[TYPO3-dev] Bug on/off switch in typo3, defaults to bug on

[Markus Bertheau]

Hi,

there's a bug on/off type switch in typo3 that defaults to bug on. I
was wondering if there was a reason for this behaviour. What I have in
mind is tslib_pibase->pi_list_browseresults() and its usage of the
parameter $this->internal['pagefloat']. Quote from the 3.8.0 docs:

Using $this->internal['pagefloat']: this defines were the current page
is shown in the list of pages in the Pagebrowser. If this var is an
integer it will be interpreted as position in the list of pages. If
its value is the keyword "center" the current page will be shown in
the middle of the pagelist.

Thing is, when $this->internal['pagefloat'] is not set at all, the
page browser always shows the first n pages:

[Page 1] [Page 2] [Page 3]

even if you're on page 6.

What's the rationale behind this?

Markus