[TYPO3-core] Backend module html structure

[François Suter]

Hi Felix,

> What will happen: Extension authors will need to adjust their html
> slightly. Backend modules not following this standard will not display
> doc headers rows perfectly (colors, positioning).

What's the impact:

1) in 6.2 for extensions that don't have the right structure?

2) in 4.5 for extensions that would adopt the new structure?

> When: Now is the perfect time since most probably extension will be
> changed with the launch of TYPO3 6.2 fundamentally:

Yes and no. After the recent active contributors meetings, there was a 
call to extension developers to try and keep compatibility across the 
whole range from 4.5 to 6.2, so that transitioning from one LTS to the 
other is as smooth as possible.

Of course, after an initial 4.5-6.2 compatible release, I would also 
expect developers to start dropping tons of legacy code.

So anything that breaks extensions is risky IMO and should be avoided if 
possible.

Cheers

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Francois Suter
Cobweb Development Sarl - http://www.cobweb.ch