Re: [Refdb-users] Survey: most wanted features in a web interface

[Dan O'D. <dan...@ul...>]

Sorry one more thing. Should we post screenshots of the new interface so
people can see what you mean?

-dan

On Tue, 2007-23-10 at 00:54 +0200, Markus Hoenicka wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> we're about to finish 0.9.9, and a completely rewritten PHP web
> interface will be one of its highlights. Below is a list of the
> current features. Please feel free to send in your comments and
> suggestions for additional features. If time permits, we'll check if
> anything else is eligible for inclusion into 0.9.9.
> 
> - simple search: search by author name, publication year, title,
>   journal, or keyword
> 
> - advanced query: use booleans and several match types to build
>   complex queries
> 
> - the search results are displayed with author names, periodicals, and
>   keywords as "live links" which run appropriate queries to retrieve
>   all datasets containing the given names/periodicals/keywords
> 
> - buttons to edit, delete, or display entries in various formats
> 
> - search indices (keywords, authors, journal names).
> 
> - the search results are again live links that run queries to display
>   matching datasets
> 
> - add references through a web form. Selecting the reference type
>   will provide appropriate field names and descriptions to simplify
>   data entry
> 
> - add reference from a local file
> 
> - in all cases, the addref/updateref (see edit entries above) results
>   are displayed as a list of links to the appropriate entries.
> 
> - the "External databases" feature requires some more documentation,
>   but it apparently allows to run queries in online databases via YAZ.
> 
> - switching databases is possible from every page via a drop-down box
> 
> 
> Once again, please do not hesitate to ask for additional features,
> improvements, or extensions if you feel they are suitable for an
> easy-to-use web interface.
> 
> regards,
> Markus
> 
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