Kong / Kong/insomnia

[Feature Request] Quick variable editing

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C-improvement Feature Request S-verified
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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Editing variables currently take at least 3 clicks:
- The environments dropdown
- Manage Environment button
- (Select environment)
- Click inside the text field

**Describe the solution you'd like**
When clicking on a variable, in the "Edit Variable" dialog, should have a quick way to change the variable. This would be simpler:
- Click variable where it's used
- Click field

Would be either below or above the preview:
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2672503/72392840-0ebc4000-36ff-11ea-8f34-6ced66174e56.png)

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Can't think of any simple solution that would be low effort like this one.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how clicking a variable opens the "Edit Variable" dialog and how the variable preview is rendered. Determine where a field for quick editing could fit below or above the preview, then verify that clicking a variable, editing its value, and saving updates the variable where it is used.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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