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Fwd: WebSPIRS 5.02 Beta Test
SilverPlatter interface interested folks --
We've been offered the opportunity to beta test the next little upgrade in
the interface.
If anyone is interested in looking at it, let me know. Otherwise I'll let
this opportunity slide.
--Kim
>From: Mark Houliston <MHouliston@Ovid.com>
>Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 06:14:04 -0500
>
>Dear beta tester,
>
>
>
>Our records show that you have previously participated in, or expressed an
>interest in, our beta test programme. As such I would like to invite you
>to participate in the beta test of WebSPIRS 5.02. It is currently our
>intention that the beta test (both online and local) will commence on
>Monday 4th November and run for a period of four weeks until Friday 29th
>November.
>Details of the changes since WebSPIRS 5.01 can be found below
>
>I would be grateful if you could let me know if you are interested in
>participating in the beta test and, if you are, whether you intend to use
>our online system or a local installation.
>
>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
>
>Many Thanks
>
>Mark Houliston
>
>Beta Test Co-ordinator
>
>Ovid Technologies
>
><mailto:mhouliston@ovid.com>mhouliston@ovid.com
>
>Tel: +44-(0)20-8585-6439
1) French, German and Spanish language support.
WebSPIRS 5.02 supports an interface in English, French, German and Spanish
in a browser of at least
800x600 resolution. The language to be used can be specified in the config
files or as part of the jumpstart URL. If specified in the config files
the <language> parameter in the <general-options> section of the relevant
webspirs.cfg or username.cfg should be set to en for English, de for
German, fr for French or es for Spanish (if using the WebSPIRS Admin tool
set the Language setting in the General page). To specify the language in
the URL add the parameter "language=xx" to the jumpstart URL where xx is
en, fr, de or es.
This added functionality means that any user defined strings that were
present in webspirs.cfg
are now present in all four language, with the elements _de, _fr and _es
denoting the German,
French and Spanish versions. e.g the 5.01 config element
<linking-options>
<fulltext-prompt>Full Text Options</fulltext-prompt>
</linking-options>
is now represented in 5.02 as
<linking-options>
<fulltext-prompt>Full Text Options</fulltext-prompt>
<fulltext-prompt_fr>Texte intégral</fulltext-prompt_fr>
<fulltext-prompt_de>Zum Volltext</fulltext-prompt_de>
<fulltext-prompt_es>Obtener texto completo</fulltext-prompt_es>
</linking-options>
The relevant config variable is retrieved depending on the language being
used in the current
WebSPIRS session.
When upgrading an existing 5.0 or 5.01 installation to 5.02 by default the
original webspirs.cfg
files will still be used, the 5.02 file will be copied to
tomcat/webapps/webspirs/WEB-INF/webspirs.cfg_new. The new foreign language
elements can be copied from this file into the old webspirs.cfg file(s) or
set using the WebSPIRS admin tool. If this does not happen then the
factory defaults will be used for all the foreign language elements except
the <label> parameter of the <linking-field> and <limit-field> elements
which will default to the English version.
2) Browser Support
WebSPIRS 5.02 is supported on Mac OS X using IE5.2 or Netscape 6.2 in
addition to the browsers
supported in WebSPIRS 5.01. Printing using IE5.2 on Mac OS X must still be
performed by selecting
the frame to print and choosing Print from the browser File menrather than
clicking the Print button in the interface. As of this release the TOC
applet is no longer supported on any Mac browsers.
3) Improved handling of jumpstart links (bug 13204)
If a jumpstart URL is received when there is a WebSPIRS session active,
then the old session is
discarded and a new session created with the relevant jumpstart
parameters. This is also the case when a browser window has been closed
without using the Logout button but the WebSPIRS session is still bound to
the current Http session. Jumpstart parameters are also maintained after
clicking the Restart or Continue buttons in the timeout screen.
4) Jump to Single Full Text Link (bug 13393)
When there is only a single full text link defined for a record, clicking
the Full Text Options
link will now forward directly to the full text link site rather than
opening a popup listing the
single link. The See Also link does not have this functionality, it will
open a popup listing
the See Also links available even if there is only one link defined.
5) Improved support for DOI links (bug 13217)
WebSPIRS 5.01 required a DOI resolver to be installed on the browser
machine to resolve DOI:
links in articles. WebSPIRS 5.02 no longer requires a local resolver, and
will instead use the resolving service at a URL specified by the
<doi-resolver> element in the <linking-options> section of the config
files. By default this is 'http://dx.doi.org/'. e.g. the link
doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020497 will be forwarded to
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20020401for resolution.
6) WebSPIRS 5.02 runs as a service on NT
WebSPIRS 5.02 is installed as a service on NT automatically, and will
remain active after the user logs off. The service name is shown as
WebSPIRS5_02Build20020816 and runs in process jk_nt_service.exe. If
multiple WebSPIRS installations are made on the same machine the installer
will prompt for a different service name for each installation. When
running as a service see the known issue note for bug 13403 below.
7) 'Available from Library' string is now configurable
This string can now be defined on a per-customer or per-user basis in the
config files to match the Availability filter settings on the relevant DB
server. The If modified, the change should be made to all four language
versions, i.e. <available-text>, <available-text_fr>, <available-text_de>
and <available-text_es> in the <display-options> section. This string is
also used as the alt text for the availabilty icon shown in the brief
record display next to 'available' records, and is shown next to the
availability icon in the full record display.
8) Default from email address is now not editable
If a default address is supplied for the from address for emailing records
then this can be viewed by users but not changed. This element corresponds
to the <from-address> element in the <email-options> section of the config
files.
9) Bug Fixes
12924 - conversion utility does not map alerts setting
12952 - Error 500 displayed when alter share user name option
13175 - partial Journal Name redundancy / repeats in SO display
13204 - Accessing old session if not logging out from WebSPIRS 5
13217 - DOI Hyperlinking broken not complete
13323 - Licence Agreement link and text and Search Tips should be translated
13324 - French/German Translation of How Do I Help Problems
13228 - WebSPIRS 5.0 Index Tab / navigation back to list of index terms
13342 - German Translation problems
13346 - FIGS interface search tips to have 4.3 tips translated
13353 - possible to create SDIs without email recipients
13355 - Extra comment in French How-Do-I
13356 - French Interface - buttons/links too long at 800x600 full screen
13371 - SO field isn't displaying prior to what is defined in the $JOURNAL
element
13377 - Jumpstart specifying databases & search term, lists 2 entries in
Search History
13378 - Search Tips referrs to a "button" that is now a drop down
13393 - Single Link to FTXT
13395 - Some French/German config files are mangled by Solaris Installation
13399 - Upgrade43 does not add empty lists to webspirs.net
13403 - NT Service running in wrong base directory
13404 - Service Name not removed when Webspirs5.01 uninstalled
13409 - Make from email address read-only
13410 - WebSPIRS NT service stops when user logs out
13413 - Installer not setting service shutdown port in wrapper.properties
13424 - NT Service not set to start automatically
13425 - The text "Available from Library" should be user-configurable
13444 - Change Password screen not working in Spanish version
13445 - Custom configuration jumpstart username/password missing after
upgrading 4.3 to 5.02
13448 - NT service not set up when install path includes spaces
13451 - Language parameter in jumpstart URL ignored after timeout
13458 - find term persistant between all search tabs