When a user disables tabledrag, a cookie is set, disabling tabledrag on every page on the site. For someone who was just playing with that link to see what it did (most common use case) this creates a less-than-ideal experience and bad impression of the software.

What we really need instead of a cookie is a setting. People who want tabledrag disabled permanently should use the setting. People who need to disable it temporarily will use the link.
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Awful idea! That's not how modules get installed! The number in db indicates the installed state and schema version. You're not supposed to fiddle in the database directly. There's an...
custom module not showing up in modules list
... had a status of '0' that I changed to '1' directly in th edb, in line with other custom modules Awful idea! That's not how modules get installed! The number in db...
custom module not showing up in modules list
Yes that much I know :) Thanks for the quick reply... My info file contains: name = Fix Zero Search description = Fixes leading zeros in search. type = module...
custom module not showing up in modules list