Added a debug mode to help fix issues.

better_formats.module

@@ -265,8 +265,13 @@ function better_formats_elements() {
  * @see text_textarea_process()
  */
 function better_formats_textarea_process($element, $edit, $form_state, $form) {
+  $debug = variable_get('better_formats_debug', FALSE);
   $field = $form['#field_info'][$element['#field_name']];
   
+  if ($debug) {
+    drupal_set_message('CCK textarea field: <br /><pre>' . print_r($field, TRUE) . '</pre>');
+  }
+  
   if ( ! empty($field['text_processing'])) {
     // get core default for new or selected format for existing
     $filter_key = (count($element['#columns']) == 2) ? $element['#columns'][1] : 'format';
@@ -419,13 +424,27 @@ function better_formats_get_default_format($mode, $node_type = '') {
  * @see filter_form() 
  */
 function better_formats_filter_form($value = FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT, $node_type = '', $weight = 1, $parents = array('format')) {
-  $value     = filter_resolve_format($value);
-  $formats   = filter_formats();
+  static $debug1;
+  $debug           = variable_get('better_formats_debug', FALSE);
+  $value           = filter_resolve_format($value);
+  $formats         = filter_formats();
+  $show_selection  = user_access('show format selection');
+  $show_tips       = user_access('show format tips');
+  $per_node_type   = variable_get('better_formats_per_node_type', FALSE);
+  $allowed_formats = variable_get('better_formats_allowed_' . $node_type, FALSE);
+  
+  if ($debug && ! $debug1) {
+    drupal_set_message('Default format value: ' . $value);
+    drupal_set_message('Node type: ' . $node_type);
+    drupal_set_message('Show format selection: ' . $show_selection);
+    drupal_set_message('Show format tips: ' . $show_tips);
+    drupal_set_message('Control per node type: ' . $per_node_type);
+    drupal_set_message('Node type allowed formats: <br /><pre>' . print_r($allowed_formats, TRUE) . '</pre>');
+    drupal_set_message('Core allowed formats: <br /><pre>' . print_r($formats, TRUE) . '</pre>');
+  }
   
   // check if there are node type restrictions on allowed formats
   // if there are no retrictions set we use the site globals as default
-  $per_node_type   = variable_get('better_formats_per_node_type', FALSE);
-  $allowed_formats = variable_get('better_formats_allowed_' . $node_type, FALSE);
   if ($per_node_type && $allowed_formats) {
     foreach ($formats as $key => $format) {
       if ( ! in_array($format->format, $allowed_formats)) {
@@ -433,19 +452,25 @@ function better_formats_filter_form($value = FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT, $node_type =
       }
     }
   }
+  
+  if ($debug && ! $debug1) {
+    drupal_set_message('BF allowed formats: <br /><pre>' . print_r($formats, TRUE) . '</pre>');
+  }
 
   // extra check to ensure default format is available to the user
   // else we fall back to the site default format
   $default = isset($formats[$value]) ? $formats[$value]->format : filter_resolve_format(FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT);
   
-  $show_selection = user_access('show format selection');
-  $show_tips      = user_access('show format tips');
-
   if (count($formats) > 1 && $show_selection) {
     $collapsed      = user_access('collapse format fieldset by default');
     $collapsible    = user_access('collapsible format selection');
     $fieldset_title = variable_get('better_formats_fieldset_title', 'Input format');
     
+    if ($debug && ! $debug1) {
+      drupal_set_message('Collapsible format selection: ' . $collapsible);
+      drupal_set_message('Collape format selection by default: ' . $collapsed);
+    }
+    
     $form = array(
       '#type' => 'fieldset',
       '#title' => t('@title', array('@title' => $fieldset_title ? $fieldset_title : 'Input format')),
@@ -508,7 +533,10 @@ function better_formats_filter_form($value = FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT, $node_type =
       );
     }
   }
-
+  
+  // set debug1 to true so that some debug info is only printed once
+  $debug1 = TRUE;
+  
   return $form;
 }
 

better_formats_settings.admin.inc

@@ -34,10 +34,24 @@ function better_formats_settings_admin_form() {
   );
   $form[$key]['better_formats_per_node_type'] = array(
     '#type'  => 'checkbox',
-    '#title' => t('Control formats per node type.'),
+    '#title' => t('Control formats per node type'),
     '#description' => t('Control formats allowed and default formats per node type. Global settings will be used until a content type admin page is saved with different values.'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('better_formats_per_node_type', 0),
   );
   
+  $key = 'better_formats_settings_advanced';
+  $form[$key] = array(
+    '#type' => 'fieldset',
+    '#title' => t('Advanced'),
+    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+    '#collapsed' => TRUE,
+  );
+  $form[$key]['better_formats_debug'] = array(
+    '#type'  => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Debug mode'),
+    '#description' => t('Turn on debug mode. This will output information to the message area that should be filed with issue reports when asked. Do not leave this turned on.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('better_formats_debug', 0),
+  );
+  
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }
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