[development] The Status and Future of the Body Field

[Shai Gluskin]

@Naheem,

That doesn't answer the question. We can use a fields-in-core field to
create a body field that automatically gets created when you create a new
content-type. Sensible default settings have nothing to do with it. So I
still ask, "Why are we using the legacy body field for new content types in
D7?"

While we are talking sensible defaults... the default for a body field in a
new content type should be to use the "Long text" handler and NOT the "Long
text with summary." The use-cases for "Long text with summary" are far fewer
than for "Long text." And it can take years for people to actually grok
"long text with summary" anyway :). Now that we've got fields-in-core, we
should be defaulting on a new content-type body field to "long text".

Shai

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Naheem Zaffar <naheemzaffar at gmail.com>wrote:

> 2010/1/15 Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com>
>
> But this is what I don't get: Why is the body field still there when you
>> create a *new* content-type the body field is still there on the
>> content-type edit screen.
>>
>
> usability - most people will expect a content type to be useable after
> creation.
>
> Customisation is great, but it should never be at the expense of good
> defaults
>
>
>
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