LP#1301955: disable autosuggest by default

Until we solve the accessibility issues caused by autosuggest as noted in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1187993, we shall disable the
feature by default for new installations.

An entry for the release notes is included.

Signed-off-by: Ben Shum <bshum@biblio.org>
Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton <gmc@esilibrary.com>

diff --git a/Open-ILS/src/sql/Pg/950.data.seed-values.sql b/Open-ILS/src/sql/Pg/950.data.seed-values.sql
index ed31eff..0ba09a7 100644 (file)
--- a/Open-ILS/src/sql/Pg/950.data.seed-values.sql
+++ b/Open-ILS/src/sql/Pg/950.data.seed-values.sql
@@ -9769,7 +9769,7 @@ INSERT INTO config.global_flag (name, label, value, enabled)
             'label'
         ),
         'opac_visible',
-        TRUE
+        FALSE
     );
 
 INSERT INTO config.global_flag (name, label)

diff --git a/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Disable_Autosuggest.txt b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Disable_Autosuggest.txt
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..9d9dbd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/RELEASE_NOTES_NEXT/OPAC/Disable_Autosuggest.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Disable Autosuggest by Default
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+As described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1187993, the 
+community is aware of ongoing accessibility issues caused through use of 
+the autosuggest feature of the Evergreen catalog. The decision has been 
+made to disable autosuggest by default for new installations. Existing sites
+are cautioned to take note of this change and decide for themselves whether
+to discontinue use.
+
+It is possible to disable the autosuggest feature by setting the following 
+global flag to false and restarting apache. Look in Admin -> Server 
+Administration -> Global Flags -> OPAC: Show auto-completing suggestions 
+dialog...