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Bug 250668 - Enhance usability of hover-on-var expression window
Summary: Enhance usability of hover-on-var expression window
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: debugger
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Java (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Martin Entlicher
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2015-02-24 17:39 UTC by NukemBy
Modified: 2015-02-24 17:39 UTC (History)
0 users

See Also:
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
Exception Reporter:


Attachments
Enhance_Hover_On_Var.png (77.22 KB, image/png)
2015-02-24 17:39 UTC, NukemBy
Details
Enhance_Hover_On_Var - maximizable.png (140.84 KB, image/png)
2015-02-24 17:39 UTC, NukemBy
Details

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Description NukemBy 2015-02-24 17:39:01 UTC
Created attachment 152187 [details]
Enhance_Hover_On_Var.png

While debugging I'm rather frequently using window which appears when hovering mouse over some variable, however I see number of usability issues there.

1. The major one - it appears at some fixed position and is not resizable, i cannot make it larger to view content of huge list/dictionary easier.

2. It is not movable - it is not possible to re-arrange the window to see at once content of the debug window and part of the screen that is currently covered by the window

3. The last thing - it also relates to Watch/Varialbes pane - in some conditions it is better to present variables in simple tree view (not tabular view) - this way it is easier to view multiple lengthy expressions.

See screenshots for more details.
Comment 1 NukemBy 2015-02-24 17:39:25 UTC
Created attachment 152188 [details]
Enhance_Hover_On_Var - maximizable.png