[TYPO3-hci] Extended page/record lookup "window"

[Uschi Renziehausen]

Hi Masi,

I must say, I love this idea :-)

Uschi
Martin Kutschker wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> The lookup box, the one that has been moved from the bottom to the upper
> right, allows you to search for page and record ids.
> 
> While the page feature is available for everyone, the general record
> lookup (<tablename>:<uid>) is only available for admins. The reason is
> AFAIK to simplify access control.
> 
> Anyway, why do I have to enter the table name? It could be much easier
> if there was a drop-down with the list of all table names. Even better
> if it were the ones shown in the BE, not the "real" Mysql table names.
> 
> So, if I don't select a table and enter an id it will search in "pages".
> This makes it work as before and allows for a quick general lookup if I
> don't enter an id (ie number). But if I choose a table name, then the id
> will be searched for in the selected table. For non-admins you may only
> list tables where the user has at least the right to view the tables.
> Furthermore the record, if found, must only be shown if the user has
> access rights for the page the record is stored on.
> 
> It would be great if the free text search could also be restricted in
> this way to look only into certain tables. For admins this easy as no
> access checks are needed. For non-admins this isn't as easy, because of
> the mentioned access right checks. Additionally the search should only
> be performed in fields the user has access rights for.
> 
> To sum it up, it may be complicated for non-admins, but at least as a
> first step it would make the life of admins easier if they could have
> the table select drop-down.
> 
> Masi