Last modified: 2014-02-24 18:25:30 UTC
Gadget checkboxes should be able to be grayed out (inaccessible) dependent on if another gadget is on or off, if other extensions exist that gadgets are unable to use, or if they require a specific skin to work. For example, on en.wikipedia the current "Editing" section of the gadget tab on the preferences page looks like: [[commons:File:Special_Preferences_mw-prefsection-gadgets_(current).png]] There should be a way to gray out functions, like: [[commons:File:Special_Preferences_mw-prefsection-gadgets_(proposed).png]] If (in this instance) VisualEditor is enabled.
The BetaFeatures extension implements something similar, maybe it could be extended to work with Gadgets. But I'm not sure if it's a good idea, you could just use the dependency system to load other gadgets regardless.
