[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18693: New feature pointers

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#18693: New feature pointers
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 Reporter:  jane                    |       Owner:  koopersmith
     Type:  task (blessed)          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  3.3
Component:  UI                      |     Version:  3.3
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |
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Changes (by nacin):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => has-patch dev-feedback


Comment:

 [attachment:18693.diff] is a rough cut at killing off user settings.

 Ideally pointers get registered to a singleton object, rather than what we
 have here. That can then encapsulate the required JS and what not.
 Unfortunately, it's pretty clear these are going to get immediate use by
 plugins, so I'd really like to close up the JS right away and encourage a
 PHP-based API now.

 I opted to store everything as a serialized array for now. It could also
 be comma-separated, or stored as separate meta values. Perhaps westi or
 ryan can affirm the current approach.

 I discussed with koop the idea of allowing blog-level pointer controls. We
 may wish to hold off on that, if only to avoid the inevitable usermeta
 bloat.

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