[TYPO3-v4] Rendering of exclude fields as checkboxes, huge usability regression?

[Helmut Hummel]

Hi Steffen,

On 16.01.11 16:07, Steffen Gebert wrote:
>>> If I now want to select all tt_content field for example I have to click
>>> over 30 times, while before only two times with holding down shift.
> 
> But this could be done only once to e.g. select all Pages and Content 
> labels. Afterwards pressing Shift together with Ctrl to additionally 
> select more labels does not help (at least not on MacOS - maybe on windows).

On MacOS it depends on the browser. Safari is a pain, in Firefox it
works. It also works on Windows with Firefox.

> I don't feel offended at all, but please take #17044 (or not). Took me 
> enough time to fiddle with the code, was really a pain.

I already voted for it. It looks much better now and for _changing_
permissions it really is a much better interface. So I can live with the
initial extra clicks (if not I could also change it back to singlebox
rendering, which I didn't even knew before).

> Hopefully, one day, after the TCEforms refactoring, some diligent people 
> will rework the controls, maybe based on ExtJS.

Looking forward to it ;)

Kind regards,
Helmut

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