[TYPO3-dev] ext_conf_template.txt: type= string or input?

[Michael]

Hi,

in order to enable admins to configure an extension via the Extension
Manager, file "ext_conf_template.txt" can be used.

I stumbled across an issue today and I wonder, what is the correct
official keyword for the *type* of a setting, if you want to allow users
to enter an arbitrary string? For example:

# cat=basic/enable; type=string; label=Enter description here...

Some extensions use "type=string" (which seems to work fine), others use
"type=input" (which seemed to work fine up to TYPO3 version 4.7.x).

Extensions such as "tt_news" (version 3.3.0) or "nagios" (version 1.2.4)
use "type=input", but this stopped working since TYPO3 version 6.0.0 beta2.

So, is it a bug in TYPO3 version 6.0.0 beta2 or is "type=input"
deprecated (and "type=string" is the correct syntax)?


Cheers
Michael