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  1. XWiki Platform
  2. XWIKI-14157

Display the default and inherited values in the Administration

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Major
    • None
    • 9.2
    • Administration
    • None
    • Hard

    Description

      Wiki preferences often support inheritance. The most common chain of inheritance is:

      page < parent page < ... < sub-wiki < main wiki < xwiki.properties

      This means that a configuration property:

      • can be set explicitly or
      • can be left unset in order to inherit from its ancestors

      The issue is that at the moment, when looking at a configuration option that is not set:

      • you don't know what is the actual value (you see "---" for instance)
      • you don't know where that value comes from (where is it inherited from)

      The problem is visible most often on drop-downs (select HTML element) and text inputs:

      • for text inputs we could display the default/inherited value using the "placeholder" attribute
      • for drop-downs we need to replace the "---" option with something more meaningful.

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          is related to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. XWIKI-14664 Unable to go back to the default value after a FlamingoTheme or IconTheme has been set

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. XWIKI-9663 Show default value for date format in administration

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Open
          relates to

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. XWIKI-6907 Set a default value to the "WatchList daily notifier"

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. XWIKI-2194 Provide Default Option for the minor edit checkbox

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Open

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. XWIKI-7715 Hard to understand which is the default value for Profile's Preferences entries (edit/view mode)

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Idea - An idea or wish (something not sure that'll happen but that would be cool) XWIKI-14297 Make it simpler to see Admin UI changes and revert to default values

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

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              mflorea Marius Dumitru Florea
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