R/O Option Type: Ignore for Add to Cart confusion

[lat9]

As described in this EO issue, I'm finding the operation of the subject configuration setting (PRODUCTS_OPTIONS_TYPE_READONLY_IGNORED , in Configuration :: Attribute Settings) quite confusing. I'm thinking that it's a combination of the setting's configuration_key name as well as its description:

The behavior that I'm seeing on the storefront is as follows:

• When the setting is '0'
  • A product with only a read-only attribute, e.g. the demo products' main_page=product_free_shipping_info&cPath=64&products_id=172, cannot be directly added to the cart from listing pages.
  • When the product is added to the cart, the R/O attribute is not displayed and the attribute is not recorded in the order.
• When the setting is '1'
  • A product with only a R/O attribute can be directly added to the cart from listing pages.
  • The attribute is displayed when the product is added to the cart and is recorded along with the product in the order.

Although it 'feels' bass-ackwords, it appears that to correct the referenced EO issue, R/O attributes are to be included in an order when PRODUCTS_OPTIONS_TYPE_READONLY_IGNORED is '1' and not when the value is '0'.

While I'm not advocating that the name of the configuration setting be changed, I do believe that its configuration description should be modified to identify what-the-heck it's really doing.

[scottcwilson]

The documentation cupboard is a bit bare too in this area. If you want to write something long form I'd be happy to add it to https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/products/attributes_info/.