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====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: February 19, 2013 ====== | ====== VuFind Developers Call Minutes: February 19, 2013 ====== |
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Attending: | Attending: Filipe Bento, Demian Katz, Eoghan Ó Carragáin, Sean Purcell, Al Rykhus, Brian Woolstrum |
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===== Agenda ===== | ===== Agenda ===== |
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* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-27|VUFIND-27]] - This ticket involved upgrading a VuFind 1.x database dependency; since 2.x uses different libraries and 1.x development has now ceased, this is closed as "won't fix." | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-27|VUFIND-27]] - This ticket involved upgrading a VuFind 1.x database dependency; since 2.x uses different libraries and 1.x development has now ceased, this is closed as "won't fix." |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-680|VUFIND-680]] - This ticket (some minor indexing improvements) has been committed for 2.0; it should not impact backward-compatibility with 1.x indexes. | |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-454|VUFIND-454]] - Nathan Tallman has shared a template to make web search work in the jquerymobile theme. | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-454|VUFIND-454]] - Nathan Tallman has shared a template to make web search work in the jquerymobile theme. |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-505|VUFIND-505]] - There has been some new discussion of possible facet configuration improvements on this ticket. | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-505|VUFIND-505]] - There has been some new discussion of possible facet configuration improvements on this ticket. |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-559|VUFIND-559]] - This ticket has some new discussion about upgrading to Solr 4; Eoghan has been working on the project. | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-559|VUFIND-559]] - This ticket has some new discussion about upgrading to Solr 4; Eoghan has been working on the project. |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-589|VUFIND-589]] - This ticket is now linked to [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-559|VUFIND-559]] -- upgrading Solr will also involve upgrading Jetty. We just need to come up with a new strategy for dealing with running Solr as a service under Windows (the current solution does not work with newer versions of Jetty). | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-589|VUFIND-589]] - This ticket is now linked to [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-559|VUFIND-559]] -- upgrading Solr will also involve upgrading Jetty. We just need to come up with a new strategy for dealing with running Solr as a service under Windows (the current solution does not work with newer versions of Jetty). |
| * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-680|VUFIND-680]] - This ticket (some minor indexing improvements) has been committed for 2.0; it should not impact backward-compatibility with 1.x indexes. |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-726|VUFIND-726]] - Al has shared his AlphaBrowse improvements here. | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-726|VUFIND-726]] - Al has shared his AlphaBrowse improvements here. |
* [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-743|VUFIND-743]] - Luke has begun work on a VuFind 2 tag administration module. | * [[http://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-743|VUFIND-743]] - Luke has begun work on a VuFind 2 tag administration module. |
==== 2. VuFind 2.0 Update ==== | ==== 2. VuFind 2.0 Update ==== |
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Demian has upgraded to Zend Framework 2.1.1. | Demian has upgraded to Zend Framework 2.1.1. This has allowed implementation of the render.error event, which reduces the chances of the dreaded "white screen of death." |
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Should language files be tied to themes rather than in languages or local/languages directories? | As mentioned in the JIRA tickets, Eoghan has been working in a branch to upgrade to Solr 4. Given what Demian learned at Code4Lib about the new release, this is an important priority -- index size and memory usage will both improve dramatically with the upgrade. |
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| David has also continued search refactoring in another branch. |
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| Demian is currently supporting the launch of a new VuFind 2-based VuDL interface at Villanova (Chris is doing most of the work); he's also planning to prioritize integration of David's search refactoring. |
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| We discussed whether language files should be tied to themes rather than in languages or local/languages directories. The theme-based approach is in some ways more logical than the current approach (it links presentation-related elements together), but it adds some complexity (e.g. theme management may require duplication of custom language files). No firm for/against conclusion was reached. Demian will open a JIRA ticket to allow collection of comments/use cases. |
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| Filipe brought up the point of accessibility -- fancy UI design can work against general accessibility. Demian suggested that it would be helpful to have a partner with the resources to keep an eye on accessibility, since it is often difficult to test effectively without dedicated effort. |
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==== 3. Linked Data ==== | ==== 3. Linked Data ==== |
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==== 4. Other Topics? ==== | ==== 4. Other Topics? ==== |
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| Demian had a good time at Code4Lib and talked with many VuFind users. Several people expressed interest in helping in various ways, including through the creation of a "responsive" theme. |
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===== Next Call ===== | ===== Next Call ===== |