[TYPO3-core] RFC #16465: Bug: TCE forms incorrectly render optgroup tags with icons

[Bastian Waidelich]

Bastian Waidelich wrote:

REMINDER #2

> Hi again,
>
> This is an SVN patch request.
>
> Type: Bugfix
>
> Bugtracker references:
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=16463
>
> Branches:
> trunk
>
> Problem:
> TYPO3 allows us to specify an icon that is displayed in front of options
> in BE selectors (this is currently only supported by Mozilla based
> browsers AFAIK).
> Additionally it's possible to group option tags by inserting a
> "---div---" item, resulting in a <optgroup> tag.
> Unfortunately the styling of the optgroups is currently broken, which
> makes them unusable in Mozilla (See attached snapshots).
>
> Solution:
> Create a new method optgroupTagStyle() that sets the correct style
> attributes for optgroup tags similar to optionTagStyle(). See attached
> patch.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> Put following lines around the registration of a plugin to your ext_tables:
>
> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['list_type']['config']['items'][] =
> array('group header', '--div--', t3lib_extMgm::extRelPath($_EXTKEY) .
> 'ext_icon.gif');
>
> // t3lib_extMgm::addPlugin(...);
>
> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['list_type']['config']['items'][] =
> array('', '--div--');
>
> Notes:
> A proper support for optgroups would be especially useful in the plugin
> list which gets confusing with a lot of entries.
>
> Background: we might add a new method to Extbase allowing you to
> register multiple plugins at once semantically grouping them together
>
> Best,
> Bastian