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Dropdowns in FlxG.debugger.track / FlxG.debugger.watch
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Description
It would be very nice to have some additional functionality in the FlxG debugger, such as dropdowns with enums on certain values. So instead of having to type true / false, you'd simply have a dropdown where you can pick the value.
This would also allow a bit nicer functionalities that could help with level editors, as you could simply pick and choose from pre-defined values for an Object, without having to reinvent the wheel.
A nice show-case of where such a live-feature works, is e.g in the Chrome inspector. Select some element, clear a css value with a pre-defined word, and it'll auto suggest all the different values that you can pick :
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Research direction
Start by locating the FlxG.debugger.track and FlxG.debugger.watch entry points and reading how values are currently edited. Determine how enum and boolean choices are represented, then verify that debugger users can select predefined values from dropdowns instead of entering them manually.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- devtools, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100