🚀 ABCD OPAC News v2.0
📅 Release: November 18, 2025
🌟 New Features and Interface
- Installation Diagnostics: New tool to verify if all OPAC components are installed correctly.
- Restricted Access and Records: It is now possible to restrict search to logged-in users only and hide specific records that require authentication.
- Smart Relevance: The system now scores results. Terms found in the Title carry more weight than in other fields.
👤 User Dashboard (MyABCD)
- Reservations via Modal (AJAX): Goodbye page reloads! Reservations, renewals, and cancellations now happen in quick floating windows.
- Detailed Confirmation: The user views the title and can input how many Waiting Days they are willing to wait for the item.
- Smart Login: Tried to reserve without logging in? The system asks for login directly within the window, without losing the flow.
🎨 Visualization and Navigation
- Single View (Fullscreen): New record detail viewing mode in fullscreen without leaving the results list.
- Format Buttons: Instant switch between Standard, XML MARC, and Dublin Core views.
- Advanced Sorting: Sort results by Relevance, Title (A-Z), Author, or Chronology (Newest/Oldest).
- Double Pagination: Navigate through pages via both the top and the bottom of the list.
🛠️ Technical Improvements and Fixes
- 🐞 Critical Bug Fixes: Resolved issues with accents in free search and facets breaking when refining the search.
- 🧠 Enhanced "Did you mean?": Logic now supports complete phrases and dictionaries with ISO-8859-1 encoding.
- 🍪 Record Selection: Checkbox functionality reactivated with a floating action bar and persistence via cookies.