PergamonMU v1.0.96 saw a number of cosmetic changes which were performed to rationalise naming conventions for use within primary school environments, especially within the Lookup Manager data.

Note that changes to the text of the lookup manager values in no way affects the purpose of the value within the functional areas of Pergamon, and your existing databases will remain functionally unmodified.

• “Agent Age Ranges” became “Reader Age Ranges”
• “Agent Audience” became “Reader Audience”
• “Agent Circulation Profile” became “Reader Circulations Profile”
• “Agent Gender” became “Reader Gender”
• “Agent Groups” became “Reader Groups”
• “Agent HID Formats” became “Reader HID Formats”
• “Agent Locations” became “Reader Locations”
• “Agent Salutations” became “Reader Salutations”
• “Client Information” became “System Information”
• “Equal Opportunities” became “Reader Protected Characteristics”
• “Equal Opportunity Types” became “Reader Protected Characteristic Types”

An additional Lookup Manager group was created.

• System HUB - containing configuration parameters for use of the local and remote HUB catalogue databases.

containing:

• HUB Database: Cloud Based - the filename of Esferico's cloud based database (may be blank)
• HUB Database: Local - the filename of the local HUB database (may be blank)
• Provenance: Copyrighted - set to “Copyrighted”
• Provenance: HUB - set to “HUB Sourced”
• Provenance: Manual - set to “Manual Data Entry”

Most of the values in System Information (previously “Client Information”) have been modified for easier management by altering the text to reflect groupings and appear in an easier to find alphabetic order.

• -“Default barcode type” became “Barcodes: Default type”
• -“Maximim narrow barcode width” became “Barcodes: Maximum narrow bar width”
• “Minimum item barcode number length (to buffer with 0) became “Barcodes: Minimum item length (to buffer with 0)”
• “Minimum reader barcode length (to buffer with 0) became “Barcodes: Minimum reader length (to buffer with 0)”
• “Client Name” became “Common: Client Name”
• “Text case (…)” became “Common: Text case (…)”
• “Pause before search timer (milliseconds)” became “Scanner: Pause before search (milliseconds)”
• “Scanner Prefix|Suffix” became “Scanner: Prefix|Suffix”
• -“Warning letter 1” became “Warnings: Days after due date before 1st”
• -“Warning letter 2” became “Warnings: Days after due date before 2nd”
• “Display advanced search option on Workspace” became “Workspace: Display advanced search option””
• “Display Lists & Projects option on Workspace” became “Workspace: Display Lists & Projects option”
• “Speaking” became “Workspace: Speaking”
• “Streamlined OPAC issue / return layout” became “Workspace: Streamlined issue / return”
• “Theme Override” became “Workspace: Theme Override”
• “Browser file protocol prefix” became “Workspace: Theme Protocol Prefix”

A very rare bug with some installations of Windows v7.1 (SP1) caused major problems with the failure to recognise and/or display checkbox values in list boxes. While rare, the bug was outside the remit of Esferico ltd. due to it being a part of the operating system's interaction with the Xojo development language.

A custom listbox solution was created internally by Esferico ltd. and in doing so maintaining appearance between the displays on the three main operating systems. The check box has been replaced with a slider-switch: red background and switch to the left is OFF or NO or FALSE, while a green background and switch to the right is ON or YES or TRUE.

While it is impossible to second-guess name and title lengths, the row-height of all Quick Reports have been increased to allow longer text-wrapping. This has resulted in fewer overruns into the next row, but a slightly reduced number of effective rows on each printed page.

• Sterile and Demo Database versions of software are now available to Vendors for all three major operating systems, direct from the Vendor section of the website (Win, Mac and Linux).

• SIMS and UKMarc importers are now being shipped as standard inclusions on OS Platforms in the downloadable install files.

• Pre-Generation of next barcode in sequence is now turned ON by default on the User account when shipped with a new sterile database.

• Additional pre-set Listings in the [Bookmarks & Lists] menu option.

• Ability to set Lookup Manager groups as “auto-list”, displaying their values as list options in the [Bookmarks & Lists] menu option.

• A paging system has now been added to the Catalogue to assist in managing very large catalogues. By default, the catalogue will display all records, however a page size can be selected from [Info] > [Options] > [Page Limit] to display All, 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1000 records at a time. Once a non-ALL selection is made, [Forward] and [Back] navigation buttons become available in the toolbar. The option is a Persistent Option so maintains its selection between sessions.

For new installations and pre-licensed database, the following standard options are now being set:

• «To Be completed.»

Major changes from v1.0.96
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