[bksvol-discuss] Re: A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:13:17 -0400
One more data point. I tried another search with Firefox, and the names of the
submitter and proofreader do indeed show up as links on volunteer produced
books. However, they definitely do NOT show up as links with Internet Explorer
11 using my Window Eyes 8.4. So they appear with Firefox but not with Internet
Explorer with the same screen reader. I have no idea. And they do show up with
IE11 using JAWS. So it would appear that the weak link here is Window Eyes.
As I said, a minor issue. But now I know I can at least use them if I want to,
as long as I remember to do it with Firefox.
Evan
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Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 7:05 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
Hi Madeleine et al,
I am using JFW ver. 16 and the submitter and proofer names are showing as links
on volunteer produced books.
This is with I.E. 11 on Windows 7.
Deborah
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Madeleine Linares
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:30 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
Hi Evan,
Thanks, yes that makes more sense. It’s especially odd because I have links on
my end. I do have more permissions than the average volunteer, but still, this
is definitely weird. Would a few other people on this list mind checking this
out? I want to see if it’s all volunteers or if Evan’s account could have some
kind of glitch.
Duly noted about your tools to search with; I’ll see what I can find out.
Thanks,
Madeleine
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 3:25 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
Hi Madeleine,
The names are not missing, it’s just that there no longer links on them.
When I would go to a volunteer produced book, when I hit the link for the
title, below the other book info such as quality, date submitted, copyright
date, etc. would be the names of the submitter and proofreader. Both had links
on them or were links, or however you say that. When I clicked either of those
links, a list of books would come up that they had either submitted or proofed,
depending on which name I clicked on.
Now, the names are still there, there are just no links on them anymore.
Hope that is clearer.
As for the searches, I’m using Internet Explorer 11 on a Windows 7 64-bit
laptop with Window Eyes 8.4.
Evan
From: Madeleine Linares
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:12 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
Hey all,
Thanks for your feedback! I’m working on fixing the “my scans in process” link
part but it might take a little while.
Evan, can you explain where exactly the proofer/scanner names are missing from?
Is it from books live in the collection? Is it from the checkout queue? If you
could clarify I can look into that. I was not aware that this was changing or
had changed so I definitely want to get details!
I don’t know if I’ll be at all helpful with the search issues you’re having,
but if you could tell me what tools you’re using I might be able to at least
ask about it.
Best,
Madeleine
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 3:06 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
Yeah, and who says we’re not allowed to kvetch about what we dislike? It’s our
duty (grin). Regards, Kim Friedman.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 2:26 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A Few Minor Issues with the New Site
Overall, the new site is working well for me. Just a few minor issues I’ve seen
1. When I go to a volunteer produced book, there are no longer links on the
names of the submitter and proofreader; so You can’t click on their names to
see what else they’ve done.
2. The My Scans in Process page now takes three clicks to get to where it used
to take only two. It used to be on my Volunteer Home page. So I just clicked on
Volunteer Home, then My Scans in Process. Now you have to go to Volunteer Home,
then Books in Process, then My Scans in Process.
3. When I do an Advanced search, I used to be able to skip directly to the
results. At the top of the page was that link that said skip to 1 through
such-and-such of so many results, (which has always worked for me in Internet
Explorer but not in Firefox by the way, at least not the last time I tried it).
You used to be able to just hit that and you’re instantly placed on the first
search result. Now I have to hit the h key three times to go to the third
header to get to the first result. I tried searching for the word “result”, but
that doesn’t put me at the first result, but well above it. I still have to hit
the h key three times to get to the first result, which is what I had to do in
the first place.
As I said, minor issues that I’m sure I’ll get used to, but for me, they’re
ways in which I think the old site was superior. And of course, the new site is
not set in stone. Minor modifications are sure to occur as more feedback comes
in.
Evan
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