Item13085: rework "show expert" feature

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Priority: Enhancement
Current State: Closed
Released In: n/a
Target Release:
Applies To: Extension
Component: ConfigurePlugin
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Reported By: MichaelDaum
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Last Change By: MichaelDaum
See also discussion at Development.ReleaseMeeting01x02_20141013.

-- MichaelDaum - 10 Nov 2014

Actually I'd rather have many of the expert options more visible by default. Too much hidden means people might miss important settings for their configuration. One person's "expert" is another site's "critical". This one maybe could be per tab? A checkbox? Reveal expert settings: [x] preferably up at the top of the tab so you don't have to scroll to the bottom.

-- GeorgeClark - 10 Nov 2014

I fully agree.

The concept expert vs non-expert options being hidden needs a bit of thinking. Maybe renaming it "show advanced settings" is better suited as it does not refer to the level of admin experience needed to digest the other options.

So there are a few things to do here:

  1. rename the concept to "advanced settings"
  2. convert the button element to a checkbox to indicate the state of the interface
  3. move "advanced settings" checkbox to another place ... maybe to a config section or to the bottom of the page .... maybe next to a "save" button per section
  4. review current "expert" options and rethink whether they really need to be an expert setting; only config sections that are overcrowded otherwise should have a "show more" or "show advanced settings" feature.

-- MichaelDaum - 11 Nov 2014

I mentioned in Item13088, maybe use of twisties within tabs would be useful.

-- GeorgeClark - 11 Nov 2014

I think it is in an okay state now as part of the work on Item13214 and Item12381.

-- MichaelDaum - 20 Jan 2015
 

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Summary rework "show expert" feature
ReportedBy MichaelDaum
Codebase trunk
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AppliesTo Extension
Component ConfigurePlugin
Priority Enhancement
CurrentState Closed
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Topic revision: r7 - 20 Jan 2015, MichaelDaum
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