Ares Redshelf Search Addon (WebView2 & Chromium)

This addon will use the WebView2 browser in Ares Client v5.0.9+, and the Chromium browser otherwise.

Name

Redshelf Search Addon

Version

1.3.0

Author

Atlas Systems, Inc.

Description

Searches Redshelf.com for Monograph requests. If available on the request form, the addon will search by the ISBN; otherwise, the addon will search by the title. When set to True, the AutoSearch setting will prompt the addon to automatically search Redshelf when the request is opened.

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Release Notes

Release notes are available for Redshelf Search Addon v1.3.0 and later.

v1.3.0:

  • Added support for the WebView2 embedded browser:

    • The addon will now use the WebView2 embedded browser when installed for Ares Client v5.0.9 or later. It will use the Chromium embedded browser when installed for previous versions of Ares that do not support WebView2.

Configuration

Addon settings are configured in the Manage Addons form.

If a site/NVTGC has different queues or templates, they should install another copy of the addon for each NVTGC who uses different queues or templates.

Setting

Default

Type

Description

Setting

Default

Type

Description

AutoSearch

True

Boolean

Defines whether the search should be automatically performed when the form opens.

SearchURL

 www.redshelf.com

String

Base URL to use for searching.

The default can be changed to https://studentresponse.redshelf.com/ to take advantage of Redshelf’s temporary free ebook program (more info available in the Config file).