84293 - Simplify editparams.cgi page.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 46296

(Bugzilla :: Bugzilla-General, defect)

Description

[Matthew Tuck [:CodeMachine]]

We need to do something to reduce the complexity of editparams.cgi.

We could split the page up similar to the user prefs page.

But alternatively we could leave it monolithic but hide parameters that are not
relevant.  For example, a whole heap of moving parameters could be not shown
when moving was off, and similar.  This should make the page easier to use.

When new parameters appear due to a change, ideally we would add them through
Javascript, but pragmatically we would pop up a second page asking for the value
of those parameters, similar to what we currently do when changing a bug's
product.

Comment 1

[Jacob Steenhagen]

This sounds like half of what's suggested in bug 46296.

Comment 2

[Matthew Tuck [:CodeMachine]]

Yes but it was intended to be about hiding parameters in either case.

Comment 3

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

I'm going to go ahead and mark this a dupe in the hopes of simplifying 
implementation.  The proper way to hide things like that without requiring 
javascript or the like is to make a separate panel for each group of params that 
can be hidden.  If the main on/off param is disabled, that whole panel doesn't 
show up.  Even if we argue about implementation this should probably be discussed 
over there, since it should all be done at once anyway, no point in having two 
bugs for it.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 46296 ***

Comment 4

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

moving to Bugzilla product
reassign to default owner/qa for INVALID/WONTFIX/WORKSFORME/DUPLICATE