[TYPO3-core] RFC: 0006967: File List: "Show Thumbnails" does not take precedence if user-setup option is used

[Steffen Kamper]

"Martin Kutschker" <martin.kutschker-n0spam at no5pam-blackbox.net> schrieb im 
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> Benjamin Mack schrieb:
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> this is a SVN patch request.
>>
>> Branches: Trunk only
>>
>> BT reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=6967
>>
>> Problem:
>> Right now there is an option called "Show Thumbnails" on the bottom of 
>> the filelist that says "Show Thumbnails". This feature is:
>> + first of all, not directory / page related
>> + double in its use, as there is an option in the user=>setup called 
>> "Show Thumbnails By Default" (uc-"thumbnailsByDefault") which takes 
>> precedence.
>>
>> This means: If the user has the option checked in his user settings, the 
>> option in the file list becomes useless (= it shows the icons all the 
>> time). And after all, if the option should be there, it should be a 
>> shortcut of the same option as the user setup and not some extra option 
>> field.
>>
>> Solution:
>> Therefore I propose to remove the option in the file_list.php because:
>> - People think it does not work if they have this option enabled in the 
>> user => setup already.
>
> To me the correct solution would be to set this checkbox according to the 
> prefs. But that that would mean that the UI must store the correct setting 
> for the flag (0 or 1) and only apply the default if no value is set at 
> all. The pref says "by default" and not "always".
>
> I like to have the pref set to 0 and be able to enable thumbs occasionally 
> via file>list.
>
> Masi

i would say a mix of that:
use the checkbox only for changing in this view, no storing to default, but 
initialize it with the stored value.

vg  Steffen