[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64949: Real Tine Collaboration: related editor settings are still rendered when RTC is disabled

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#64949: Real Tine Collaboration: related editor settings are still rendered when
RTC is disabled
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 Reporter:  afercia          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Editor           |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots  |     Focuses:  ui
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Description changed by afercia:

Old description:

> I couldn't find an existing ticket about this. I'm not sure whether this
> is a known issue and there's already a plan to fix it. I'd think it's
> important enough to be considered for the 7.0 release.
>
> Real Tine Collaboration (RTC) is now opt-in and disabled by default.
>
> As such, I would expect any settings, preferences, etc. that are related
> to RTC to not show up in the UI, as they don't do anything. They are
> misleading.
>
> A good UI should not show settings that don't do anything.
>
> To reproduce:
>
> - Go to WP Admin > Settings > Writing
> - Make sure 'Enable early access to real-time collaboration...' is
> unchecked.
> - Edit a post.
> - Go to Options > Preferences, to open the Preferences modal dialog.
> - In the default 'General' tabpanel, observe the two RTC related settings
> are still rendered:
>   - Show avatar in blocks
>   - Show collaboration notifications
>
> To my understanding, `showCollaborationCursor` and
> `showCollaborationNotifications` controls are rendered unconditionally.
> They should be rendered depending on whether RTC is enabled or not.
>
> I haven't been following the 7.0 development closely so I may be missing
> something but I would suggest to double check whether there are more
> setting, preferences and the like that depends on whether RTC is enabled
> or not.
>
> Settiny against the 7.0 milestone for consideration.

New description:

 I couldn't find an existing ticket about this. I'm not sure whether this
 is a known issue and there's already a plan to fix it. I'd think it's
 important enough to be considered for the 7.0 release.

 Real Time Collaboration (RTC) is now opt-in and disabled by default.

 As such, I would expect any settings, preferences, etc. that are related
 to RTC to not show up in the UI, as they don't do anything. They are
 misleading.

 A good UI should not show settings that don't do anything.

 To reproduce:

 - Go to WP Admin > Settings > Writing
 - Make sure 'Enable early access to real-time collaboration...' is
 unchecked.
 - Edit a post.
 - Go to Options > Preferences, to open the Preferences modal dialog.
 - In the default 'General' tabpanel, observe the two RTC related settings
 are still rendered:
   - Show avatar in blocks
   - Show collaboration notifications

 To my understanding, `showCollaborationCursor` and
 `showCollaborationNotifications` controls are rendered unconditionally.
 They should be rendered depending on whether RTC is enabled or not.

 I haven't been following the 7.0 development closely so I may be missing
 something but I would suggest to double check whether there are more
 setting, preferences and the like that depends on whether RTC is enabled
 or not.

 Settiny against the 7.0 milestone for consideration.

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