session key is now ignored and also padOptions are available in settings

src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ function handleClientReady(client, message)
           "userIsGuest": true,
           "userColor": authorColorId,
           "padId": message.padId,
+          "padOptions": settings.padOptions,
           "initialTitle": "Pad: " + message.padId,
           "opts": {},
           // tell the client the number of the latest chat-message, which will be

src/node/utils/Settings.js

@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ exports.dbSettings = { "filename" : path.join(exports.root, "dirty.db") };
  */
 exports.defaultPadText = "Welcome to Etherpad!\n\nThis pad text is synchronized as you type, so that everyone viewing this page sees the same text. This allows you to collaborate seamlessly on documents!\n\nEtherpad on Github: http:\/\/j.mp/ep-lite\n";
 
+/**
+ * The default Pad Settings for a user (Can be overridden by changing the setting
+ */
+exports.padOptions = {
+  "noColors": false,
+  "showControls": true,
+  "showChat": true,
+  "showLineNumbers": true,
+  "useMonospaceFont": false,
+  "userName": false,
+  "userColor": false,
+  "rtl": false,
+  "alwaysShowChat": false,
+  "chatAndUsers": false,
+  "lang": "en-gb"
+}
+
 /**
  * The toolbar buttons and order.
  */

src/static/js/pad.js

@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ var getParameters = [
 
 function getParams()
 {
+  // Tries server enforced options first..
+  for(var i = 0; i < getParameters.length; i++)
+  {
+   var setting = getParameters[i];
+    var value = clientVars.padOptions[setting.name];
+    if(value.toString() === setting.checkVal)
+    {
+      setting.callback(value);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Then URL applied stuff
   var params = getUrlVars()
   
   for(var i = 0; i < getParameters.length; i++)
@@ -475,7 +487,6 @@ var pad = {
     {
       // start the custom js
       if (typeof customStart == "function") customStart();
-      getParams();
       handshake();
 
       // To use etherpad you have to allow cookies.
@@ -495,6 +506,8 @@ var pad = {
   
     //initialize the chat
     chat.init(this);
+    getParams();
+
     padcookie.init(); // initialize the cookies
     pad.initTime = +(new Date());
     pad.padOptions = clientVars.initialOptions;