[TYPO3-core] Checkbox "Disable RTE editor" removed - why?

[Michael Stucki]

Hi Benni,

> this was me :) in late nov 07.

Soso! :-)

> The point was that these options at the bottom were not structured and
> IMHO the configuration / setup module etc. should be restructured
> completely. There should be a list of features that are module-specific,
> but they should also appear at the setup module. As the setup module is
> just a static form for BEUSer-uc-values, my goal was / is to restructure
> this, by offering these module-specific options dynamically through
> functions in the modules.
> 
> As this process is not done yet, we are left with a half-baked option
> list at the bottom of the alt_doc.php.

OK, so that means it might get re-added in 4.3? But then I ask myself why
not add it back until the process is finished?

> Another reason for me to remove this was to put more attention to the
> user setup module (as it is now finally usable in t3skin) as it wasn't
> used at all (this is what my editors told me).

Well, I disagree. I'm using the feature just randomly (as Peter already
explained) to check the parsed content, or do something without the RTE for
once. So now I would always have to perform these steps:

1) close the edit window
2) open the setup module
3) enable the checkbox
4) go back to the edit window
5) save and close
6) go back to the setup module and disable the checkbox again

Doesn't seem like a step forward :-|

> Anyway, so this is what I could imagine in the future:
> 
> * All user settings (generic, module specific) can be configured in user
> => setup. Modules add their options to a glboal "uc" array which
> user=>setup uses to display and edit.
> 
> * In a module, if there are module specific options available, a small
> menu (either on the bottom or on the side) can be clicked on and then is
> expanded. Actions can be completely configured, through a page reload or
> a JS action (e.g. "expand all second palette options" doesn't need a
> page reload).
> 
> It's all part of the plan for the user control center / dashboard
> rewrite for 4.3 :)

All fine, however this would mean the checkbox is removed in 4.2, and
probably comes back again in 4.3. Which would be bad.

So please, could you re-add it?

I will forward this message to Jens Hoffmann as this is GUI relevant, and he
might share your opinion - though I guess he doesn't.

- michael
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