Improvements to the variable viewer

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Christian Uceda
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Improvements to the variable viewer

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I propose the following improvement to the "variable viewer" I'm talking about the one in the tools menu.

The first thing I propose is to rename it to "Variable Explorer" or some other name different than the "Variable Viewer" on the debugger menu. :idea:

The second change I propose is to stop inserting the name of the var in the editor when you double click on a variable name.
I think it is useless functionality and it is very easy to insert things on your code without noticing :shock: , either remove or add a button like on the structure viewer, so no more inadverted inserts.

And the third change I propose is to locate, list or jump to the file and line where the var is declared if you double click on a variable name on the list. I think adding a button named like "Jump to declare" would be even better as it will make the functionality more intuitive to discover. :D
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Re: Improvements to the variable viewer

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I agree on all counts.
I requested something similar a while back.
I suppose the "jump to variable declaration" could be implemented when the search routine spans all files in the IDE?
And please allow the Ctrl+L to return if it does jump to a different file. :cry:

Thanks for the awesome PB 4.51!
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