Dropping drops entire item stack again

mods/ENTITIES/mcl_item_entity/init.lua

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ item_drop_settings.collect_by_default    = true --make item entities automatical
                                                 --versus setting it in the item drop code, setting true might interfere with
                                                 --mods that use item entities (like pipeworks)
 item_drop_settings.random_item_velocity  = true --this sets random item velocity if velocity is 0
+item_drop_settings.drop_single_item      = false --if true, the drop control drops 1 item instead of the entire stack, and sneak+drop drops the stack
+-- drop_single_item is disabled by default because it is annoying to throw away items from the intentory screen
 
 
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
@@ -145,8 +147,9 @@ function minetest.handle_node_drops(pos, drops, digger)
 	end
 end
 
---throw single items by default
-function minetest.item_drop(itemstack, dropper, pos)
+if item_drop_settings.drop_single_item then
+	-- Drop single items by default
+	function minetest.item_drop(itemstack, dropper, pos)
 		if dropper and dropper:is_player() then
 			local v = dropper:get_look_dir()
 			local p = {x=pos.x, y=pos.y+1.2, z=pos.z}
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ function minetest.item_drop(itemstack, dropper, pos)
 				return itemstack
 			end
 		end
+	end
 end
 
 --modify builtin:item