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I'd like to use it for hiding permission descriptions, Keith Smith wants to use it for hiding help text, and one could probably think of another half a dozen places in Drupal it could be useful. Right now the "turn descriptions on and off" link is a) coded to always redirect to the ?q=admin page, b) not displayed on any other pages.
So let's genericize this (if that's a word) so that any admin page can have its details hidden.
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Comment #1
gaele CreditAttribution: gaele commentedYup, like toggle the display of field descriptions.
I'm thinking about three options, so a user could adjust the display to his/her own experience level:
- off
- on (inline)
- on (pop-up)
And IMHO this should not be constrained to just the admin pages. On the node add page it could be useful too.
(BTW also see this discussion about help pages in pop-ups.)
Comment #2
gaele CreditAttribution: gaele commentedAnd yes, this "Hide descriptions" link should be "genericized" ;-)
Where to put this link? Think about this: "hide help/descriptions" is not a navigation link, it is a utility link, just like e.g. "logout".
A nice place would be in the upper right corner. (See e.g. admin_menu module, and Steve Krug's book "Don't Make Me Think").
Comment #3
lilou CreditAttribution: lilou commentedbump
Comment #4
gaele CreditAttribution: gaele commentedComment #5
catchNice idea.
Comment #6
andypostduplicate #202593: 'Hide descriptions' link on admin/config affects other pages
Also there's a critical issue #748976: "Show/hide descriptions" links no longer work
Comment #7
webchickComment #8
andypostSeems this should go to 8.1.x now, also there's collision with related