Terry’s Worklog

  • MarcEdit 7 Z39.50/SRU Client Wireframes

    One of the appalling discoveries when taking a closer look at the MarcEdit 6 codebase, was the presence of 3(!) Z39.50 clients (all using slightly different codebases.  This happened because of the ILS integration, the direct Z39.50 Database editing, and the actual Z39.50 client.  In the Mac version, these clients are all the same thing…

  • MarcEdit 7 Alpha: the XML/JSON Profiler

    Metadata transformations can be really difficult.  While I try to make them easier in MarcEdit, the reality is, the program really has functioned for a long time as a facilitator of the process; handling the binary data processing and character set conversions that may be necessary.  But the heavy lifting, that’s all been on the…

  • MarcEdit 7: MarcEditor Performance Metrics

    Because I change version numbers so rarely when it comes to MarcEdit, I usually like to take the major version numbers as an opportunity to look at how some of the core code works, and this time is no different.  One of the things that I’ve occasionally heard is that Opening and Saving larger files…

  • MarcEdit Updates (all)

    I’ve posted update for all versions.  Windows and linux updates for 6.3.x Sunday evening and updates to MacOS for 2.5.x on Wed. morning.  Change log below: Windows/Linux: * Bug Fix: MarcEditor: Convert clipboard content to….: The change in control caused this to stop working — mostly because the data container that renders the content is…

  • MarcEdit 7 Wireframes–XML Functions

    In this set of wireframes, you can see one of the concepts that I’ll be introducing with MarcEdit 7…wizards.  Each wizard is designed to encapsulate a reference interview to attempt to make adding new functions, etc. to the tool easier.  You will find these throughout MarcEdit 7.  XML Functions Window: XML Functions Wizard Screens: You’ll…

  • MarcEdit 7 Keycode Documentation

    Something that comes up a lot is the lack of key combinations or pathways to using functions in MarcEdit.  I’ll admit, the program is very mouse heavy.  So, as part of the accessibility work in MarcEdit 7, I’m taking a long look at how access to all functions can be accommodated via the keyboard.  This…

  • MarcEdit 7: Preferences Wireframes and Ease of Use Features

    This post relates to the previous posts: MarcEdit 7 visual styles: High Contrast: https://blog.reeset.net/archives/2288 MarcEdit 7: Accessibility Options Part 2: https://blog.reeset.net/archives/2300 I’m continuing to flesh out new wireframes, and one of the areas where I’ll be consolidating some options is in the preferences window.  I’ve decided to reorganize the menu and some of the settings. …

  • MarcEdit 7: Accessibility Options Part 2

    I’ve been working a bit more around this notion of creating “themes” to improve visible accessibility options.  This started with an initial implementation that included the default interface and then a High Contrast interface.  Over the past few days, I’ve been getting a wide range of feedback, and one of the things that is becoming…

  • MarcEdit 7 visual styles: High Contrast

    An interesting request made while reviewing the Wireframes was if MarcEdit 7 could support a kind of high contrast, or “Dark” theme mode.  An Example of this would be Office: Some people find this interface easier on the eyes, especially if you are working on a screen all day.  Since MarcEdit utilizes its own GUI…

  • MarcEdit 7: MARC Tools Wireframe

    The changes aren’t big — they are really designed to make the form a little more compact and add common topics to the screen.  The big changes are related to integrations.  In MarcEdit 6.x, when you run across an error, you have to open the validator, pick the correct validation option, etc.  This won’t be…

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