Index: modules/overlay/overlay.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/overlay/overlay.module,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 overlay.module
--- modules/overlay/overlay.module	7 Mar 2010 06:31:48 -0000	1.11
+++ modules/overlay/overlay.module	9 Mar 2010 08:58:19 -0000
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
     'access arguments' => array('access overlay'),
     'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
   );
+  $items['admin/config/user-interface/overlay'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Overlay',
+    'description' => 'Settings for the administrative overlay.',
+    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
+    'page arguments' => array('overlay_settings_form'),
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
+    'file' => 'overlay.admin.inc', 
+  );
   return $items;
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +54,28 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
+ */
+function overlay_form_user_profile_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
+  if ($form['#user_category'] == 'account') {
+    if (variable_get('overlay_user_config', 0)) {
+      $account = $form['#user'];
+      if (user_access('access overlay', $account)) {
+        $form['account']['overlay'] = array(
+          '#type' => 'checkbox',
+          '#title' => t('Use overlay'),
+          '#default_value' => isset($account->overlay) ? $account->overlay : 1,
+          '#description' => t('Open content creation and administrative pages in an overlay.'),
+          '#weight' => 10,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    return $form;
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Implements hook_init().
  *
  * Determine whether the current page request is destined to appear in the
@@ -56,9 +86,11 @@
 function overlay_init() {
   // @todo: custom_theme does not exist anymore.
   global $custom_theme;
+  global $user;
   // Only act if the user has access to administration pages. Other modules can
   // also enable the overlay directly for other uses of the JavaScript.
-  if (user_access('access overlay')) {
+  $user_overlay = (variable_get('overlay_user_config', 0) && isset($user->overlay)) ? $user->overlay : TRUE;
+  if ($user_overlay && user_access('access overlay')) {
     // After overlay is enabled on the modules page, redirect to
     // <front>#overlay=admin/modules to actually enable the overlay.
     if (isset($_SESSION['overlay_enable_redirect']) && $_SESSION['overlay_enable_redirect']) {
Index: modules/overlay/overlay.admin.inc
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RCS file: modules/overlay/overlay.admin.inc
diff -N modules/overlay/overlay.admin.inc
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ modules/overlay/overlay.admin.inc	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+//$Id$
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Admin page callbacks for the overlay module.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Form to set overlay options.
+ *
+ * @ingroup forms
+ */
+function overlay_settings_form($form, &$form_state) {
+  // Overlay settings.
+  $form['overlay_user_config'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Allow users to disable the overlay for their account.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('overlay_user_config', 0),
+  );
+  return system_settings_form($form);
+}