought there was a bug on it, but I can't find it.
11:20 kmlussier JBoyer: For most of the colors, the reason for the color is listed below the border box. I think it's good to have both because it supports alternate styles for processing information. Some people respond well to the visual cues that colors provide. Others do better with the text.
11:20 dbs There are colours that are used to highlight various issues, like expired accounts
11:21 kmlussier It can also be difficult to find icons that clearly convey what the specific issue is.
11:21 JBoyer Colored icons. Chocolate AND peanut butter!
11:21 dbs Or "Fines Owed". But it seems that the actual line in the patron summary that is problematic gets highlighted
11:21 dbs So that helps
11:21 kmlussier Yes, it does.
11:22 kmlussier Except when it doesn't.
11:22 dbs Also penalties show up under the patron's name, such as "Patron exceeds fine threshold"
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11:22 mmorgan The patron name shows in red in the web client if they are blocked.
11:22 micro_ why is the demo test client not work
11:22 dbs mmorgan: Yeah that's the high-level "problem!" highlight and the details are often also highlighted below
11:22 kmlussier Guest72111: Which demo test client?
11:22 Guest81886 I cant connect to either the server
11:22 JBoyer I need to pull up more patrons with issues, I didn't realize there were colors or penalties listed either.
11:22 kmlussier Guest72111: There are a few
11:23 Guest81886 mlnc2.noblenet.org
11:23 Guest81886 and demo.evergreencatalog.com
11:23 * dbs is not a fan of the old XUL-style different colours without supporting text
11:23 kmlussier Guest72111: mlnc2 works for me. How are you trying to connect?
11:24 Guest81886 With the staff cllient
11:25 Guest81886 When i try to enter the workstation name in it says "TypeError: g.my_libs_tree is null"
11:25 Guest81886 for demo.evergreencatalog.com for the other server it wont connect at all
11:25 kmlussier Guest81886: If you receive an error with the host name, you may need to add an SSL exception.
11:26 Guest81886 It says the SSL is valid and you don't need one
11:27 kmlussier Guest81886: OK, I'm not sure why you would be getting that particular error on mlnc2. I've been on it all day. Let me log out and try logging in under a new profile to see if I can replicate it.
11:27 Guest81886 thanks
11:27 Dyrcona Guest81886: You have to try to login before you can register a workstation.
11:27 Guest81886 Yeah I do login but when I go to enter the workstation name after the login it says "TypeError: g.my_libs_tree is null"
11:28 kmlussier Odd, I'm not seeing that problem.
11:28 Guest81886 That is for the demo.evergreencatalog.com
11:28 kmlussier Guest72111: Is anything listed in the Organization dropdown underneath the WS name box?
11:28 Dyrcona That means your client is not getting the settings from the server. I don't know why.
11:29 Guest81886 but when i enter mlnc2.noblenet.org it says "There was an error testing this hostname"
11:29 kmlussier Guest81886: Sorry, I can't help you with demo.evergreencatalog.com.
11:29 kmlussier Guest81886: Yes, that's what I mentioned above, about the SSL exception.
11:29 dbs Guest81886: maybe try https://webby.evergreencatalog.com ?
11:29 Dyrcona It could also mean something is wrong with the org. tree on that server.
11:29 Guest81886 ok
11:29 kmlussier I'm not sure why it's an issue since we have a valid certificate there, but it's always been a problem on these VMs.
11:30 Guest81886 I fixed it thanks everyone
11:30 Dyrcona Guest81886: What was the fix?
11:31 Guest81886 for the mlnc2.noblenet.org you had to add the ssl but for the demo.evergreen.com it still dosent work
11:32 Dyrcona OK.
11:35 jeff for mlnc2.noblenet.org the likely reason why the cert needs a manual exception is because the intermediate cert is not being provided by the server, so the xul client can't follow the chain to a cert in its trust store.
11:36 Dyrcona Guest81886: Did you actually demo.evergreen.com? That's not us. I see earlier you said demo.evergreencatalog.com, so maybe the second is a typo.
11:37 Guest81886 Also I ahev another Question. How would I be able to install EvergreenILS on webhosting
11:38 Dyrcona From the OPAC, it looks like someone has messed with the org. tree on demo.evergreencatalog.com.
11:38 berick ooh, chrome css and js code coverage drawer
11:39 Dyrcona Guest81886: You follow the installation instructions here: http://evergreen-ils.org/documentati​on/install/OpenSRF/README_2_5_0.html and here: https://evergreen-ils.org/docume​ntation/install/README_2_12.html
11:40 Guest81886 thanks
11:41 kmlussier jeff: Yeah, so if that is only going to be a problem for xul, I think I'll continue ignoring it since we are so close to deprecating it.
11:42 Dyrcona kmlussier: SSLCertificateChainFile is the Apache directive that will fix it.
11:43 Guest81886 Wait Can I install evergreen on a shared hosting account or no
11:44 Guest81886 usually a nginx server without ssh access
11:44 kmlussier Dyrcona: Sigh...ok, now I guess I can't ignore it. I'll give it a shot.
11:44 kmlussier Dyrcona++
11:44 Dyrcona Guest81886: It is not possible without ssh access.
11:44 Guest81886 oh ok thanks
11:47 * dbs filed https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1696787 for an a11y issue with an easy fix
11:47 pinesol_green Launchpad bug 1696787 in Evergreen "Patron info button alerts suffer from low contrast between alert text and background" [Undecided,New]
11:48 dbs (webby so relevant)
11:49 jeff kmlussier: an incomplete certificate chain is something that should be fixed, as it affects more than just the xul client. it's an error, but one that's often not obvious if your browser has already seen that intermediate certificate somewhere else, etc.
11:51 Guest81886 Also is there any free evergreen system hosting out there
11:53 kmlussier Free? No. There is a list of companies that provide hosting and support at https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/dok​u.php?id=faqs:evergreen_companies.
11:54 jeff kmlussier: in a fresh Firefox profile, attempting to load mlnc2 results in the scary "Your connection is not secure / The owner of mlnc2.noblenet.org has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website." error
11:54 kmlussier jeff: OK, thanks for the info. I'll take a look at getting it fixed up.
11:54 kmlussier jeff++
11:54 abneiman Guest81886: Dyrcona: kmlussier: et al, I fix the org tree on demo.evergreencatalog.com to the extent that I could from the client.  There was some strangeness.
11:55 Guest81886 ok thanks everyone
11:55 Dyrcona abneiman++ Someone might need to run autogen.sh, too.
11:55 abneiman Dyrcona: yeah, I'm filing a ticket
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12:11 _bott_ So, has anyone ever had a situation where they wanted to temporarily suspend the transits of items from an org_unit? i.e. prevent hold capture of said items
12:12 Dyrcona _bott_: Yes, there are settings for that.
12:13 _bott_ Ah! Suppress Hold Transit Group?
12:14 Dyrcona _bott_: Maybe, let me check something.
12:16 Dyrcona _bott_: I was thinking mainly of the 'Skip For Hold Targeting' setting.
12:16 * mmorgan has sometimes had the opposite situation, temporarily suspend transits TO an org unit.
12:18 Dyrcona mmorgan: Well, you often want to do both.
12:18 mmorgan _bott_: Will the checkin modifier "Suppress Holds and Transits" do the trick?
12:18 Dyrcona The 'OPAC: Org Unit is not a hold pickup library' setting will remove it from the list of valid pickup points in the OPAC.
12:18 _bott_ Considered that. Leaving on local hold capture/pickup for the time being
12:19 _bott_ I expect that a combination of these should do the trick. Thanks as always.
12:19 Dyrcona You might need some custom hold matrix matchpoints if your situation is very complicated.
12:21 _bott_ Was trying to avoid that, but we'll see.
12:21 _bott_ Are the old actor.org_unit_proximity tables still used?  ...I see mine have long gone org_units
12:24 jeff heh.
12:24 Dyrcona _bott_: Yes, they are still used.
12:25 _bott_ I remember the days of manually manipulating those, but haven't touched them since about 2010.
12:25 jeff "Org unit 23? That's a name I've not heard in a long time..."
12:25 _bott_ Exactly!
12:26 Dyrcona They're used for age hold protection checks and for checks to see if penalties should be ignored (a newish feature).
12:28 Dyrcona Might be used elsewhere. I didn't do a thorough search.
12:36 _bott_ I caught the penalties piece
12:38 Dyrcona Proximity is used for sorting copies when checking if a hold is possible.
12:38 Dyrcona Looks like closer copies are checked first.
13:03 _bott_ Ahh, found that autogen switch to trim my tables
13:06 Dyrcona -c
13:06 Dyrcona Or, is it -u?
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13:08 JBoyer -u
13:43 Dyrcona _bott_: While you're around, would you mind branchifying your patches on Lp 1195428?
13:43 pinesol_green Launchpad bug 1195428 in Evergreen "TPAC reports hold "ready for pickup" before hold_shelf_status_delay expires" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1195428
13:43 Dyrcona We just got a report of it, and I would like to test your code.
13:55 _bott_ Let me see if I can track that down!
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14:41 _bott_ Dyrcona: http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=wor​king/Evergreen.git;a=commit;h=c16cf​d0f680c7d28b8d201ec79618e2aeac6ff72
14:43 * _bott_ chastises self for leaving LP# out of commit note
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16:31 pinesol_green News from qatests: Test Success <http://testing.evergreen-ils.org/~live>
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22:00 Freddy_Enrique <h1>Hello World!<h1>
22:02 Freddy_Enrique anyone here?
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