Index: /typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_adminpanel.php
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--- /typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_adminpanel.php	(revision 8950)
+++ /typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_adminpanel.php	(working copy)
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the value for a Admin Panel setting. You must specify both the module-key and the internal setting key.
+	 * Returns the value for a Admin Panel setting. You can specify both module-key and internal setting key or the module-key, only.
 	 *
 	 * @param	string		Module key
 	 * @param	string		Setting key
 	 * @return	string		The setting value
 	 */
-	public function extGetFeAdminValue($pre, $val='') {
+	public function extGetFeAdminValue($pre, $val= '') {
 			// Check if module is enabled.
 		if ($this->isAdminModuleEnabled($pre)) {
 				// Exceptions where the values can be overridden from backend:
@@ -193,24 +193,35 @@
 				return true;
 			}
 
+				// preview module is enabled, so we want the preview.
+			if ($pre == 'preview' && !$val) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
 				// override all settings with user TSconfig
-			if ($GLOBALS['BE_USER']->extAdminConfig['override.'][$pre . '.'][$val] && $val) {
+			if ($val && isset($GLOBALS['BE_USER']->extAdminConfig['override.'][$pre . '.'][$val])) {
 				return $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->extAdminConfig['override.'][$pre . '.'][$val];
 			}
+
+				// $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->extAdminConfig['override.'][$pre] contains the default value for all settings.
+				// if they are not explicitely overridden, this default value applies.
 			if ($GLOBALS['BE_USER']->extAdminConfig['override.'][$pre]) {
 				return $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->extAdminConfig['override.'][$pre];
 			}
 
-			$retVal = $val ? $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->uc['TSFE_adminConfig'][$pre . '_' . $val] : 1;
+				// get value from adminPanel itself
+			if ($val) {
+				$retVal = $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->uc['TSFE_adminConfig'][$pre . '_' . $val];
+			} else {
+				$retVal= 1;
+			}
 
+				// return the value if the preview is forced even if the module is not open.
 			if ($pre=='preview' && $this->ext_forcePreview) {
-				if (!$val) {
-					return true;
-				} else {
-					return $retVal;
-				}
+				return $retVal;
 			}
-				// regular check:
+			
+				// only return the value if the module is open.
 			if ($this->isAdminModuleOpen($pre)) {	// See if the menu is expanded!
 				return $retVal;
 			}
@@ -226,7 +237,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * Enables the force preview option.
 	 *