[TYPO3-core] RFC Feature #7336: Improve usability of Constants Editor

[Patrick Broens]

Hi Jeff,

As I told you before: awesome

Jeff Segars wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> This is a SVN patch request.
> 
> Type: Feature
> 
> Bugtracker references: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=7336
> 
> Branches: Trunk
> 
> Problem:
> The current Constants Editor requires clicking on a checkbox and 
> reloading the entire editing form in order to edit a single constant.
> 
> Solution:
> This can be improved by using Javascript to make the editing more dynamic.
> 
> A demo of this dynamic editing can be seen at 
> http://webempoweredchurch.com/fileadmin/proj/misc/constants_editor.mp4
> 
> In addition, the HTML output of the submodule can be cleaned up to 
> produce more semantically valid HTML and the overall code formatting of 
> the Constants Editor can be cleaned up.
> 
> Notes:
> There's still plenty of room for discussion on this patch. Is a trash 
> can the appropriate icon or should we have something that indicates 
> close or rollback instead of delete.
> 
> We'll also need integration with the new docheader for the Templates 
> module once Patrick and Benni are done.
I'm currently integrating the buttons in the docheader and will probably 
finish this tonight.

BT reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=7262

Patrick
> 
> As such, this is an attempt to get the patch out there for inclusion in 
> 4.2, but I expect there will be some refinements needed.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>