Index: misc/tabledrag.js
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/misc/tabledrag.js,v
retrieving revision 1.33
diff -u -p -r1.33 tabledrag.js
--- misc/tabledrag.js	8 Dec 2009 03:10:51 -0000	1.33
+++ misc/tabledrag.js	17 Jan 2010 20:25:02 -0000
@@ -83,8 +83,18 @@ Drupal.tableDrag = function (table, tabl
   // Match immediate children of the parent element to allow nesting.
   $('> tr.draggable, > tbody > tr.draggable', table).each(function() { self.makeDraggable(this); });
 
-  // Hide columns containing affected form elements.
-  this.hideColumns();
+  // Hide or show weight and parent columns according to user preference.
+  // This aids screenreader accessibility so users can enter weight values.
+  // Initialize the weight columns for the show/hide toggle.
+  self.initColumns();
+  // Add a link before the table for users to show or hide weight columns.
+  $(table).before($('<a href="#" class="element-invisible"></a>')
+    .append(Drupal.t('Show/hide weight fields'))
+    .click(function () { 
+      self.toggleShowWeight(self); 
+      return false; 
+    })
+  );
 
   // Add mouse bindings to the document. The self variable is passed along
   // as event handlers do not have direct access to the tableDrag object.
@@ -93,10 +103,12 @@ Drupal.tableDrag = function (table, tabl
 };
 
 /**
- * Hide the columns containing form elements according to the settings for
- * this tableDrag instance.
+ * Initialize weight/parent columns to be hidden by default. 
+ *
+ * Identify and mark each cell with a CSS class so we can easily toggle show/hide it. 
+ * Finally, hide columns if user does not have a 'showWeight' cookie.
  */
-Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.hideColumns = function () {
+Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.initColumns = function () {
   for (var group in this.tableSettings) {
     // Find the first field in this group.
     for (var d in this.tableSettings[group]) {
@@ -108,7 +120,7 @@ Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.hideColumns =
       }
     }
 
-    // Hide the column containing this field.
+    // Mark the column containing this field so it can be hidden.
     if (hidden && cell[0] && cell.css('display') != 'none') {
       // Add 1 to our indexes. The nth-child selector is 1 based, not 0 based.
       // Match immediate children of the parent element to allow nesting.
@@ -128,21 +140,76 @@ Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.hideColumns =
         if (index > 0) {
           cell = row.children(':nth-child(' + index + ')');
           if (cell[0].colSpan > 1) {
-            // If this cell has a colspan, simply reduce it.
-            cell[0].colSpan = cell[0].colSpan - 1;
+            // If this cell has a colspan, mark it so we can reduce the colspan.
+            $(cell[0]).addClass('tabledrag-reduce-colspan');
           }
           else {
-            // Hide table body cells, but remove table header cells entirely
-            // (Safari doesn't hide properly).
-            parentTag == 'thead' ? cell.remove() : cell.css('display', 'none');
+            // Mark this cell so we can hide it.
+            $(cell[0]).addClass('tabledrag-hide');
           }
         }
       });
     }
   }
+  // Now hide cells and reduce colspans unless user cookie is set.
+  var show = $.cookie('Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight');
+  if (show != 1) {
+    Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.hideColumns();
+  }
 };
 
 /**
+ * Hide the columns containing weight/parent form elements.
+ * Undo showColumns().
+ */
+Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.hideColumns = function () {
+  // Turn off display of weight/parent cells and headers.
+  $('.tabledrag-hide').css('display', 'none');
+  // Reduce colspan of any effected multi-span columns.
+  $('.tabledrag-reduce-colspan').each(function() { this.colSpan = this.colSpan - 1; });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Show the columns containing weight/parent form elements
+ * Undo hideColumns().
+ */
+Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.showColumns = function () {
+  // Increase colspan back to columns it was reduced.
+  $('.tabledrag-reduce-colspan').each(function() { this.colSpan = this.colSpan + 1; });
+  // Turn on display of weight/parent cells and headers.
+  $('.tabledrag-hide').css('display', 'table-cell');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Toggle visibility of weight/parent columns. Use a saved cookie to store the
+ * user preference.
+ */
+Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.toggleShowWeight = function (self) {
+  // Retrieve the tableDrag status from a stored cookie.
+  var show = $.cookie('Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight');
+
+  // Show or hide columns with weight fields and toggle the cookie value.
+  if (show == 1) {
+    $.cookie('Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight', 0, {
+        path: Drupal.settings.basePath,
+        // The cookie should "never" expire.
+        expires: 36500,
+      }
+    );
+    this.hideColumns();
+  }
+  else {
+    $.cookie('Drupal.tableDrag.showWeight', 1, {
+        path: Drupal.settings.basePath,
+        // The cookie should "never" expire.
+        expires: 36500,
+      }
+    );
+    this.showColumns();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Find the target used within a particular row and group.
  */
 Drupal.tableDrag.prototype.rowSettings = function (group, row) {
Index: modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.71
diff -u -p -r1.71 menu.admin.inc
--- modules/menu/menu.admin.inc	3 Jan 2010 21:01:04 -0000	1.71
+++ modules/menu/menu.admin.inc	17 Jan 2010 20:25:03 -0000
@@ -99,13 +99,15 @@ function _menu_overview_tree_form($tree)
         '#type' => 'weight',
         '#delta' => 50,
         '#default_value' => isset($form_state[$mlid]['weight']) ? $form_state[$mlid]['weight'] : $item['weight'],
+        '#title_display' => 'invisible',
+        '#title' => t('Weight for') . ' ' . $item['title'],
       );
       $form[$mlid]['mlid'] = array(
         '#type' => 'hidden',
         '#value' => $item['mlid'],
       );
       $form[$mlid]['plid'] = array(
-        '#type' => 'textfield',
+        '#type' => 'hidden',
         '#default_value' => isset($form_state[$mlid]['plid']) ? $form_state[$mlid]['plid'] : $item['plid'],
         '#size' => 6,
       );
Index: modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.36
diff -u -p -r1.36 field_ui.admin.inc
--- modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc	13 Jan 2010 05:43:01 -0000	1.36
+++ modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc	17 Jan 2010 20:25:03 -0000
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ function field_ui_field_overview_form($f
         '#type' => 'textfield',
         '#default_value' => $weight,
         '#size' => 3,
-       ),
+        '#title_display' => 'invisible',
+        '#title' => t('Weight for') . ' ' . check_plain($instance['label']),
+      ),
       'hidden_name' => array(
         '#type' => 'hidden',
         '#default_value' => $instance['field_name'],
Index: modules/block/block.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/block/block.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.72
diff -u -p -r1.72 block.admin.inc
--- modules/block/block.admin.inc	15 Jan 2010 10:59:21 -0000	1.72
+++ modules/block/block.admin.inc	17 Jan 2010 20:25:03 -0000
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ function block_admin_display_form($form,
       '#type' => 'weight',
       '#default_value' => $block['weight'],
       '#delta' => $weight_delta,
+      '#title_display' => 'invisible',
+      '#title' => t('Weight for') . ' ' . check_plain($block['info']),
     );
     $form[$key]['region'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',