[TYPO3-core] RFC: Feature Request 5899: Notify user where required elements are nested in IRRE or Tabs

[Ingmar Schlecht]

Ready for commit, with Malte and Steffen's +1 and Olly being a core-dev.

cheers
Ingmar

Malte Jansen schrieb:
> Oliver Hader schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I attached a new changed version of the patch which now applies again 
>> correctly against the current Trunk. Please test and give me some 
>> feedback if you'd like to see this in the upcoming TYPO3 4.2.0-alpha3 
>> release. Thanks in advance!
>>
>> A test-extensionand how it looks like can be found in the bugtracker.
>>
>> olly
>>
>>
>> Oliver Hader schrieb:
>>> This is a SVN patch request.
>>>
>>> Problem:
>>> TYPO3 offers the possibility to define fields as "required". If done so,
>>> you cannot save a record unless all required fields are filled 
>>> correctly.
>>> Imagine you're using IRRE with Tabs and create a multilevel scenario
>>> with several required fields. If IRRE levels are collapsed or the tab
>>> with the required field is not visible - you'll spend some time on
>>> searching the field that has to be filled.
>>>
>>> Solution:
>>> Store the nesting in Tabs/IRRE of each field using JavaScript. If
>>> required fields are hidden somewhere "deep down" in the structure, the
>>> yellow icons now also appear on the IRRE header and on the Tab and
>>> inform the user where to fix the problem(s).
>>>
>>> Comments:
>>> There is a test-extension in the bugtracker which allows to create many
>>> hierarchical nested elements using IRRE and Tabs.
>>>
>>> Bugtracker references:
>>> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=5899
>>>
>>> Branch: Trunk only
>>>
>>>
>>> olly
> 
> Hi,
> 
> +1 by testing and reading.
> 
> Tested with some userdefined tables with many tabs and irre.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Malte


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Ingmar Schlecht
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