[TYPO3-core] RFC: Bug/Feature #10173: Content element wizard doesn't respect TCAdefaults

[Martin Kutschker]

Ralf Hettinger schrieb:
> This is an SVN patch request.
> 
> Type: Bugfix / Feature
> 
> Bugtracker references:
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=10173
> 
> Branches:
> trunk only, since change of behaviour
> 
> Problem:
> When inserting new content elements via the new content element wizard,
> there are some fixed defValues set by this wizard for CType textpic,
> image and menu that should be not set with a fixed value any longer
> since there exists a better and more flexible possibility by using
> TCAdefaults.
> At the moment, TCAdefaults can't have effect when creating new
> tt_content elements by using the wizard for
> CType textpic: imageorient (always set to 17 by the wizard)
> CType image: imagecols (always set to 2 by the wizard)
> CType menu: menu_type (always set to 2 by the wizard)
> 
> Solution:
> Remove default values set by this wizard

And then? Of course the admin can set up any TCAdefaults he likes. I see
you point that the wizard should honour the defaults, but I think it is
wrong to remove them completely.

Better would be to check if there are any TCAdefaults and set the wizard
defaults only when none were found.

Masi