Show the property defintion using tool tip.

static/plugin_dbui/src/grid/property/Preferences.js

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ Ext.define('App.grid.property.Preferences', {
      */
     dbtable: "preferences",
 
+    /**
+     * @cfg {String} fieldDefiniton
+     * The database field containing the property definition.
+     * It is used in the tool tip associated to each property.
+     *
+     */
+    fieldDefinition: "definition",
+
     /**
      * @cfg {String} fieldProperty
      * The database field containing the property names
@@ -70,6 +78,7 @@ Ext.define('App.grid.property.Preferences', {
         me.refStore = App.getStore(me.dbtable + "Store");
 
         // the names of the property and value fields in the store
+        me.fieldDefinition = App.encodeField(me.dbtable, me.fieldDefinition);
         me.fieldProperty = App.encodeField(me.dbtable, me.fieldProperty);
         me.fieldValue = App.encodeField(me.dbtable, me.fieldValue);
 
@@ -95,9 +104,15 @@ Ext.define('App.grid.property.Preferences', {
             data = {};
 
         records.forEach(function (record) {
-            var property, value;
+            var definition, property, value;
+
+            definition = record.get(me.fieldDefinition);
             property = record.get(me.fieldProperty);
             value = record.get(me.fieldValue);
+
+            // property includes its definition as a tool tip
+            property = "<div data-qtip='" + definition + "'>" + property + "</div>";
+
             data[property] = value;
         });
 
@@ -123,14 +138,19 @@ Ext.define('App.grid.property.Preferences', {
         "use strict";
         var me = this,
             data = me.getSource(),
-            properties = Object.keys(data);
+            properties = Object.keys(data),
+            rex = new RegExp(">(.+)<");
 
         // find the record associate to each property
         // update it if necessarily
         properties.forEach(function (property) {
-            var newValue, oldValue, record;
-            record = me.refStore.findRecord(me.fieldProperty, property);
+            var newValue, oldValue, record, value;
+
+            // property includes its definition as a tool tip
+            // extract the property value
+            value = rex.exec(property)[1];
 
+            record = me.refStore.findRecord(me.fieldProperty, value);
             newValue = data[property];
             oldValue = record.get(me.fieldValue);