I'm using Panels to overwrite node add/edit form. Resulting both the "Authoring information" & "Publishing options" show up at the top of the form, followed by the usual fields (including CCK fields). Take a look at the attached screenshot and you'll know what I mean. Not like this is critical, but I have to have a reasonable explanation when my client asks about this. Anyone else is facing this problem and have some workaround?

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timfinity’s picture

timfinity commented

I have this issue too. As I change the field weights the "Authoring information", "Publishing options" and "Submit" and "Preview" all slowly float to the top.

Resetting the weights in the "content_node_field_instance" table and deleting the "content_extra_weights_[CONTENT TYPE]" row in the variable table gets it back to normal but obviously then the order of the fields is different to how I'd like it.

merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented
Component: Display rendering » Code

Huh. I don't actually have an explanation for this, entirely.

Part of it may be that when Panels takes over the node edit page, the normal weighting in Drupal gets skipped because that weighting was happening very manually in the node edit form theme, rather than using form weights the way one would expect.

As to why they seem to move as you move other stuff around? That one I don't know. :/

merlinofchaos’s picture

merlinofchaos commented
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

I'd need to see this happening to be able to offer more.

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Letharion commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Closed (cannot reproduce)

Because the issue queue has a great number of open issues, and there are few volunteers to tend them, I must prune old issues that are left untouched for a long time.
This issue has been marked "Postponed, needs info" for a long period, and is therefore closed. If this issue is still relevant to you, please feel free to re-open it.