Time  Nick      Message
07:33 paul      hdl, je ne peux pas t'appeler.
07:04 paul      ?
07:04 paul      hdl, je ne te vois pas avec gnomemeeting
06:02 hdl       hello
05:35 osmoze    hello
05:19 VivekVC   paul:ok
05:17 paul      if it was on koha-devel, then i have 100 messages to read on this list...
05:17 VivekVC   paul: I see.
05:17 paul      if it was on Koha ml, then, sorry, but I have no more time to read it.
05:17 vivek     paul: If you remember, i had posted to the Koha Mailing list a couple of weeks back about a Koha Training Module i was preparing.
05:16 vivek     paul: I was here yesterday night and has a brief chat with kados.
05:15 paul      welcome here.
05:15 vivek     paul: Hello, I am Vivek from Cochin,Kerala, India
05:15 vivek     How is everyone doing
05:15 paul      hi
05:14 vivek     Hello
19:17 kados     np
19:16 jamesa    cheers
19:16 jamesa    ok, lots to learn, thanks for helping a newbie out Kados!
19:15 kados     so I'd first check if you have stopwords ... it's in the intranet ... paramaters ... somewhere in there ;-)
19:15 kados     well if you don't have any stopwords no searches will work
19:12 jamesa    it all came with the tarball download, could I do a wildcard search of my database to see if there is anything in there ?
19:11 kados     I'm not really sure
19:11 kados     was it sample data?
19:11 jamesa    also during the install I was asked to choose french or english and load some stopworks and some MARC file, what was that dooing ?
19:10 jamesa    aha ! I think I get it,
19:09 kados     search the breeding pool, retrieve the ones you want, edit and insert into Koha's live database
19:09 kados     then, when you're ready to add new items
19:09 kados     find records you want, add them to the breeding pool
19:09 kados     so the workflow is ... do a search
19:08 kados     is a temporary storage place for newly downloaded records
19:08 kados     so the breeding pool ... also known as the reservoir ...
19:07 jamesa    OK, no worries, what is this breeding pool?
19:07 kados     chris wrote the first version of Koha ... he's in Wellington I believe
19:06 kados     chris: you about?
19:06 kados     I'm in Ohio USA ;-)
19:06 kados     you'd have to ask the NZ folks
19:06 jamesa    I am on east coast of Aust, is there a list of suitable servers to connect to ?
19:06 kados     search through the mailing lists ... there's some good tips there
19:05 kados     yea ... that's a tricky thing to get going
19:05 kados     ahh
19:05 jamesa    all I have is books on the shelves. the Z3950 client piece is still a bit of a mystery
19:05 kados     got MARC records?
19:05 kados     cool
19:05 jamesa    I am just getting a test server setup, no real problems yet, I am at the stage of learning how to add my collection int the DB
19:04 kados     having problems?
19:04 kados     sure
19:04 jamesa    so this is where we can chat about Koha problems ?
19:03 jamesa    ok thanks for the confirmation
19:03 kados     sure have :-)
19:03 kados     hi jamesa
19:02 jamesa    Hi, is anyone there? have I got this IRC client setup correctly ?
18:00 rach      lots
18:00 rach      looks like lost of stuff happening
17:20 kados     morning rach
17:20 rach      morning
17:10 kados     I'll take a look
17:10 kados     yea
17:10 chris     sounds like a bug in the template
17:10 kados     hmm
17:09 tim       kados: When we click on a title in opac search and then on a related link, we get no results found.  Is there something that we need to do to set that up?
16:54 kados     hehe
16:49 kados     it rox!
16:49 kados     I've got festival installed on my zaurus
16:49 kados     :-)
16:49 idglaptop funny u mention screen readers... was playing around with gnopernicus and festival much to this evening :)
16:48 kados     chris: without modifying the main template at all
16:48 kados     idglaptop: exactly
16:48 kados     chris: so if we had our templates in Koha be XML (PROG) then we could easily spawn xslt and css to generate the interfaces ... and it would be much easier to support (say) opensearch, flavours of rss, screen readers, etc.
16:47 idglaptop kados, perl-zoom to replace the current z39.50 implementation?
16:46 kados     perl-zoom should be mainly finished by then so it'll be a good time
16:45 kados     after I get back from san diego I'm gonna really start pushing 3.0
16:45 kados     I'm really looking forward to that
16:45 kados     yep :-)
16:45 chris     that will give us some good stuff to work on over xmas
16:45 kados     chris: and be done before the end of this month
16:44 kados     chris: development should start next week
16:44 chris     fantastic
16:44 kados     chris: perl-zoom contract signed
16:44 kados     chris: other news
16:44 idglaptop sweet!
16:44 kados     it'll be in 3.0
16:44 idglaptop uh huh!
16:44 kados     with some database backend scripts, etc.
16:43 kados     but it's mainly bitflux code
16:43 idglaptop ok!
16:43 kados     I modified bitflux just a little for Koha's livesearch
16:43 idglaptop s/say/saw/
16:43 kados     yep
16:43 idglaptop actually I was going to bitflux blog the other day... i liked what I say :)
16:42 kados     idglaptop: opac.liblime.com if you want to see it
16:41 kados     idglaptop: I've got a livesearch going for Koha btw :-)
16:41 kados     idglaptop: well ... livesearch is one ajax app
16:41 kados     but also IMO we shouldn't worry about older browsers too much on the intranet side
16:41 idglaptop kados, LiveSearch?
16:41 kados     IMO we should enhance things with ajax on the OPAC side
16:40 kados     anything that can run google suggest or google maps I suppose
16:40 kados     so not sure if there are clear browser requirements
16:40 kados     ajax is more of a concept I think
16:40 kados     well ... for that specific app it's firefox
16:39 chris     whats the browser requirement for ajax?
16:39 kados     they were having trouble getting started ;-)
16:39 chris     sweet
16:39 kados     but that's just a demo I hacked together so the class could work on something
16:39 kados     so it's going to be much better
16:38 kados     yep
16:38 chris     thats ajax as well eh?
16:38 chris     heh
16:38 kados     chris: it's da bomb!
16:38 kados     chris: http://bobcat2.cs.ohiou.edu/
16:38 kados     chris: been playing with xslt
16:37 idglaptop 10 sixers! :)
16:37 kados     morning chris
16:37 idglaptop s/shoot/shot/
16:37 idglaptop u missed big! the keeper Dhoni is looking like someone to watch out for... shoot past Adam Gilchrist's record as highest ODI score from a keeper
16:36 chris     thats a lot of runs in a day :)
16:36 chris     unfortunately no
16:35 idglaptop chris, did u manage to watch yesterday's India vs Sri Lanka match?
16:33 chris     as well as rach, for the main koha list
16:32 chris     i am vivekvc
16:28 VivekVC   idglaptop: catching up with the debian updates, i was usually updating in the weekends when i used to be home in Cochin.
16:27 idglaptop ark! who's the Koha listadmin??? rach?
16:26 VivekVC   of course i have my engineering exams to prepare for
16:26 idglaptop hmm... lucky u
16:26 VivekVC   idglaptop: I am basically free from tommrow morning lol
16:26 VivekVC   idglaptop: I see
16:26 idglaptop VivekVC, i sleep in the morning! that is if i dont have to meet clients ;)
16:25 VivekVC   Vivek from India here, on a Koha learning spree of sorts :)
16:25 idglaptop VivekVC, thanks
16:25 VivekVC   tim: Nice meeting you.
16:24 tim       Hello VivekVC
16:24 VivekVC   tim: Hello
16:24 VivekVC   idglaptop: What time do you sleep ;)
16:23 VivekVC   idglaptop: wb
16:10 VivekVC   kados: I tried that, it gets messed up.
16:10 kados     VivekVC: might not be the cleanest html but it works
16:10 kados     VivekVC: well ... you could export as html from openoffice
16:09 VivekVC   kados: I also have a OpenOffice format of the doc, need to get an HTML one soon.
16:09 VivekVC   Yes http://nipl.net is where is host it for now. I administer that server.
16:08 kados     I guess it's only 7MB ;-)
16:08 VivekVC   Stephen has not added it to Kohadocs.org as of now.
16:08 kados     or else your connection is slow ;-)
16:08 kados     wow ... this is a big pdf
16:08 kados     :-)
16:07 VivekVC   kados: I use Debian GNU/Linux, one for FreeBSD would be cool, but i don't have any space left on my HDD for a BSD partition.
16:06 kados     bsd even
16:06 kados     how would you like to write an installation manual for installig Koha on freebst?
16:06 kados     nice
16:06 kados     ooh ... it's for freebsd eh?
16:05 VivekVC   kados: Let me check.
16:05 VivekVC   I've updated the document to version 1.2
16:05 kados     VivekVC: great ... and did Stephen add it to kohadocs.org?
16:05 VivekVC   kados: I did
16:05 VivekVC   kados: It's a work in progress, i still have not got an html version out
16:05 kados     VivekVC: did you recently post that link to koha-devel?
16:04 VivekVC   kados: I am fine, i have just written a Koha Training Module and it's put up at http://vivekvc.nipl.net/documents.html
16:03 kados     VivekVC: howdy
16:03 VivekVC   kados: Nice meeting you, I am Vivek Varghese Cherian from Cochin, Kerala, India.
16:03 VivekVC   kados: Hello
15:59 idglaptop I will be cross-posting this to the Koha List
15:59 idglaptop now lemme weed out the grammatical typos ;)
15:58 kados     great
15:58 idglaptop I would carry the rest - extra laptop, barcode scanners and sample books
15:58 idglaptop In India too, Koha is fast becoming a viable option for Libraries deciding to integrate or expand their use of IT in day-to-day management. On behalf of the entire Koha Team (http://koha.org/about-koha/koha-team.html) I would like to request for Expo space and if possible a minimum of one computer with a serial port.
15:58 idglaptop Koha is the world's first full-featured open-source Integrated Library System. Developed initially in New Zealand by Katipo Communications Ltd and first deployed in January of 2000 for Horowhenua Library Trust, it is in use around the world. Its development is steered by a growing community of libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha's impressive feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base.
15:58 idglaptop About Koha
15:58 idglaptop This is an "official" request for FOSS Expo space at FOSS.IN 2005 from the Koha Project (www.koha.org)
15:58 idglaptop yes... cut-n-pasting from Koha site
15:56 kados     any copy yet?
15:56 idglaptop http://foss.in/2005/
15:56 kados     not a problem at all
15:56 idglaptop hope thats ok?
15:55 idglaptop so wanted to run it thru with u guys
15:55 idglaptop making it an "official" Koha presence in India
15:54 idglaptop ok... I'm writing the request for space at the expo (FOSS.IN 2005)
15:54 kados     ? even ;-)
15:54 kados     idglaptop: I'm here ... what's up>
15:53 owen      Too early for rach
15:53 idglaptop anybody around?
15:51 idglaptop rach, ping!
15:51 idglaptop kados, ping!
15:48 indradg   great!
15:40 VivekVC   nah i figured it out :)
15:40 indradg   ok
15:39 VivekVC   indradg: koha is not starting for some reason again, let me check the error logs
15:36 indradg   any time!
15:35 VivekVC   indradg: Thanks
15:34 indradg   VivekVC, the installer script offers 8000 for OPAC and 8080 for Intranet interfaces as sugegstion during the installation
15:32 VivekVC   or the other way around ?
15:32 VivekVC   so is Koha OPAC port 8000 the default and 8080 the Administrative interface ?
15:31 VivekVC   indradg: ok
15:31 indradg   VivekVC, was away watching TV ;)
14:01 VivekVC   indradg: ping
13:57 VivekVC   or is it the other way around ?
13:57 VivekVC   indradg: btw, is the koha OPAC port 8000 and the Administrative Interface 8080 by default ?
13:50 kados     I hope not :-)
13:50 kados     hehe
13:50 indradg   lol
13:50 owen      You mean you're not going to spend your vacation doing that?  ;)
13:49 kados     I might hack up an example template system for the OPAC just as a proof-of-concept when i get back
13:49 kados     anyway, it's an idea
13:49 kados     you could so easily use it either server-side or client-side that we could offer both options
13:48 kados     is once you have a stylesheet
13:48 owen      As I think we would be
13:48 kados     but the powerful thing about xslt
13:48 kados     we coudl do it server-side if we were worried about compatibility
13:48 kados     and there's no reason (other than that it's cool) to do the xslt processing in javascript
13:48 kados     then we could use xslt stylesheets and css to do all of our real templates
13:47 kados     and those were PROG
13:47 kados     so if we were using XML tempaltes for Koha
13:47 kados     you can also generate whole documents (with headers, etc.)
13:47 kados     and the javascript inserts the 'fragment' into a live document
13:46 kados     yep
13:46 kados     (for example, a keyword search on queryt)
13:46 owen      So the script grabs the XML data and transforms it into XHTML via the XSLT?
13:46 kados     http://bobcat2.cs.ohiou.edu/cgi-bin/search.cgi?searchtype=1034&searchbox=qwerty
13:46 kados     this is what the actual XML looks like before it's converted by xslt:
13:45 kados     to create the right-hand display that you see when you click on a record
13:45 kados     http://bobcat2.cs.ohiou.edu/xsl/MARCEdit.xsl
13:45 kados     that basically uses the xslt stylesheet here:
13:45 kados     http://bobcat2.cs.ohiou.edu/js/main.js
13:45 kados     there's a loadRecord routine here:
13:44 kados     so owen
13:44 kados     I'm planning on sending an email to koha-devel about it when I get back
13:44 kados     than Html::Template
13:44 kados     the templating process with xslt is so much more powerful
13:44 kados     then your client uses XSLT to display them
13:43 kados     i.e., you pull out records as XMLMARC
13:43 owen      Looks very promising!
13:43 kados     all client-side
13:43 kados     but the backend is kinda nice
13:43 kados     it's got a long way to go
13:43 indradg   looked nice to me
13:43 kados     indradg: I worked it up for the students to have something to work from
13:42 kados     indradg: it's just a proof-of-concept
13:42 kados     indradg: yep
13:42 kados     then click on the results
13:42 indradg   kados, this being the cataloging project ?
13:42 kados     do a search (only one term)
13:42 kados     http://bobcat2.cs.ohiou.edu/
13:42 kados     yea ... the students in chang's class aren't really up to the task so I've been helping out
13:41 owen      Oh yeah?
13:41 kados     owen: so I've been playing with xslt
11:59 VivekVC   indradg: ok
11:31 indradg   VivekVC, back now
11:04 VivekVC   hmmm
11:03 VivekVC   indradg: Are you there ?