Problem
Currently the field settings on every field contain the intro:
These settings apply to the Body field everywhere it is used.
For example, see admin/structure/types/manage/page/fields/body/field-settings
Consider, though, a situation where:
- we have a field field_description
- in node type Basic Page it is called "Main Area"
- in Article it is called "Description"
- in User it is called "Bio"
- In the taxonomy term Category it is called "Category Summary"
- In Article there is another, unrelated field field_xyz called "Main Area"
In the above example it is misleading to say, in admin/structure/types/manage/page/fields/field_description/field-settings, "These settings apply to the Main Area field everywhere it is used"
Proposed solution option 1
- Do not put, as a field label, the label of one of its random instances. (Fields have no label; field instances do).
- In admin/structure/types/manage/%/fields/%/field-settings, change the intro to something resembling what is in the enclosed image
Proposed solution option 2
To avoid cluttering the field settings page, provide a link to admin/reports/fields; and specify the field machine name instead of (or in addition to?) the label of one of its instances.