Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Batch instruction highlighting with multi-select

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Component: UI Effort: Low Impact: Low UI: Linear
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Description

Now that selection of multiple lines is supported across all views, it should be possible to select multiple instructions and highlight them all with a color from the UI easily. Right now, selecting multiple instructions and highlighting only highlights the last instruction.

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Research direction

No file or test is identified in the issue. Trace the UI path for selecting instructions and applying highlight colors, then verify that a multi-instruction selection highlights every selected instruction rather than only the last one.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
design, reverse-engineering
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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