= TracFormsPlugin Development Sketch Board

Use this for presentation of ideas for changes and/or new features.
Currently this is dedicated to a multiple feature request for WikiFormsPlugin functionality (see #8715).

== Feature comparison: TracFormsPlugin vs. WikiFormsPlugin

The following table shows which features are supported or which plugin is closer to your needs:

||'''Feature'''||'''TracFormsPlugin'''||'''WikiFormsPlugin'''||
||plugin markup ||WikiProcessors-like[[BR]]{{{[tf.operation:values_and_args]}}} ||HTML-tag-like[[BR]]{{{<tf>operation:values_and_args</tf>}}} ||
||embedded comments || YES || YES ||
||per form variable preset || YES[[BR]]only in header section || YES[[BR]]everywhere throughout the markup ||
||multiline operation definitions || no || YES[[BR]]"complex" notation ||
||plugin permissions || YES[[BR]]'FORM_ADMIN', 'FORM_RESET',[[BR]]'FORM_EDIT_VAL', 'FORM_VIEW' || YES[[BR]]'WIKIFORMS_ADMIN', 'WIKIFORMS_UPDATE' ||
||per parent resource permission check || YES || no ||
||per form custom permissions || no || YES ||
||ticket state-depended field lock/ticket permission[[BR]](request deduced as follow-up to #9640) || no || YES[[BR]]permissions based on ticket or milestone state ||
||per field status^1^ tracking || YES[[BR]]optional, OFF by default || YES ||
||in-form field status^1^ display || YES || YES ||
||field status audit || YES[[BR]]form view with property listing per field || no ||
||commit history tracking || YES[[BR]]optional, OFF by default || no ||
||form reset || YES || no ||
||stepwise form change rollback || YES[[BR]]depending on recorded history || no ||
||i18n support || YES || no ||

^1^ last author, last change date[[BR]]