Custom module that changes the UI of tac_lite [#1116986]

I needed to change a few things in tac_lite, attached is my custom module that changes a few things and adds a few things.

There is a settings page @ admin/user/access/tac_lite/mod
These are the options you will see:

-Show on user create form
-Show on user edit form
-Remove user account category tab
-Show user categories on profile page

I don’t know if the way I did it was the best way and most correct. I also don’t fully understand how tac_lite works, but this seems to do what I need it to do.

Hope somebody else find this useful.

Comment	File	Size	Author
	tac_lite_mod.tgz	1.7 KB	NaX

Comments

Comment #1

NaX commented 5 April 2011 at 15:29

FYI: As I posted the issue I found that the install hook is changing the weight of tac_lite when it should be tac_lite_mod.

Comment #2

amal850720 commented 16 May 2011 at 11:38

I tested your module and I found it to be really convenient! Everything is loaded in a single page.

I have an idea that I'm not capable of doing though. My site has over 90000 terms with two access schemes. That just means the individual access control (site/user/N) page will have to load more than 180000 terms upon display and again after access updates. I had to alter server settings to allow a longer timeout to set the permissions and reset it back to normal (30-60 seconds) afterwards.

My idea is, can the select list be changed to an auto-complete text field, just like the one we use when tagging terms in the node create page (node/add/page or any other content type). It'd be great too if it allows for comma-separated tagging of multiple terms.

Comment #3

NaX commented 16 May 2011 at 13:54

@amal850720
Currently my custom module does not really provide its own UI, it uses the tac_lite UI form elements, but if needed I don't see why you can provide alternative UI form elements, but this would require also providing additional submit handlers and validation. I personally will not be doing any additional development on this custom module as it currently meets all my current requirements.

Maybe your should do a feature request for an optional tac_lite UI module that extends the default/basic UI similar to what my custom module does.