* Betr.: " [tryton-dev] ir.default removal" (Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:27:20 +0100):

Hi Nicolas,

> Yesterday we talked on IRC, about removing the ir.default object from
> tryton.
> 
> Our main issues with ir.default are:
> 
>      - No access right what so ever: anybody can set a default value
>        for anybody else,
>      - No multi-company support: A default value set through this
>        feature will be used for every companies
>      - Can break workflow or other stuffs: A user can set as default
>        the value of states to a certain state and thus it might break
>        some logic that relies on this field.
> 
> Moreover it seems that the current use of this feature can be replaced
> either by:
> 
>      - making tryton's modules more clever
>      - customizing the company object to set default company-wise.
> 
> Does anybody have strong feelings about this issue or could we go on
> with their removal ?

The feature to enable an user to adapt the application to his preferences is
still very attractive for me. Wouldn't it be able to harden the feature to only
offer per user and company settings without completely removing it?

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