X-Git-Url: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/gitweb/?p=yaffs-website;a=blobdiff_plain;f=web%2Fmodules%2Fcontrib%2Fbetter_formats%2FREADME.txt;fp=web%2Fmodules%2Fcontrib%2Fbetter_formats%2FREADME.txt;h=3bd2bb9712683fec83b6fd8e6cd345fab5c8cc13;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=8acec36f19c470dfcda1ae2336826a782f41874c;hpb=e0411c4e83ba0d079034db83c3f7f55be24a0e35 diff --git a/web/modules/contrib/better_formats/README.txt b/web/modules/contrib/better_formats/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3bd2bb971 --- /dev/null +++ b/web/modules/contrib/better_formats/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +This very basic documentation for during development. +Better docs will be generated closer to a full release. + + +The only items currently implemented in the D8 version of Better Formats are: + +1. Display options: When BF is enabled you will have permissions at + admin/people/permissions to control per role display of: + 1. format tips + 2. format tips link + 3. format selection for [entity] + + #3 is actually several permissions. There is one for each entity in your site. + +2. Simple field level default format. + This allows you set a field level default format using the standard "Default Value" + setting of a field. This is only possibly normally if you enter something in the + text field for the field api to save the format too. BF gives you the ability + to set the format WITHOUT having to set a value in the field. + + 1. At admin/config/content/formats/settings enable "Use field default" option. + 2. Create a field on one of your entities with one of the following types: Text, Long Text, Long text with summary. + 3. Save the field. + 4. Now go back and edit the field you just saved. This is required because of + how the field default value option works. + 5. You will now see a "Text format" dropdown below your field in the + "Default Value" area. Set the default format in the dropdown. + 6. Save the field. Default will now be used on all new content forms for that field. + +3. Allowed format selection for each text field. + +4. Ordering of formats in Formats select box for each text field.