This is a small script that will hide the (way too big) text format information area from under your text input boxes in Drupal 7.

When a form with a text area is loaded the tips are hidden and only a link to show more tips is visible, the first click will reveal the text format tips, while another click will take the user to the tips full page.

How to use

Simple use from your theme or module:

• Put the script under the root of your theme/module directory in a directory called scripts.

• Call the script from your .info file by adding this line :

  scripts[] = scripts/script.js
  

• Refresh your caches and watch amazed as your forms become beautiful again.

Modifications

With small modifications to line 14 of the script you can animate the way the tips apear :

• For a fade-in effect -

  $(this).parents(".filter-help").siblings().fadeIn("slow");

• Or if you want a slide-down effect -

  $(this).parents(".filter-help").siblings().slideDown("slow");

Notes

• This script will work with multiple text areas on the same page.
• If your theme messes up with the tips fieldset's mark-up you may have to make some adjustments to the script