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01:05 chris_n @wunder 28334
01:05 munin chris_n: The current temperature in Dunn, North Carolina is 26.1�C (9:06 PM EDT on June 09, 2010). Conditions: Mostly Cloudy. Humidity: 32%. Dew Point: 8.0�C. Pressure: 29.59 in 1001.9 hPa (Steady).
01:14 chris the sooner we kill that damn cgi::irc script the better
01:15 * chris will purge the log
01:19 brendan man missed a chance to kick someone, now that we have OPS
01:19 brendan were is that cgi:irc script ?
01:20 brendan @later tell jwagner - any chance someone at ptfs could remove the cgi:irc script from koha.org and replace it with the mibbit one ?
01:20 munin brendan: The operation succeeded.
01:34 chris_n g'evening
01:55 chris_n @later tell wizzyrea is it ok to enable the XML-RPC api on k-c.org?
01:55 munin chris_n: The operation succeeded.
02:08 robin chris_n: presumably you can just ban the IP address of it from the channel.
02:08 robin err chris: --^
02:09 chris yep, will do if spammers come back
02:10 chris but we do get some real newbies using it, and the channel block would be kinda mean to them, since it would look kinda like it was working to them
02:17 robin ah right
02:17 robin fair enough
03:02 Amit heya chris
03:02 Amit #morning koha
03:04 chris hi Amit
03:38 brendan night #koha
04:02 CGI318 hi all
04:10 CGI318 hi all
04:11 chris hi
04:15 CGI318 do u know url that provide video on how to install koha version 3.0.6 in ubuntu?
04:16 chris nope
04:16 chris im not sure that video exists
04:17 CGI318 have u feel diffficult to install koha in ubuntu?
04:17 richard there are a few guides around
04:17 CGI318 they are many steps
04:17 richard just found this one - http://www.blazingmoon.org/guides/k3-on-u810-1.html
04:18 richard it's for 8.10 but the principles shoudl be the same
04:19 CGI318 richard have u tried 3.0.0? it has bugs?
04:20 richard ah you've caught me out - always asked someone else to do the installing
04:20 richard but 3.0.6 would be the one you would want to install anyway
04:25 CGI318 richard are u using koha?
04:26 richard personally i play with it more than anything but we do install and support it
05:35 Amit heya wasabi
07:07 nahuel chris, didn't understand
07:08 chris ?
07:09 chris didnt understand what?
07:58 kf hi #koha
07:59 chris hi kf
07:59 kf hi chris
07:59 kf I see a strange thing in our koha installations: all users have the same dateexpiry - and I dont know how that happened
08:00 kf I thought it was an import error first, but this library entered all borrowers manually
08:00 kf over weeks
08:01 chris that is very strange
08:02 chris there isnt some systempreference that controls that?
08:03 kf not that I know of, when I enter a new patron the date is calculated correct
08:03 chris hmm
08:04 chris is something changing them?
08:04 kf perhaps a bug? searching the bug database now, nothing found so far
08:04 kf must be
08:04 kf perhaps a job?
08:04 kf cron job
08:04 chris yeah
08:04 chris that would be my next suspect
08:04 * chris looks
08:06 chris nothing obvious
08:07 kf same in our third installation
08:07 chris does you borrowers table have a last_modified column?
08:07 kf 2011-08-31 in our third installation, 2011-02-26 in second
08:08 kf I see no timestamp field
08:09 chris darn, we used to have that in 2.2 i think it fell out before 3.0, i kept it when i upgraded hlt ... cos its handy
08:09 chris whats the registration date for them?
08:09 chris its not the same for all of them?
08:11 kf let me check
08:14 kf ok, different results from different databases, dateenrolled and dateexpiry are different in the database, where all borrowers expire on the same date
08:15 kf I see what I already new, they entered about 10 borrowers each day
08:15 kf and all have the same expiry date now
08:17 * kf is confused
08:19 kf oh, I think I have an idea, let me test
08:20 kf ok, I updated all borrowers, because we forgot to configure the message settings for borrowercategories
08:21 kf but this should not change the expiry date
08:21 kf when you update the message preferences from the detail page the expiry date changes
08:21 kf I saw it in the logs and remembered, I opened all borrowers and checked hold filed message
08:22 kf same for the first installation that told me about the problem, because I was not able to figure out how to do it with sql
08:22 jransom (waves at kf while she mumbles away to herself :)
08:23 kf hi jransom
08:23 kf chris: still there?
08:23 kf :)
08:24 chris sorry, crying baby
08:24 chris back now
08:24 chris ah yeah thats a bug it sounds
08:25 kf a strange bug
08:25 kf but makes me happy to know how it happened!
08:25 chris :)
08:25 chris shouldnt be too hard to fix
08:26 kf will test in HEAD now
08:28 kf thx chris! sometimes all you need is someone listening and ask the right questions :)
08:28 chris np
08:31 kf hm cant test
08:31 kf my enhanced messaging table in head is broken
08:31 kf cant save
08:46 chris ill test it now
08:50 kf thx
08:50 kf can you check how your table looks too? for borrower?
08:59 chris yep
08:59 kf I think its possible that its fixed, found something in git history: http://spedr.com/2g8ea
09:00 chris yep, seems to be fixed in latest master
09:16 kf chris: and your enhanced messaging table looks ok?
09:17 chris seems to yeah
09:17 kf hmpf
09:17 kf recreating my database now
09:18 kf the columns in my table were broken, all check boxed at the end
09:19 chris hmm
09:27 kf chris: dropped and recreated my koha database, now everything is ok
09:28 chris well thats good at least :)
09:29 kf chris: yes - thx again for your help! chris++
09:29 chris no problem
09:30 kf recreated databse with German sample files :)
09:33 chris @todo
09:33 munin chris: Todo for chris: #1: get the pastebot going again
09:34 chris @todo list
09:34 munin chris: Error: 'list' is not a valid task id.
09:34 chris @list todo
09:34 munin chris: add, change, remove, search, setpriority, and todo
09:34 chris @todo remove 1
09:34 munin chris: The operation succeeded.
09:34 kf oh
09:34 kf nice feature munin!
09:34 chris yeah its handy
10:36 chris_n g'morning
10:44 mle morning
11:19 bigbrovar Hi guys, is it just me of is wiki.koha.org down?
11:21 bigbrovar ok someone on identica already informed me why
11:25 gmcharlt good morning
11:28 bigbrovar gmcharlt: morning
11:29 bigbrovar There some guides which I used to as a guide to learn how to convert cataloue based on excel to marc using marcedit. but since the wiki.koha,org is down I cant find it anymore :(
11:29 bigbrovar not even on google cache it seems to just have dissappeared :S
11:34 gmcharlt bigbrovar: is http://librarypolice.com/wiki.koha.org/doku.php_id=openoffice_excel_delimited_text_to_koha_using_marcedit.html
11:34 gmcharlt what you're looking for?
11:34 bigbrovar gmcharlt: exactly thanks :)
11:35 bigbrovar gmcharlt: I better save the page locally :)
11:36 chris better yet, put it on the new wiki
11:37 bigbrovar chris: great idea. I will see to that .. problem when I have some free time :)
11:37 bigbrovar probably*
11:59 nengard is there a wya to search the koha list archives?
12:09 collum nengard: I don't see a way to search on the lists website. You could use google with the site: command
12:09 collum site:lists.katipo.co.nz/pipermail/koha/ keywords
12:09 nengard yup
12:09 nengard thanks
12:09 jwagner http://markmail.org/search/koha+list:org.koha.lists.koha-devel for the devel list
12:13 kmkale good evening
12:15 jdavidb hi, kmkale. :)
12:15 kmkale hi jdavidb
12:16 kmkale monsoon seems to he here finally. blessed relief
12:16 kmkale s/he/be
12:18 kf @wunder Konstanz
12:18 munin kf: The current temperature in Taegerwilen, Germany is 29.7�C (2:21 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Mostly Cloudy. Humidity: 43%. Dew Point: 16.0�C. Pressure: 29.63 in 1003.3 hPa (Rising).
12:19 kmkale is there a limit on number of branches one can have? if not a hard limit, has someone experienced any issues once there are too many branches?
12:21 jdavidb @wunder 20817
12:21 munin jdavidb: The current temperature in Langley Fork Park, McLean, Virginia is 21.2�C (8:25 AM EDT on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Clear. Humidity: 96%. Dew Point: 21.0�C. Pressure: 29.91 in 1012.8 hPa (Rising).
12:22 jwagner owen, another jquery question for you if you have a sec?
12:22 owen kmkale: I think you'll find that some displays become a little over-loaded with information when you have too many branches (or too many items).
12:23 owen jwagner: Sure
12:23 jwagner Similar to the one I was snarling about yesterday, but on staff side. In staff request.tmpl, I need to insert some text before the header line that starts Place a hold on
12:24 jwagner I can't find anything existing to hook into. I added an empty div tag right before that, which worked fine -- I could then jquery my text into place. But I didn't know if I was missing anything.
12:24 * jwagner swears someday I'm going to go through the whole staff side & add divs to every line :-(
12:25 kmkale on call
12:26 kf jawagner: better use spans ;)
12:26 jwagner them too!
12:26 jwagner My sites have a positive genius for wanting to add text in the oddest places....
12:26 owen The correct approach is to add ID attributes to existing structures which are semantically unique
12:27 jwagner But there don't appear to be any existing structures in that area, that I can see. It's just text
12:28 owen I'm talking about future efforts to add to the template.
12:29 jwagner :-)
12:31 owen $("h1:contains('Place a hold on')").before("<p>Hey you</p>");
12:31 kmkale owen: thanks.
12:32 jwagner owen++ THANKS! One less tiny patch to have to do!
12:33 jwagner So you can search for & hook to header codes like <h1>? That's a very useful trick indeed.
12:34 owen The ":contains()" technique is very flexible, but I suspect it's also slow, since for each page render the browser is parsing the entire DOM for H1, then parsing all the H1s for your text
12:35 owen I don't know at what point that kind of activity causes a drag on the browser.
12:36 owen If only custom JS could be included on a page-by-page basis
12:37 jwagner In this case, since there's probably a lot of <h1> codes, it might be as bad a drag as it gets.
12:39 jwagner (I didn't notice anything, but I wasn't especially watching either...)
12:40 owen Man I am so sick of Koha telling me I can't place holds.
12:40 jwagner Policies? or bugs?
12:41 owen I've got a default rule set up specifying 5 holds allowed.
12:41 owen Placing a hold for a user with 3 holds, an available item
12:41 nengard there seem to be a bunch of holds issues lately
12:42 nengard what was introduced into the code that is screwing with holds?
12:42 owen And of course the template doesn't tell me *why* I can't place the hold >:(
12:46 mle hey
12:46 mle can anyone (chris) recommend a directory service/software for saml
12:48 mle hey Coy ColinC
12:48 ColinC Hey
12:48 owen My hold is not being blocked by any of the conditions checked by the template: maxreserves, alreadyreserved, none_available
12:49 owen So what condition is *not* being checked by the template?
12:49 jwagner owen, what code level?
12:49 jwagner Morning, ColinC
12:50 owen jwagner: I've only looked at the template so far, I don't know where those conditions are generated
12:50 ColinC Afternoon Jane
12:50 jwagner no, I meant are you on current head or what?
12:52 owen head
12:54 jwagner Where is the limit of 5 set? in circ rule, or maxreserves syspref?
12:55 owen Circ rule
12:56 owen maxreserves is empty
12:57 * jwagner scratches head
12:58 jwagner Is there another rule that limits to 3 holds, that might be overriding in some way?
12:59 owen there's no rule for that patron category which would override the limit, and there's no default rule set for the branch I'm in
13:00 owen So as far as I can tell the rule for the default patron category and the default branch should be in effect
13:00 owen Or does the default branch rule not work?
13:01 owen I guess that answers my question--cloning the default rules to my logged-in branch makes the warning go away.
13:01 owen Default branch rule no workie.
13:05 jwagner I've run into that before -- the default level rules just don't work.
13:06 owen I can't find a bug report for it. Am I just not seeing it?
13:07 kf I never use default rules
13:07 jwagner There's Bug 1689, which is old & had a patch sent.
13:07 munin 04Bug http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=1689 normal, PATCH-Sent, ---, chris, RESOLVED FIXED, Circulation Rules doesn't take the default in account
13:07 kf default rules for notice triggers are also not working
13:07 jwagner I wish we could just remove the default option altogether. Maybe allow a library group setting instead....
13:08 kf bug 3393
13:08 munin 04Bug http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=3393 major, PATCH-Sent, ---, nahuel.angelinetti, ASSIGNED, Default branches and overdues notices
13:09 kf jwagner: make it work or remove it before 3.2 release
13:09 nengard can someone remind me of the diff between the items table and the biblioitems table>
13:09 nengard ?
13:09 jwagner umm, items is real and useful, while biblioitems is archaic and a royal pain? (not prejudiced or anything....)
13:09 kf biblioitems has title level information I think
13:10 kf but I like jwagners explanation :)
13:10 kf biblio and biblioitems have title level inforamtion from marc21, I think marcxml is also in bibliotiems
13:11 nengard jwagner so slide 20 in this presentation by atz would be a good reference: http://www.slideshare.net/ohiocore/under-the-hood-with-mysql
13:11 nengard he says it's going away
13:11 jwagner nengard, speed the day thereof!
13:11 owen nengard: biblioitems was used long ago for the pseudo-FRBR structure of Koha 1.x
13:12 owen It allowed the biblio table to contain information that was truly title-specific, independent of media, edition, etc.
13:14 nengard thanks guys
13:14 owen The default branch issuing rule works to set checkouts allowed and loan period
13:15 kf @wunder Konstanz
13:15 munin kf: The current temperature in Konstanz, Germany is 29.0�C (3:00 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Partly Cloudy. Humidity: 23%. Dew Point: 11.0�C. Pressure: 29.63 in 1003 hPa (Falling).
13:18 owen I still don't know why the template didn't output the correct warning message for the condition that was causing the block
13:34 CGI736 Please forgive me if this has been asked 20,000 times, but I just haven't found the answer, yet, and it has gotten to the point where the time spent searching is taking hours of otherwise-productive time away from me. The question: How does one (especially when initially cataloguing all the library's books) use the UPC (especially with a barcode scanner) to obtain information about the books? The Z39.50 search doesn't seem to ha
13:35 kf I think for newer books with isbn-13 you can scan the upc (barcode on book?) to isbn
13:35 kf but perhaps someone else knows better, I have never tried that
13:36 ColinC Even before isbn-13 was in wide use the 13 character version of the original isbn was being used
13:37 kf so you just have to delete the first numbers?
13:37 kf ah, but the last number differs?
13:38 CGI736 BTW, only a few of the books with UPC have the additional ISBN barcode, and the numbers of the UPC don't bear any resemblance to the ISBN.
13:39 CGI736 Example (from one of my own books): ISBN = 0939763095 but UPC = 079686044332
13:42 CGI736 In case that book is too obscure, here's the info from a "Men in Black" DVD: ISBN = 0767891236 but UPC = 043396087712
13:42 kf a dvd with an isbn?
13:43 ColinC kf: No there is a method to generate a 13 digit isbn from a 10 digit one but the checkdigit is different as a result
13:43 kf ColinC: yes, I heard you can do that
13:44 ColinC Whether the UPC is derived uniformly from ISBN depends on the publisher.
13:45 CGI736 Yes, that's because the 13-digit ISBN is just the same as the 10-digit, but starting with "978" and ending with a different check digit.
13:45 CGI736 True, ColinC.
13:46 CGI736 Which brings me back to my actual question: how to look up books from scanned UPC
13:47 ColinC Also the checkdigit is a digit unlike an iSBN which allows X
13:47 owen Well, if the UPC isn't derived uniformly from the ISBN, I'm not sure you can expect to be able to CGI736
13:47 CGI736 Are there not servers, out there, that would return the right information and would allow the search key to be a UPC and not just an ISBN?
13:49 ColinC Not to my knowledge, you can try the 13 digit ISBN otherwise you have to construct a 10 digit ISBN from it
13:49 CGI736 I'm even finding that ISBN searches are not reliable: I'll do a Z39.50 search, type in an ISBN, and nothing is found, but if I search by the title, it is found (with all the right publication data) but is stated as having a different ISBN from what is printed on the book.
13:50 owen That doesn't mean the search is unreliable, it means the data is unreliable ;)
13:51 kf have you typed in the hyphens? perhaps this can make a difference too
13:51 ColinC Practices between the booktrade and bibliographic databases have not always agreed
13:51 CGI736 It means the search is unreliable BECAUSE the data are unreliable, but not that the search METHOD is unreliable.
13:51 CGI736 Have tried with and without the hyphens.
13:52 CGI736 With everything I've tried, the searches have only worked without the hyphens.
13:52 owen That's because ISBNs are stored in MARC without the hyphens
13:52 kf in marc21 without hyphens is standard
13:53 ColinC Hyhens are for display only (and are often in the wrong place) don't use them
13:54 kf hi hdl_laptop
13:56 CGI736 Does Koha have any means (perhaps with an already-defined plugin or extension) of searching by UPC?
13:57 owen CGI736: Koha uses Z39.50 to search outside sources. If Z39.50 can't search by UPC, Koha can't.
13:58 CGI736 Or let's ask this a different way: What is the most efficient way of entering ALL of a library's books into Koha when first starting to use it?
13:59 owen CGI736: You understand the process, you just don't like the amount of work you forsee: You'll have to use Z39.50 or do original cataloging
14:03 CGI736 The difficulty is that the people who will be using this are not very computer literate and some don't read much English, but I cannot be there to input all the books for them.
14:04 owen It is certainly a difficulty.
14:06 * chris_n thinks there is no easy way to catalog a library, except possibly to pay someone else to do it
14:06 CGI736 This is a third-world country where a school had received some donated equipment and I am setting this up so that the school may have a library that can actually begin to lend books to the students. (Mostly, for the last 50 years, the library has been used as an extra classroom or, mostly as a store room for old textbooks.)
14:07 CGI736 The fact that they now have some computers AND Internet access is going to help them tremendously.
14:14 ray Hi! How can i enable automatic email sending of checked out / checked in items?
14:16 ray Hi! How can i enable automatic email sending of checked out / checked in items?
14:17 jwagner ray, patron messaging settings
14:19 ray what should i do?
14:26 kf @wunder Konstanz
14:26 munin kf: The current temperature in Taegerwilen, Germany is 30.1�C (4:30 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Clear. Humidity: 33%. Dew Point: 12.0�C. Pressure: 29.63 in 1003.3 hPa (Steady).
14:38 owen Weird, now I can't duplicate my holds problem
14:41 * chris_n hates bugs that disappear mysteriously
14:43 owen Right, 'cause if it was a spider it might still be in the bed somewhere.
14:44 kmkale bye all good night
14:45 owen *sigh* At least I hadn't filed the bug report yet
14:47 chris_n hehe
14:47 chris_n I once read a story about 5# spiders... yick
14:54 * owen is ready to launch into a Bugzilla-induced hissy-fit
14:54 * jdavidb would buy a ticket to see owen throw a hissy-fit.
14:55 * owen wants to see more patches for non-new bugs
14:56 Elwell @wunder geneva
14:56 munin Elwell: Error: No such location could be found.
14:56 chris_n maybe we should have to submit one patch in order to file a new bug
14:56 Elwell @wunder Geneva, Switzerland
14:56 munin Elwell: The current temperature in Geneva, Switzerland is 30.0�C (4:50 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Mostly Cloudy. Humidity: 35%. Dew Point: 13.0�C. Pressure: 29.62 in 1003 hPa (Steady).
14:57 chris_n @wunder 28334
14:57 munin chris_n: The current temperature in Dunn, North Carolina is 27.8�C (10:59 AM EDT on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Scattered Clouds. Humidity: 31%. Dew Point: 9.0�C. Pressure: 29.62 in 1002.9 hPa (Falling).
15:01 * owen thinks we should have to submit one patch in order to have TV privileges for the day (Hulu counts)
15:02 wizzyrea_laptop heh
15:03 kf Im trying... but distacne study gets in the way all the time
15:03 kf and missing perl knowledge
15:03 kf hi wizzyrea
15:09 wizzyrea_laptop hello
15:10 chris_n hi wizzyrea_laptop
15:13 wizzyrea I really ought to fix that
15:16 kf @wunder Konstanz
15:16 munin kf: The current temperature in Konstanz, Germany is 32.0�C (5:00 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Scattered Clouds. Humidity: 15%. Dew Point: 9.0�C. Pressure: 29.60 in 1002 hPa (Falling).
15:16 * kf grumbles
15:33 kf @wunder konstanz
15:33 munin kf: The current temperature in Taegerwilen, Germany is 30.1�C (5:37 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Clear. Humidity: 36%. Dew Point: 13.0�C. Pressure: 29.61 in 1002.6 hPa (Steady).
15:37 jcamins kf: Do you happen to have the SQL for the report you run to check for duplicate 001 fields?
15:38 kf jcamins: let me check
15:39 jcamins Thanks.
15:39 kf hm perhaps not, works with a dirty trick
16:08 kf bye all :)
16:13 CGI536 Anyone know what error is about? I hadn't Text::Aspell installed and CPAN gives an error saying the download is corrupt. Can I install it manually or turn of spellcheck?
16:13 CGI536 Can't locate Text/Aspell.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
16:17 chris_n CGI536: you can 'sudo cpan Text::Aspell' or install your package maintainer's version
16:18 CGI536 I tried, but when it gets the file, from CPAN, it bombs out with an error running make
16:23 schuster Question about RDA and Koha - have the templates been modified for 3.2 to use the new tags and subfields? 336-338, and 040$2?
16:23 schuster At a state conference listening to a presentation on RDA and the timeline - most likely mid next year full transition...
16:25 nengard schuster - they have been saying that for 4 years now....
16:26 nengard that doesn't answer your question - just expressing my frustration with the committee
16:26 nengard by the time it's released it will be based off of old tech already
16:26 schuster Just wanted the Koha community to be thinking about it... It's coming... Testing will be complete a the end of this year - and the national libraries will be putting out a timeline for conversion to RDA next year.
16:28 schuster I agree MARC is an old technology, but that is what we are living with... Dealing with an international standard group talk about bureaucracy!
16:29 nengard no you misunderstand - they have been saying that RDA will be done for years now! we've been prepared for years
16:29 nengard it keeps getting pushed back
16:29 nengard so when they say RDA will be done next year - I'm skeptical because history says otherwise
16:30 nengard but you are right, we do need to be aware and we are and have been
16:30 wizzyrea_laptop the drumbeat has been somewhat louder this year
16:30 wizzyrea_laptop just sayin
16:30 nengard :)
16:30 wizzyrea_laptop that is to say, loud enough for me to hear it
16:32 nengard us catalogers have been hearing it forever :) hehe - so that's why i'm so negative ... not the point I know - just ranting
16:32 schuster The committee has moved from should this to this will happen... US is going to be one of the last to adopt and several other countries due to the National libraries are moving forward.
16:32 schuster So back to my original question are the Koha templates ready and able to handle the tags mentioned?
16:32 schuster And for a web developer to hear it that says something
16:33 schuster off to lunch.
16:33 owen schuster: I don't know that anyone has done any template work specifically in preparation for RDA
17:03 nengard i need non-koha open source help - i just put ubuntu on hubby's dell but can't get the wireless card to work .... ideas? tips?
17:27 cait hi all
17:27 cait jcamins++
17:27 jdavidb hi, cait! :)
17:27 cait hi jdavidb
17:27 cait hiding at home because its too warm outside
17:27 jdavidb @wunder Konstanz
17:27 munin jdavidb: The current temperature in Taegerwilen, Germany is 28.4�C (7:31 PM CEST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Clear. Humidity: 37%. Dew Point: 12.0�C. Pressure: 29.60 in 1002.3 hPa (Steady).
17:28 cait evening here now
17:28 jdavidb wowie. That is warm for so late in the day. At least it's not terribly humid.
17:28 jdavidb @wunder 20817
17:28 munin jdavidb: The current temperature in Langley Fork Park, McLean, Virginia is 31.8�C (1:32 PM EDT on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Mostly Cloudy. Humidity: 44%. Dew Point: 18.0�C. Pressure: 29.88 in 1011.7 hPa (Rising).
17:30 cait I think the definition of warm depends always on the place where you live :)
17:30 cait @weather mumbai
17:30 munin cait: The current temperature in Mumbai, India is 31.0�C (10:40 PM IST on June 10, 2010). Conditions: Haze. Humidity: 75%. Dew Point: 26.0�C. Pressure: 29.65 in 1004 hPa (Steady).
17:33 chris_n hey pianohackr|work
17:33 chris_n nengard: how old is the laptop?
17:34 nengard too old - looking for support online - it's an inspiron e1705
17:35 nengard http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9441234
17:35 chris_n yup, older cards are not as well supported ootb
17:35 nengard http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9441209
17:36 chris_n is it an intel wireless pro card or dell's own?
17:36 nengard well i'm one step ahead of other support questions i've read - ubuntu at least recognizes my wireless card
17:36 nengard 03.00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base0TX (rev 02)
17:36 nengard 0c.00.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
17:36 * chris_n seems to remember ubuntu failing to turn on the radio in an older card he had
17:39 chris_n nengard: what does 'lshw' say?
17:39 nengard um ... what specifically are you looking for? it says alot
17:40 chris_n maybe lshw | grep '-network'
17:40 chris_n or
17:40 chris_n maybe lshw | grep 'wireless'
17:40 nengard capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
17:41 chris_n hmmm...
17:41 nengard configuration: croadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11bg
17:41 nengard croadcast = broadcast
17:41 nengard *-network DISABLED
17:42 nengard when i search for network
17:42 chris_n how about lshw | grep 'radio'
17:42 * chris_n is looking to see if the radio is on
17:42 nengard nothing
17:42 nengard no results
17:42 chris_n what does 'iwconfig' say?
17:43 nengard no wireless extentions
17:43 nengard 3 times
17:43 nengard next to lo , eth0 and pan0
17:43 nengard stuff next to wlan0 - what are you looking for
17:43 chris_n yup
17:45 nengard yup? you want it all?
17:45 nengard ieee 802.11bg essid:off/any
17:45 nengard mode:managed access point not-associated tx-power=0 dbm
17:45 chris_n looking for something like "NOT READY!"
17:45 nengard nope
17:46 nengard doesn't say that anywhere
17:46 nengard does have a few things off
17:46 chris_n but I think you wil have to use a different driver for that broadcom
17:46 nengard k
17:47 chris_n https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
17:47 chris_n are you running lucid?
17:48 chris_n why does that sound funny?
17:49 nengard i found this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1390979&page=3
17:50 nengard and i'm running 10.04 lts -- not sure what lucid is
17:50 chris_n lucid is 10.04
17:50 nengard k :)
17:51 chris_n I think you'll have to install the b43 driver in any case
17:52 nengard ICK
17:52 nengard too much work - not enough time
17:52 chris_n well, I have to run, but between that thread you just found and the wiki link I sent, you should be able to get it running
17:52 chris_n true
17:52 chris_n probably easier to pickup a card with an intel wireless pro chipset and plug-n-play
18:23 wizzyrea_laptop @later tell kyle I'm at a conf for library IT folk: big market for something like libki, it really needs to be done, so keep it up :D
18:23 munin wizzyrea_laptop: The operation succeeded.
18:31 nengard @later tell chris_n that I solved the problem!
18:31 munin nengard: The operation succeeded.
18:41 jdavidb @later tell kyle Happy Birthday!
18:41 munin jdavidb: The operation succeeded.
18:59 owen nengard around?
19:00 nengard y
19:00 owen I'm looking at Bug 4885
19:00 munin 04Bug http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4885 minor, P5, ---, gmcharlt, NEW, Only 1 ISBN shows in non-XSL detail view
19:01 owen Is it exclusively 020 that is required here?
19:01 owen That is, it's not like with subjects or notes where a range of MARC tags should be output?
19:08 nengard owen yes - 020 only
19:09 nengard sorry - was booking a flight for next training and forgot you needed me ;)
19:09 owen Any idea what the UNIMARC tag number is?
19:11 nengard hmmm
19:11 nengard 010
19:11 nengard and ISSN is 011
19:12 owen Hey, nobody said anything about ISSN!
19:12 nengard hehe
19:12 nengard just saying
19:12 nengard i don't think there would be more than one current issn
19:13 gmcharlt nengard: could be - ISSN for physical version, second for electronic
19:13 nengard yeah - but you're supposed to catalog them seperate ....
19:28 chris morning
19:29 owen Hi chris
19:29 chris nengard: fixed the list page thingy
19:29 nengard cool
19:29 nengard and hi
19:29 chris nengard: youve worked in libraries ... supposed to .. and actually happens ... not the same :-)
19:30 nengard true - but if you're not following the rules then you can't complain about the way it's displaying :)
19:30 nengard well you can complain
19:30 nengard but I'll ignore you :)
19:30 chris :)
19:31 chris so, with 4 days to go, before proposals close, the programme is full (assuming everyone who submitted a proposal doesnt back out:))
19:31 chris so thats cool
19:32 nengard woo hoo
19:32 wizzyrea_laptop woot!
19:33 nengard and 4 days to go before the newsletter is published and it too is full :)
19:33 nengard which is good cause i'm on a plane tomorrow
19:33 nengard and then not home until July - pretty much
19:34 chris speaking of which, can you email me the dates of your travel
19:34 chris (for kohacon)
19:35 nengard done
19:35 chris thanks
19:35 nengard now - why?
19:36 chris im just the worlds worst stalker
19:36 nengard hehe
19:36 nengard and i'm way too trusting :)
19:36 chris seriously im gonna try to do an private calendar with ppls dates and such so i know who is around when etc
19:36 nengard cool!
19:38 chris heya pianohackr|work
19:41 nengard howdy pianohackr
19:43 owen I'm off for a week of vacation. I hope everyone gets lots done while I'm gone!
19:44 chris ok bus time
19:44 chris back in a bit
20:26 richard hi
20:44 chris back
20:46 jcamins Time to turn into a pumpkin.
20:47 chris mmm pumpkin soup
20:48 cait chris, jcamins is nice, no soup!
20:48 cait :)
20:49 chris :)
20:51 cait working on bug 4883
20:51 munin 04Bug http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=4883 trivial, P5, ---, chris, NEW, Problem translating \n (newline) with pootle.
20:52 chris oh cool
20:53 cait not a big bad bug, but something I can do
21:01 cait chris: you think its ok to remove them from all strings? I think they are confusing in the strings, but not sure, perhaps it would be better to solve this somewhere else in the translation process?
21:03 chris if you are feeling brave
21:03 chris you could look at tmpl_process3.pl
21:03 cait oooh
21:04 chris and make it remove them, when it creates the .po file
21:04 cait not sure im brave, im a libriarian, im more of a busy bee
21:05 chris ill have a quick look now, while its fresh in my head
21:06 cait I think the trick is not to remove them, but not to doubleescape(?) them \\
21:06 cait only one \ is needed
21:06 cait but will still be problematic with pootle, I think i tried that
21:06 chris yeah
21:07 chris we dont need the
21:07 chris m
21:07 chris ie, you dont translate them
21:07 chris so they dont need to be in the string
21:07 cait but if you remove them, how will they get back in?
21:07 chris the po file works like this
21:08 chris it takes the english line, finds that in the template
21:08 chris and switches out the english words for the translated words
21:08 cait ah, so you work around the rest of the template
21:08 chris if you dont have the \n in the english
21:08 chris then it will find the words without them and change them .. and the \n will stay just fine in the template
21:09 chris make sense?
21:09 chris its actually better that way, cos then if you have the string twice, once with \n once without
21:09 chris you now only need to translate it once
21:09 cait sounds really better
21:10 cait im done with opac ( removing..) but they are really a lot of them in inranet
21:12 * cait tries to be brave
21:13 chris problem is, they will all come back
21:13 chris when the .po file is updated (when the template changes)
21:13 chris so we have to fix it in tmpl_process3.pl
21:13 chris ill look into that
21:15 cait i feel a bit guilty, but I think its really a bit too much for me
21:15 chris no problem
21:15 chris i just wish i had another set of arms hehe
21:15 cait :(
21:16 cait more time, more arms and more perl knowledge in my case
21:22 chris ohh man xgettext.pl makes my brain hurt
21:22 chris maybe ill ask fredericd to take a look
21:22 chris he is much smarter at this stuff than me
21:23 cait ok
21:23 cait im updating the bug, that I changed my mind about the best solution...
21:23 chris thanks :)
21:24 cait ah not for that, but can I cite you? :)
21:25 chris sure
21:56 CGI923 hello?
21:56 chris hello
21:57 CGI886 sorry, I am trying to help a libraian friend set up a library in ethiopia
21:57 chris cool
21:57 CGI886 am recieving an error code when trying to save a record as an item
21:57 CGI923 I have a question.... I am trying to add new patrons into Koha but when I click on the patron link it does not say new anymore
21:58 chris CGI886: are you near addis ababa, or hawassa ?
21:58 CGI886 the code looks like this /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/marc/file/sax.pm line 92
21:58 chris those are where i know there are libraries running Koha
21:59 chris CGI923: what version of koha?
22:00 chris CGI886: whats the rest of the message .. something about wide character?
22:00 CGI886 janet will be in both in like a month
22:00 CGI886 i will go check the message again
22:01 chris CGI886: http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=29816
22:02 chris http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=48084
22:03 chris http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=43430
22:03 chris it might be worth making contact, and organising to meet with some of the librarians there .. would be nice to form a ethiopian koha users group :)
22:04 CGI886 the whole error message is Can't call method"append Fields" on an undefiend value at /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.8/marc/file/sax.pm line 92.
22:06 CGI886 Janet has contacted the director of libraries at AAU and knows that they are using KOHA and that sealed the deal
22:07 CGI923 3.00.01.005 i believe this is my version
22:07 pianohackr|work CGI886: Would you happen to have visited a small library in southern colorado not too long ago?
22:08 CGI886 I think that you are right about the version and yes janet visited a small library are you jessee
22:08 chris CGI923: thats a pretty old version .. would an upgrade to 3.0.6 be out of hte question?
22:08 chris (literally hundreds of bugs fixed between 3.0.1 and 3.0.6)
22:10 CGI886 yeah steve and I can do the upgrade if jesse (pianohacker) hasn't
22:10 chris oh pianohackr|work is helping you .. sweet you are in most capable hands then :)
22:10 pianohackr|work CGI886: Yes I am :)
22:11 pianohackr|work Also, I have a laptop with koha on it aaaalmost ready for you
22:11 CGI923 would the upgrade be free?
22:11 CGI923 would the upgrade fix the problem?
22:11 CGI886 yeah! please call Janet
22:11 CGI886 yes of course the upgrade would be free
22:13 CGI886 pianohacker, I met you at the rural round up am from Dacono. Janet is leaving in 10 days and was looking for more help
22:14 pianohackr|work CGI886: Right
22:14 CGI886 JAnet is willing to drive down to pick up your version
22:14 pianohackr|work Well, we could always meet halfway
22:14 pianohackr|work I'll call her
22:15 CGI886 thanks man
22:15 CGI886 janet can email you tonight
22:16 CGI886 and give you contact info
22:19 pianohackr|work k
22:36 CGI923 can i fix my problem without the upgrade?
22:41 CGI923 if I were to upgrade would it automatically transfer my info from the old system?
23:00 * wasabi waves from kapiti
23:01 * chilts waves from Wgtn
23:14 wasabi heya andy :)
23:49 ray how can i enable koha to send email messages to patron email address?
23:53 ray how can i enable koha to send email messages to patron email address?