4 files changed, 30 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/mod/developers/actions/developers/settings.php b/mod/developers/actions/developers/settings.php
index 9fa96fa91..5a7f97cd3 100644
--- a/mod/developers/actions/developers/settings.php
+++ b/mod/developers/actions/developers/settings.php
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ if (get_input('view_path_cache')) {
 	elgg_disable_filepath_cache();
 }
 
-elgg_set_plugin_setting('display_errors', get_input('display_errors'), 'developers');
-elgg_set_plugin_setting('screen_log', get_input('screen_log'), 'developers');
-
 $debug = get_input('debug_level');
 if ($debug) {
 	set_config('debug', $debug, $site->getGUID());
@@ -27,6 +24,11 @@ if ($debug) {
 	unset_config('debug', $site->getGUID());
 }
 
+$simple_settings = array('display_errors', 'screen_log', 'show_strings');
+foreach ($simple_settings as $setting) {
+	elgg_set_plugin_setting($setting, get_input($setting), 'developers');
+}
+
 system_message(elgg_echo('developers:settings:success'));
 
 forward(REFERER);
diff --git a/mod/developers/languages/en.php b/mod/developers/languages/en.php
index 053eed04f..827eb6ba3 100644
--- a/mod/developers/languages/en.php
+++ b/mod/developers/languages/en.php
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ $english = array(
 	'developers:help:display_errors' => "By default, Elgg's .htaccess file supresses the display of fatal errors.",
 	'developers:label:screen_log' => "Log to the screen",
 	'developers:help:screen_log' => "This displays elgg_log() and elgg_dump() output on the web page.",
+	'developers:label:show_strings' => "Show raw translation strings",
+	'developers:help:show_strings' => "This displays the translation strings used by elgg_echo().",
 
 	'developers:debug:off' => 'Off',
 	'developers:debug:error' => 'Error',
diff --git a/mod/developers/start.php b/mod/developers/start.php
index 23b82d9db..b864bca1e 100644
--- a/mod/developers/start.php
+++ b/mod/developers/start.php
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ function developers_process_settings() {
 		elgg_register_plugin_hook_handler('debug', 'log', array($cache, 'insertDump'));
 		elgg_extend_view('page/elements/foot', 'developers/log');
 	}
+
+	if (elgg_get_plugin_setting('show_strings', 'developers') == 1) {
+		// first and last in case a plugin registers a translation in an init method
+		register_elgg_event_handler('init', 'system', 'developers_clear_strings', 1000);
+		register_elgg_event_handler('init', 'system', 'developers_clear_strings', 1);
+	}
 }
 
 function developers_setup_menu() {
@@ -51,6 +57,17 @@ function developers_setup_menu() {
 }
 
 /**
+* Clear all the strings so the raw descriptor strings are displayed
+*/
+function developers_clear_strings() {
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	$language = get_language();
+	$CONFIG->translations[$language] = array();
+	$CONFIG->translations['en'] = array();
+}
+
+/**
  * Serve the theme preview pages
  *
  * @param array $page
diff --git a/mod/developers/views/default/admin/developers/settings.php b/mod/developers/views/default/admin/developers/settings.php
index 3843c2c30..a1ae6c186 100644
--- a/mod/developers/views/default/admin/developers/settings.php
+++ b/mod/developers/views/default/admin/developers/settings.php
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@
  * Developer settings
  */
 
-$sections = array(
-	'simple_cache' => 'checkbox',
-	'view_path_cache' => 'checkbox',
-	'display_errors' => 'checkbox',
-	'debug_level' => 'pulldown',
-	'screen_log' => 'checkbox',
-);
-
 $data = array(
 	'simple_cache' => array(
 		'type' => 'checkbox',
@@ -46,6 +38,12 @@ $data = array(
 		'value' => 1,
 		'checked' => elgg_get_plugin_setting('screen_log', 'developers') == 1,
 	),
+	
+	'show_strings' => array(
+		'type' => 'checkbox',
+		'value' => 1,
+		'checked' => elgg_get_plugin_setting('show_strings', 'developers') == 1,
+	),
 );
 
 $form_vars = array('id' => 'developer-settings-form');