--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/config_defaults_inc.php	Mon Sep 26 21:44:54 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/config_defaults_inc.php	Mon Sep 26 21:44:21 2011
@@ -2717,6 +2717,12 @@
 	 * @global int $g_set_configuration_threshold
 	 */
 	$g_set_configuration_threshold = ADMINISTRATOR;
+	
+	/**
+	 * threshold for users to view the 'additional information' field.
+	 * @global int $g_view_additional_information_threshold
+	 */
+	$g_view_additional_information_threshold = DEVELOPER;
 
 	/************************************
 	 * MantisBT Look and Feel Variables *
--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/bug_view_inc.php	Tue Sep 06 10:23:10 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/bug_view_inc.php	Thu Sep 22 21:38:20 2011
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
 	$tpl_show_reporter = in_array( 'reporter', $t_fields );
 	$tpl_show_handler = in_array( 'handler', $t_fields ) && access_has_bug_level( config_get( 'view_handler_threshold' ), $f_bug_id );
-	$tpl_show_additional_information = !is_blank( $tpl_bug->additional_information ) && in_array( 'additional_info', $t_fields );
+	$tpl_show_additional_information = !is_blank( $tpl_bug->additional_information ) && in_array( 'additional_info', $t_fields ) && access_compare_level( access_get_global_level(), config_get( 'view_additional_information_threshold' ) );
 	$tpl_show_steps_to_reproduce = !is_blank( $tpl_bug->steps_to_reproduce ) && in_array( 'steps_to_reproduce', $t_fields );
 	$tpl_show_monitor_box = !$tpl_force_readonly;
 	$tpl_show_relationships_box = !$tpl_force_readonly;
--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/print_bug_page.php	Tue Sep 06 10:23:12 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/print_bug_page.php	Wed Sep 21 18:25:42 2011
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 	$tpl_show_summary = in_array( 'summary', $t_fields );
 	$tpl_show_description = in_array( 'description', $t_fields );
 	$tpl_show_steps_to_reproduce = in_array( 'steps_to_reproduce', $t_fields );
-	$tpl_show_additional_information = in_array( 'additional_info', $t_fields );
+	$tpl_show_additional_information = in_array( 'additional_info', $t_fields ) && access_compare_level( access_get_global_level(), config_get( 'view_additional_information_threshold' ) );
 	$tpl_show_tags = in_array( 'tags', $t_fields );
 	$tpl_show_attachments = in_array( 'attachments', $t_fields );
 	$tpl_show_history = access_has_bug_level( config_get( 'view_history_threshold' ), $f_bug_id );
--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/bug_update_advanced_page.php	Tue Sep 06 10:23:10 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/bug_update_advanced_page.php	Wed Sep 21 18:23:10 2011
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 $tpl_summary_attribute = $tpl_show_summary ? string_attribute( $tpl_bug->summary ) : '';
 $tpl_show_description = in_array( 'description', $t_fields );
 $tpl_description_textarea = $tpl_show_description ? string_textarea( $tpl_bug->description ) : '';
-$tpl_show_additional_information = in_array( 'additional_info', $t_fields );
+$tpl_show_additional_information = in_array( 'additional_info', $t_fields ) && access_compare_level( access_get_global_level(), config_get( 'view_additional_information_threshold' ) );
 $tpl_additional_information_textarea = $tpl_show_additional_information ? string_textarea( $tpl_bug->additional_information ) : '';
 $tpl_show_steps_to_reproduce = in_array( 'steps_to_reproduce', $t_fields );
 $tpl_steps_to_reproduce_textarea = $tpl_show_steps_to_reproduce ? string_textarea( $tpl_bug->steps_to_reproduce ) : '';
--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/core/history_api.php	Tue Sep 06 10:23:10 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/core/history_api.php	Wed Sep 21 18:43:16 2011
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * @copyright Copyright (C) 2000 - 2002  Kenzaburo Ito - kenito@300baud.org
  * @copyright Copyright (C) 2002 - 2011  MantisBT Team - mantisbt-dev@lists.sourceforge.net
  * @link http://www.mantisbt.org
+ *
+ * @uses access_api.php
  */
 
 /**
@@ -445,7 +447,9 @@
 				case ADDITIONAL_INFO_UPDATED:
 					$t_note = lang_get( 'additional_information_updated' );
 					$t_old_value = (int)$p_old_value;
-					if ( $p_linkify && bug_revision_exists( $t_old_value ) ) {
+					if ( $p_linkify && 
+						bug_revision_exists( $t_old_value ) &&
+						access_compare_level( access_get_global_level(), config_get( 'view_additional_information_threshold' ) ) ) {
 						$t_change = '<a href="bug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=' . $t_old_value . '#r' . $t_old_value . '">' .
 							lang_get( 'view_revisions' ) . '</a>';
 						$t_raw = false;
--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/core/email_api.php	Tue Sep 06 10:23:10 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/core/email_api.php	Thu Sep 22 21:49:10 2011
@@ -1409,7 +1409,10 @@
 
 	$t_bug_data['email_summary'] = $row['summary'];
 	$t_bug_data['email_description'] = $row['description'];
+	
+	if ( access_compare_level( $t_user_access_level, config_get( 'view_additional_information_threshold' ) ) ) {
 	$t_bug_data['email_additional_information'] = $row['additional_information'];
+	}
 	$t_bug_data['email_steps_to_reproduce'] = $row['steps_to_reproduce'];
 
 	$t_bug_data['set_category'] = '[' . $t_bug_data['email_project'] . '] ' . $t_category_name;