Tickets :: Comment on [#56] IMP maintenance should apply to a configurable folder set.

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Comment	> Okay, so finally catching back up with this. I've got nearly > everything completed Chuck's suggestions, just a quick question > before I submit a patch (IMP only at this point). > > > > I'm testing out the suggestion of letting the locked preference > 'purge_folders' dictate whether users can enable or disable folder > purges (removing other, redundant preferences and config parameters > that did this in the old patch). > > > > I'm thinking of not displaying my per-folder preferences, which are > stored an implicit preference, if purge_folders is set to 0 and > locked. However, when I go to check this case from within my > template include file (using $prefs->getValue() and > $prefs->isLocked()), I'm hitting some weird cases. > > > > As a user, I had previously set purge_folders to 0. Then, as an > administrator, I set it to 1 and locked it (always run purge folders) > in the prefs.php file. For some reason, the prefs function returns > my user-set value, but also that the preference is locked. > > > > So, my question is: Is it the responsibility of the administrator to > clear out these preference values from the preference storage > backend, then lock, or is there a reason why the user preference > value overrides the one set and locked by the administrator in the > prefs.php file ? Is it the programmer's responsibility to wipe out > old values after the preference is locked, or is this not advisable ? > > > > Thanks for any clarification. Patches today or tomorrow.
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