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Example to show what each option is for in split multi valued cells

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Module: Frontend Type: Feature Request
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem or area of OpenRefine? Please describe.
In the split multi valued cells dialog, an option to have a user editable input to show result so as to explain what each option does. See this comment.

Describe the solution you'd like
We can work on this after #2471 is merged.
It can look something like this:

2020-04-23 (2)

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Research direction

Review the split multi valued cells dialog and the linked #2471 discussion first, since the issue says this work follows that change. Confirm how an editable example input should update the displayed result for each option, and consider the work done when the dialog visibly explains every option through that interaction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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