diff -r 49075f57cf2c -r aa09e20dd8c0 web/data/cubicweb.preferences.js
--- a/web/data/cubicweb.preferences.js	Tue May 05 17:18:49 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/data/cubicweb.preferences.js	Thu May 14 12:48:11 2009 +0200
@@ -3,8 +3,176 @@
  * XXX whenever used outside of preferences, don't forget to
  *     move me in a more appropriate place
  */
-function toggle_and_remember_visibility(elemId, cookiename) {
+
+function toggleVisibility(elemId, cookiename) {
+    _clearPreviousMessages();
     jqNode(elemId).toggleClass('hidden');
-    async_remote_exec('set_cookie', cookiename,
+    asyncRemoteExec('set_cookie', cookiename,
                       jQuery('#' + elemId).attr('class'));
 }
+
+function closeFieldset(fieldsetid){
+    var linklabel = _('open all');
+    var linkhref = 'javascript:openFieldset("' +fieldsetid + '")'
+    _toggleFieldset(fieldsetid, 1, linklabel, linkhref)
+}
+
+function openFieldset(fieldsetid){
+    var linklabel = _('close all');
+    var linkhref = 'javascript:closeFieldset("'+ fieldsetid + '")'
+    _toggleFieldset(fieldsetid, 0, linklabel, linkhref)
+}
+
+
+function _toggleFieldset(fieldsetid, closeaction, linklabel, linkhref){
+    jQuery('#'+fieldsetid).find('div.openlink').each(function(){
+	    var link = A({'href' : "javascript:noop();",
+			  'onclick' : linkhref},
+			  linklabel)
+	    jQuery(this).empty().append(link);
+	});
+    jQuery('#'+fieldsetid).find('fieldset[id]').each(function(){
+	    var fieldset = jQuery(this);
+	    if(closeaction){
+		fieldset.addClass('hidden')
+	    }else{
+		fieldset.removeClass('hidden');
+		linkLabel = (_('open all'));
+	    }
+	});
+}
+
+function validatePrefsForm(formid){
+    var form = getNode(formid);
+    freezeFormButtons(formid);
+    try {
+	var d = _sendForm(formid, null);
+    } catch (ex) {
+	log('got exception', ex);
+	return false;
+    }
+    function _callback(result, req) {
+	_clearPreviousMessages();
+	_clearPreviousErrors(formid);
+	// success
+	if(result[0]){
+	    return submitSucces(formid)
+	}
+ 	// Failures
+	unfreezeFormButtons(formid);
+	var descr = result[1];
+        if (!isArrayLike(descr) || descr.length != 2) {
+	   log('got strange error :', descr);
+	   updateMessage(descr);
+	   return ;
+	}
+        _displayValidationerrors(formid, descr[0], descr[1]);
+	var dom = DIV({'class':'critical'},
+		      _("please correct errors below"));
+	jQuery(form).find('div.formsg').empty().append(dom);
+	updateMessage(_(""));
+	return false;
+    }
+    d.addCallback(_callback);
+    return false;
+}
+
+function submitSucces(formid){
+    var form = jQuery('#'+formid);
+    setCurrentValues(form);
+    var dom = DIV({'class':'message'},
+		  _("changes applied"));
+    jQuery(form).find('div.formsg').empty().append(dom);
+    jQuery(form).find('input').removeClass('changed');
+    checkValues(form, true);
+    return;
+}
+
+function _clearPreviousMessages() {
+    jQuery('div#appMsg').addClass('hidden');
+    jQuery('div.formsg').empty();
+}
+
+function _clearPreviousErrors(formid) {
+    jQuery('#' + formid + ' span.error').remove();
+}
+
+
+function checkValues(form, success){
+    var unfreezeButtons = false;
+    jQuery(form).find('select').each(function () { 
+	    unfreezeButtons = _checkValue(jQuery(this), unfreezeButtons);
+	});
+    jQuery(form).find('[type=text]').each(function () {
+	    unfreezeButtons = _checkValue(jQuery(this), unfreezeButtons);
+	});
+    jQuery(form).find('input[type=radio]').each(function () { 
+	    if (jQuery(this).attr('checked')){
+		unfreezeButtons = _checkValue(jQuery(this), unfreezeButtons);
+	    }
+     }); 
+   
+    if (unfreezeButtons){
+	unfreezeFormButtons(form.attr('id'));
+    }else{
+	if (!success){
+	    _clearPreviousMessages();
+	}
+	_clearPreviousErrors(form.attr('id'));
+	freezeFormButtons(form.attr('id'));
+    }
+}
+
+function _checkValue(input, unfreezeButtons){
+     var currentValueInput = jQuery("input[id=current-" + input.attr('name') + "]");
+     if (currentValueInput.attr('value') != input.attr('value')){
+	 input.addClass('changed');
+	 unfreezeButtons = true;
+     }else{
+	 input.removeClass('changed');
+	 jQuery("span[id=err-" + input.attr('id') + "]").remove();
+     }	
+     input.removeClass('error');
+     return unfreezeButtons
+}
+
+
+function setCurrentValues(form){
+    jQuery(form).find('input[id^=current-value]').each(function () { 
+	    var currentValueInput = jQuery(this);
+	    var name = currentValueInput.attr('id').split('-')[1];
+	    jQuery(form).find("[name=" + name + "]").each(function (){
+		    var input = jQuery(this);
+		    if(input.attr('type')=='radio'){
+			if(input.attr('checked')){
+			    log(input.attr('value'));
+			    currentValueInput.attr('value', input.attr('value'));
+			}
+		    }else{
+			currentValueInput.attr('value', input.attr('value'));
+		    }
+		});
+    });
+}
+
+
+function initEvents(){
+  jQuery('form').each(function() { 
+	  var form = jQuery(this);
+	  freezeFormButtons(form.attr('id'));
+	  form.find('input[type=text]').keyup(function(){  
+		  checkValues(form);	   
+          });
+	  form.find('input[type=radio]').change(function(){  
+		  checkValues(form);	   
+          });
+	  form.find('select').change(function(){  
+		  checkValues(form);	 
+          });
+    });
+}
+
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	initEvents();
+});
+