[TYPO3-core] RFC: #6826: Remove "Show Description for Fields"checkbox in alt_doc.php

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi Benni,

"Benjamin Mack" <mack at xnos.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.2126.1195938285.14020.typo3-team-core at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hey,
>
> this is a SVN patch request!
>
> Branches: Trunk only!
>
> BT Reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=6826
>
> Problem:
> Right now we have two places in the BE for a user to show the Help of
> backend fields:
> * In the User => Setup module
> - Activate CSH Help - options: "None", "Help Icon", "Full Description"
> - This help activated the help for all Backend fields.
> * In alt_doc.php, you can activate a checkbox on the bottom
> - This help shows all field descriptions for the TCEforms and is only
> visible if the CSH help is not set to "Full Description".
>
> Solution:
> I propose to remove the alt_doc.php option (#2). Of course this will
> reduce some functionality, but I think we can do this change because
> only a few people use this feature anyway. And if these people really
> need guidance in the Backend, they should use the User => Setup feature
> to display all help.
>
> Notes:
> * I think: The user has too many options to set this feature. usually
> people only use it once. If the 5% of the users who use it know that
> it's in the User => Setup, they will use that module more often, which
> is good IMHO.
> * The attached patch removes the checkbox and changes to places in
> alt_doc.php to use the status from the BE_user.
>

it's a very good idea to "reanimate" User->Setup for the settings.
One of the points that scares new people in TYPO3 is the page/list with too 
many buttons/icons/checkboxes.
IMHO a good idea to get rid of some and bundle them in the Setup-Modul.

+1 after reading.

vg  Steffen