The Primo UI is very flexible and can be modified to the customer needs. One possibility you have in Primo is to use jQuery to check and include external data and services. This code contribution uses existing code from the jQuery documentation website (http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/autocomplete#Example)and explains how easily you can integrate an autosuggest service in the Primo searchbox.
With the Google Charts API (http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/?type=visualization) you can dynamically create charts and embed these for example in the Primo UI. This addon uses the output from the date facets to generate a column chart in a local facetTile.jsp.
Generating and displaying tooltip texts can be quite valuable to the end user. This can be help with facets etc. This code is used in views you create in Primo, and most often placed in your footer or using a custom tile.
Real Time Availability for Primo Central records is not always correctly labeled. We created an acceptable workaround for us to go live with Primo Central
and hope that Ex Libris is working hard to fix this.
The Primo UI is very flexible and can be customized according to the institutions branding only by adjusting the standard Primo CSS file. Furthermore this allows a seamless integration into the institutions website - and avoids confusion for users- as they do not need to learn to use a new URL, website or a link they need to click. A very good example for a customized Primo CSS (among others) can be found at SLUB Dresden: http://www.slub-dresden.de/en/home. Customizing the CSS file is easy - and this addon contains some Primo UI themes (CSS files) that can be used as a basis for your library - and your library branding. You don´t have to agree with the colored themes (blue, orange, green - they are only examples) - as the installing instructions will explain the basic areas you can change according to provide a UI that looks like your institutions website.
